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Oregon lawmakers are considering a major overhaul of the state’s beleaguered public defense system.

Steve Singer had led the Office of Public Defense Services since January. Oregon Chief Justice Martha Walters wanted him out — and ensured that happened with a rejiggered commission.

Few Maine lawyers have offered to help tackle the backlog amid high caseloads and lower pay.

Few Maine lawyers have offered to help with the backlog amid high caseloads and lower pay.

A bill introduced in the Michigan House would ban state and local enforcement of federal gun control, past present and future. Passage into law would take a step toward stopping federal acts that infringe on the right to keep and bear arms within the state.

Oregon's Chief Justice demands plan to address public defender shortage as the state is sued over failing to provide attorneys to low-income defendants

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In effect, the new law will allow the market for cannabis beverages to expand.

The law prohibits any official, officer, employee, or agent of the state or a political subdivision of the state from enforcing or administering any executive order issued by the president that “limits or restricts the ownership, use, or possession of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories by law-abiding residents of the state.” The bill also bans the expenditure of state or local funds for the enforcement of the same.

Before the pandemic, court systems across the nation were unable to meet the demand for public defenders, citing issues of low pay and severe overwork. COVID has only exacerbated the problem.