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fromGothamist
1 day ago

Legal Aid Society, attorneys union reach tentative deal as NYC court strike loomed

Jane Fox, chair of the Legal Aid Society attorneys' union, stated that the tentative agreement includes workload protections, a student loan fund, 20 weeks of parental leave, and retiree health benefits.
NYC politics
#san-francisco
San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 months ago

Overloaded SF Public Defender limits amount of new cases taken due to lack of funding

San Francisco Public Defender's office is reducing case intake due to overwhelming workloads and budget cuts, risking client representation quality.
fromsfist.com
2 months ago
San Francisco

SF Public Defender's Office Says It Will Stop Taking New Cases, Amidst Budget Cuts and Fentanyl Case Overload

San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 months ago

Overloaded SF Public Defender limits amount of new cases taken due to lack of funding

San Francisco Public Defender's office is reducing case intake due to overwhelming workloads and budget cuts, risking client representation quality.
fromsfist.com
2 months ago
San Francisco

SF Public Defender's Office Says It Will Stop Taking New Cases, Amidst Budget Cuts and Fentanyl Case Overload

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fromThe Mercury News
3 months ago

Further proceedings ordered for man charged in 1987 kidnapping and killing of a Bay Area boy

During the proceeding, Judge Wendy Getty ordered Fred Marion Cain III to return for further proceedings regarding the capital case of a 1987 murder.
SF parents
#criminal-justice
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

Opinion: In California, criminal defense is shaped by money and location

California's right to legal counsel varies by county, impacting the quality of representation based on location.
California lacks centralized funding for public defense, leading to significant disparities across counties.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

Opinion: In California, criminal defense is shaped by money and location

California's right to legal counsel varies by county, impacting the quality of representation based on location.
California lacks centralized funding for public defense, leading to significant disparities across counties.
more#criminal-justice
fromSan Jose Spotlight
3 months ago

San Jose homeless people say police citations are harassment - San Jose Spotlight

"It's unclear what the police are doing with these tickets. I can't find any records of court dates or filed cases."
Mission District
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