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California has a public defender crisis. A new bill seeks to force the state to confront it

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A new bill in the state Legislature would require counties to report basic information about public defender services, such as how many cases attorneys handle, in an effort to compel California to confront its public defender crisis. The proposed legislation comes after a […]

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According to Palo Alto Online’s source item, California has a public defender crisis. A new bill seeks to force the state to confront it, This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A new bill in the state Legislature would require counties to report basic information about public defender services, such as how many cases attorneys handle, in an effort to compel California to confront its public defender crisis. The proposed legislation comes after a […]

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