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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

    McWilliams v. Dunn: Supreme Court Sidesteps Whether Indigent Defendants are Entitled to a “Defense Team” Expert under Ake

    Author
    greg.mermelstein
    June 20, 2017
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    Something’s Got to Change

    Author
    ernie.lewis
    June 19, 2017
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    Race Judicata Update

    Author
    emily.coward
    June 6, 2017
    Chronological

    NAPD Offers Public Comment to DOJ re Forensic Science

    Author
    NAPD
    May 31, 2017
    Chronological

    Of Public Defense and Parenting

    Author
    amanda.thibeault
    May 30, 2017
    Court Summaries

    Supreme Court Update

    Author
    greg.mermelstein
    May 22, 2017
    Chronological

    The War on Drugs: A War on Common Sense, Racial and Social Justice, and Coexistence

    Author
    trish.hubbard
    May 16, 2017
    Chronological

    Court fines and fees: Another barrier to North Carolina’s ballot box

    Author
    cristina.becker
    May 15, 2017
    Chronological

    Dear Mom

    Author
    heather.hall
    May 14, 2017