Law Student’s Work on US Supreme Court Case Pays Off; Brief Cited by Highest Court in the Land

This article was originally published on the University of Cincinnati College of Law website. You can see the original post at: https://www.law.uc.edu/news/ake-1l-research Early in 2017, first-year students at the University of Cincinnati College of Law were invited to research a high-stakes […]

The Opioid Crisis and Me

Just over a month ago I gave birth to my daughter, Celeste Emerson Thibeault. Her birth was an adventure to say the least. During the peak of labor, the pain was excruciating. At that point I didn't want an epidural,  […]

Aider & Abettor with Guest Kevin Chatman Bilal

In our 9th podcast, me and Avi welcomed our first ever guest: Kevin Chatman, known by his Muslim name "Bilal." Bilal, born and raised in San Jose, got a new lease on life after voters passed Prop 36 in 2012  […]

The Appropriate Legal Standard Required to Prevail in a Systemic Challenge to an Indigent Defense System

Reprinted with permission of the Saint Louis University Law Journal © 2017 St. Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri. NAPD General Counsel Stephen F. Hanlon has published an article entitled “The Appropriate Legal Standard Required to Prevail in a Systemic […]

Friends of the Court: University of Cincinnati Law Students Contribute to SCOTUS Ruling

This piece was written by Francesca Boland with support from fellow law student David Wovrosh and University of Cincinnati Law School Professor of Law Janet Moore. The original publication can be found online here: https://ucsocialjustice.com/2017/07/20/friends-of-the-court-cincinnati-law-students-contribute-to-scotus-ruling/ On June 19, 2017, Cincinnati Law […]

Massachusetts Supreme Court Declares It Unlawful to Honor Immigration Detainers: Other Courts Should Follow Its Lead

For years, decades really, courts and local law enforcement agents across the country have been holding our clients at the request of federal immigration authorities – sometimes for several days or even longer – after they should otherwise have been […]

Who’s responsible for Charlotte’s Murders?

The church parking lot filled up. Visitors gathered, anxiously, inside of the crowded sanctuary. As I tip-toed in, the usher whispered “standing-room only.” I found my place along the wall. I waited. Death had taken another one. Surely the minister […]

NAPD to Hold Second Workload Conference in St. Louis, MO – November 17-18, 2017

The National Association for Public Defense (NAPD) held its first workloads conference in Lexington, Kentucky in August of 2014.  Back then, we were just beginning the first phase of what Norman Lefstein has called “the new breed” of workload studies, […]

Montgomery County PDO Becomes Gideon’s Promise Partner Office

The Montgomery County Public Defender Office (Pennsylvania) is excited to announce that we are now a Gideon’s Promise partner office. We join this incredible organization in their commitment to addressing what co-founder Jonathan Rapping has poignantly described as one of […]

New Resource Available to Tell Your Client’s Story Well – with Observations from Bryan Stevenson

Too often decision making about complex matters in our world and in the criminal justice system is reduced to the minimum, obscured by what people are angry about, and distorted by incomplete information. Too often in the criminal justice system, […]