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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

    Jennings v. Rodriguez: Immigration and Nationality Act does not require that detainees be granted bail, but constitutional question remains undecided

    Author
    greg.mermelstein
    April 20, 2018
    Chronological

    A Virtual Cup of Coffee with a Colleague

    Author
    NAPD
    April 19, 2018
    Court Summaries

    Kisela v. Hughes: Courts must not define ‘clear established’ law with high level of generality in deciding if police have qualified immunity

    Author
    greg.mermelstein
    April 17, 2018
    Chronological

    Case Refusal: A Duty For A Public Defender and a Remedy for All of A Public Defender’s Clients

    Author
    stephen.hanlon
    April 16, 2018
    Court Summaries

    Ayestas v. Davis: Supreme Court rejects restrictive test for obtaining expert and investigative funding in federal cases

    Author
    greg.mermelstein
    April 13, 2018
    Chronological

    Thank You, Rick Jones

    Author
    ernie.lewis
    April 11, 2018
    Chronological

    “Waiting for the ‘White Man'”

    Author
    mary.moriarty
    April 5, 2018
    Chronological

    Public Defenders and Mental Illness

    Author
    ernie.lewis
    April 3, 2018
    Chronological

    Every Day

    Author
    katherine.mason
    March 29, 2018