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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Court Summaries

Niz-Chavez v. Garland: Immigration Act requires all statutory information be in a single notice-to-appear document for stop-time rule to apply

Author
greg.mermelstein
November 15, 2021
Court Summaries

Alaska v. Wright: Federal habeas petitioner must be in State custody under 2254(a)

Author
greg.mermelstein
November 9, 2021
Chronological

Dismantling our American apartheid: Making the case for a defender general of the United States – Chicago Tribune

Author
andrea.lyon
November 8, 2021
Court Summaries

Jones v. Mississippi: Permanent incorrigibility not required to sentence juveniles to life without parole; retroactivity case law questioned, door opened to proportionality claims

Author
greg.mermelstein
October 25, 2021
Court Summaries

Lombardo v. St. Louis: Prone restraint can be excessive force even when detainee resists

Author
greg.mermelstein
October 4, 2021
Chronological

We Are the Ones We’ve Been Waiting For

Author
lori.james.townes
September 28, 2021
Chronological

NAPD Remembers Marshall J. Hartman, a Public Defense Trailblazer

Author
andrea.lyon
September 25, 2021
NAPD Blog Posts

Lange v. California: Pursuit of misdemeanor suspect does not always justify warrantless entry into home

Author
greg.mermelstein
September 24, 2021
NAPD Blog Posts

Johnson v. Guzman Chavez: Supreme Court limits release on bond for some noncitizens seeking withholding of removal

Author
greg.mermelstein
September 17, 2021