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    NAPD regularly features writings from public defender members as they respond to relevant events, consider policy questions, summarize relevant case law, or appear as guests on podcasts. The blog posts reflect the diverse perspectives of the national public defense community and do not reflect any formal positions by NAPD. Read them below!

     

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    A Small Thing

    Author
    ernie.lewis
    July 14, 2015
    Court Summaries

    Glossip v. Gross: Supreme Court Upholds Use of Midazolam for Executions; Dissenters Say Death Penalty Likely Unconstitutional

    Author
    greg.mermelstein
    July 13, 2015
    Chronological

    Is Leadership Dead?

    Author
    ernie.lewis
    July 9, 2015
    Chronological

    When Trial Swagger Turns to Plea Shuffle

    Author
    renate.lunn
    July 8, 2015
    Court Summaries

    Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Requiring Hotels To Give Police Information About Guests Without Opportunity For Review; Makes It Easier For Pretrial Detainees To Sue For Excessive Force

    Author
    greg.mermelstein
    July 8, 2015
    Court Summaries

    Johnson v. United States – “Supreme Court Strikes Down Armed Career Criminal Acts Residual Clause Regarding” “Violent Felonies” As Unconstitutionally Vague

    Author
    greg.mermelstein
    July 2, 2015
    Court Summaries

    McFadden v. United States – Supreme Court Explains Knowledge Requirement for Controlled Substance Analogues

    Author
    greg.mermelstein
    June 26, 2015
    Court Summaries

    Davis v. Ayala – Trial Court’s Exclusion of Defense Counsel from Batson Hearing Was “Harmless Error” in Federal Habeas

    Author
    greg.mermelstein
    June 24, 2015
    Court Summaries

    Justice Kennedy Denounces Long-Term Solitary Confinement, Says Courts May Need To Intervene To Stop It

    Author
    greg.mermelstein
    June 24, 2015