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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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    Victory! Fees Unconstitutional Under Separation of Powers

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    jani.maselli.wood
    March 13, 2017
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    The High Cost of Bail: How Maryland’s Reliance on Money Bail Jails the Poor and Costs the Community Millions

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    paul.dewolfe
    March 13, 2017
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    It’s the Fox Guarding the Henhouse

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    fred.friedman
    March 7, 2017
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    Public Defense Week 2017

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    renate.lunn
    March 3, 2017
    Court Summaries

    Buck v. Davis: Supreme Court condemns racially based testimony as factor in imposing death sentence; explains standard to use in deciding certificates of appealability

    Author
    greg.mermelstein
    March 1, 2017
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    White Privilege… In My Life

    Author
    bonnie.howerton
    February 27, 2017
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    Because He Was Wrong on So Much…

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    ernie.lewis
    February 21, 2017
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    New Study Spotlights Extremely Heavy Workloads in Louisiana’s Public Defender System

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    stephen.hanlon
    February 20, 2017
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    On Humiliation and Juvenile “Justice”

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    prya.murad
    February 17, 2017