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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

    Non-Capital Mitigation and the Quest to Inject Empathy into the Law w Lindsay Bendell

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    hunter.parnell
    April 6, 2023
    Chronological

    How Unionization Enables Public Defenders to Get Victories in and Out of Court w Garret Miller and Brooke Longuevan

    Author
    hunter.parnell
    April 4, 2023
    Chronological

    Why it is so Difficult to Get the Innocent out of Prison w Daniel Medwed

    Author
    hunter.parnell
    April 3, 2023
    NAPD Blog Posts

    Celebrating the Transgender Day of Visibility: An Open Letter From the NAPD Team

    Author
    NAPD
    March 31, 2023
    Chronological

    How Public Defense is Failing in the West w Emily Hamer

    Author
    hunter.parnell
    March 30, 2023
    Chronological

    Unlocking the Potential of Public Defense in LA County w Ricardo Garcia

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    hunter.parnell
    March 30, 2023
    Court Summaries

    Cruz v. Arizona: Arizona rule was not “adequate” state grounds to bar federal review of capital defendant’s claim he wasn’t allowed to tell jury he wouldn’t be paroled

    Author
    greg.mermelstein
    March 28, 2023
    Chronological

    How the Delaware Law Enforcement Bill of Rights Keeps Cop Misconduct Hidden w Kevin O’Connell, Misty Seemans, and Elliot Marguels

    Author
    hunter.parnell
    March 21, 2023
    Chronological

    101: Reflecting on Gideon v Wainwright, the Past, Present and Future of Public Defense w Justine Olderman and Wes Caines

    Author
    hunter.parnell
    March 21, 2023