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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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    Court Summaries

    9th Circuit Opinions Jan – April 2020

    Author
    jon.sands
    May 6, 2020
    Court Summaries

    Kahler v. Kansas: Constitution does not require a particular standard for insanity defense

    Author
    greg.mermelstein
    May 4, 2020
    Chronological

    An Update from Just City

    Author
    josh.spickler
    April 30, 2020
    Chronological

    Another Not Guilty: Hakuna Matata

    Author
    david.moore
    April 24, 2020
    Court Summaries

    Recaps: 9th Circuit Court Opinions from late 2019

    Author
    jon.sands
    April 20, 2020
    Court Summaries

    Hernandez v. Mesa: Bivens action cannot be brought for cross-border shootings; Thomas would eliminate Bivens actions altogether

    Author
    greg.mermelstein
    April 13, 2020
    Chronological

    Depopulating Jails and the Fierce Urgency of Now

    Author
    natasha.george
    April 9, 2020
    Chronological

    Another Not Guilty: New England Clam Chatter

    Author
    david.moore
    April 8, 2020
    Court Summaries

    Holguin-Hernandez v. U.S.: Argument to district court for a lesser sentence preserves claim on appeal that longer sentence was unreasonable

    Author
    greg.mermelstein
    April 7, 2020