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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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    Court Summaries

    Elonis v. United States – Conviction Under Threats Statute Requires Proof Of Culpable Mental State, But Precise State Remains Unanswered

    Author
    greg.mermelstein
    June 4, 2015
    Chronological

    Judges gone wild, systems gone cold

    Author
    ernie.lewis
    June 1, 2015
    Chronological

    Professor Norm Lefstein to Serve as NAPD Special Adviser

    Author
    stephen.hanlon
    May 28, 2015
    Most Read

    An Open Letter to Judge Conrad Hafen

    Author
    allison.mathis
    May 27, 2015
    Chronological

    NAPD Opposes DA-Conceived Capital Defense Oversight Commission

    Author
    tim.young
    May 26, 2015
    Chronological

    In Support of Systems Builders

    Author
    heather.hall
    May 25, 2015
    Court Summaries

    Supreme Court Potpourri: Disposal of Guns by Felons, Prisoners’ Rights to File Civil Suits, ADA’s Applicability to Arrests

    Author
    greg.mermelstein
    May 21, 2015
    Chronological

    Footprints

    Author
    andre.vitale
    May 18, 2015
    Chronological

    On the Heels of Ferguson and Baltimore, Public Defenders and the Pretrial Justice Institute Call for End to the Predatory Use of Money in the Criminal Justice System

    Author
    ed.monahan
    May 15, 2015