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Minnesota is the 23rd state to legalize marijuana for adult use despite ongoing federal cannabis prohibition.

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“It’s a system that encourages unethical behavior," said one public defense attorney. "...It’s most certainly not justice. No one feels like it’s justice.”

People accused in more than 100,000 misdemeanors each year go to jail without talking to a lawyer, a Lee Enterprises investigation found. The practice threatens peoples constitutional right to counsel.

Public defense across the West suffers deep-rooted, decades-old problems. States have two solutions to consider: dole out more cash or shrink the criminal justice system.

Judges or elected officials in many counties nationwide have full oversight over public defense, a structure that can pressure public defenders to avoid making motions that may agitate a judge.

What does Independence Day - the 4th of July - mean to you?

As of Saturday, the state Supreme Court requires all poor criminal defendants to have a lawyer throughout the criminal process. But few lower courts are ready to change their procedures to accomplish this.

Yesterday, a Wyoming law went into effect that will further increase food freedom in the state, and potentially alleviate some of the recent price inflation on eggs and dairy. Sen. Tim Salazar and 10 fellow cosponsors introduced Senate Bill 102 (SF102) on Jan. 12. The new law expands the Wyoming Food Freedom Act to allow a “designated agent” to “facilitate sales transactions” in the marketing, transport, storage, or delivery of food and beverage products. Under previous law, producers co...

I talk about federalism and the Tenth Amendment on Episode 839 of The Brion McClanahan Show.