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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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Chronological

163: Imagining Something Better than Washington’s Patchwork Public Defender System with Larry Jefferson

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hunter.parnell
September 14, 2023
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Counterman v. Colorado: “True threats” prosecutions require mens rea of “recklessness” to not violate First Amendment

Author
greg.mermelstein
September 14, 2023

Jury Nullification, Conscientious Acquittal, and the Fight To Regain Jury Independence w/Clark Neily

Author
Hunter Parnell
September 13, 2023
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How the Georgia AG is using RICO to Punish Free Speech and Cop City Protesters with Devin Franklin

Author
hunter.parnell
September 13, 2023
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Today, Hunter once again sat down with Stephen Hanlon to talk Public Defender Workload Studies

Author
hunter.parnell
September 12, 2023
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Announcement: The RAND Corporation and partners have published the new National Public Defense Workload Study

Author
NAPD
September 12, 2023
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NAPD’s plan to help Public Defenders around the country implement the new National Workload Standards W Cydni Sanchez

Author
hunter.parnell
September 12, 2023
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The Communication Breakdown Eroding Trust in the Colorado Public Defender System with Kiyomi Bolick, Mike Kubicek, and Oliver Rose Katz

Author
hunter.parnell
September 8, 2023
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What is Causing the Indiana Public Defender System to Fail with Ashley Spolarich, Deana Martin, and Joel Schumm

Author
hunter.parnell
September 7, 2023