Blogs

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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Public Defenseless Podcast: A Judge’s Perspective on Public Defense Reform

Author
hunter.parnell
July 1, 2022
Court Summaries

Shoop v. Twyford: Federal courts cannot issue transportation orders for testing unless the evidence from the tests would be legally admissible

Author
greg.mermelstein
June 30, 2022
Court Summaries

Kemp v. U.S.: Rule 60(b)(1) allows relief for error-of-law mistake

Author
greg.mermelstein
June 28, 2022
Court Summaries

Denezpi v. U.S.: Double Jeopardy’s dual-Sovereignty doctrine doesn’t prohibit same sovereign from prosecuting same conduct under Native American and federal law

Author
greg.mermelstein
June 28, 2022
Court Summaries

Supreme Court limits bond hearing rights for noncitizens in removal proceedings

Author
greg.mermelstein
June 27, 2022
Chronological

NAPD Statement on the overturning of Roe v. Wade

Author
NAPD
June 24, 2022
Chronological

Public Defenseless Features the Aurora (CO) Municipal Public Defender Program

Author
hunter.parnell
June 22, 2022
Court Summaries

Plaintiffs cannot bring “Bivens actions” for damages for Fourth Amendment violations at the U.S. border, or for First Amendment retaliation, the U.S. Supreme Court held June 8 in Egbert v. Boule.

Author
greg.mermelstein
June 22, 2022
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Barry Jones’ Lawyer and Investigator Talk with Public Defenseless

Author
hunter.parnell
June 21, 2022