Mississippi to Require Defendants Get Attorneys Before Indictment
The state’s Supreme Court moved to end a “dead zone” in the dysfunctional public defender system.
Source: themarshallproject.org
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Mississippi to Require Lawyers for Defendants Before Indictment — ProPublica
Criminal justice reformers have long complained that the state’s rules on appointing public defenders leave poor defendants without a lawyer as they wait to be indicted.
Source: propublica.org
Defendants must have attorney, justices say - Mississippi Today
Mississippi Supreme Court says indigent defendants must have an attorney before indictment and not languish in jail awaiting representation.
Source: mississippitoday.org
To the Governor: Arizona PassesBill to Expand Ban on State Enforcement of Federal Gun Control
The Arizona Senate gave final approval to a bill to expand a current law banning state and local enforcement of federal gun control to specifically include certain federal taxes on firearms.
Source: tenthamendmentcenter.com
Signed as Law: Utah Fake "Sanctuary" that Ensures Federal Gun Control Enforcement Will Continue
Last Month, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed a “Federal Firearm Enforcement Limitation Act” that almost guarantees that federal gun control will continue being enforced by the state
Source: tenthamendmentcenter.com