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The public defender crisis isn't just a Massachusetts problem
From Oregon to Massachusetts, states are struggling to maintain a roster of attorneys to take on public defense cases. The number of cases is rising while more attorneys are balking at what they say are low rates of pay to do the work.
More than 100 criminal cases in Boston, including with serious charges such as domestic violence, have been thrown out due to ...
Seeking higher pay, lawyers for indigent defendants won’t take new clients. As a result, judges must dismiss cases against ...
Over 100 criminal cases in Massachusetts have been thrown out due to an ongoing work stoppage by disgruntled lawyers who ...
Leaders on Beacon Hill also floated structural changes aimed at heading off future work stoppages like the one that has ...
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Charges dropped against more than 120 defendants in Massachusetts because they can't get attorney
More than 120 cases, including some for assault on family members and police, were dismissed Tuesday in Boston, the latest ...
Top Democrats announced a deal to increase the wages of private attorneys working the legal cases of people who are unable to ...
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