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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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    Moving Beyond Yoga: Solutions for Improving Public Defenders’ Work Life and Effectiveness

    Author
    Alisa Smith, J.D., Ph.D
    August 26, 2024
    Court Summaries Supreme Court

    Erlinger v. U.S.:  Juries, not judges, must decide if prior convictions happened at separate times

    Author
    greg.mermelstein
    August 23, 2024
    Public Defense Right to counsel

    265 | The Problems with Public Defense in Guam w/Aditi Goel

    Author
    hunter.parnell
    August 22, 2024
    Podcast

    264 | How Police Academies Foster a Culture of Police Violence w/Samantha Simon

    Author
    hunter.parnell
    August 22, 2024
    Supreme Court

    Smith v. Arizona:  Expert’s reliance on another expert’s work for their opinion is “for the truth” and implicates Confrontation Clause

    August 22, 2024
    Podcast

    What Changes are Coming to Fix Maine’s Public Defense Crisis? w/Jim Billings

    August 8, 2024
    Podcast

    How the Good Faith Exception is Eroding Our Right to Privacy w/Matthew Tokson

    Author
    hunter.parnell
    August 6, 2024
    Supreme Court

    Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon:  Malicious prosecution suit can be brought for no-probable-cause charge even if other charges are valid

    Author
    greg.mermelstein
    August 6, 2024
    Supreme Court

    Diaz v. U.S.:  Expert testimony on “most” people’s mental state does not violate Rule 704(b) – Jackson and Gorsuch suggest ways for defense to use or limit ruling

    Author
    greg.mermelstein
    August 5, 2024