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A post-pandemic glut of delayed cases has exposed shocking constitutional landmines impacting defendants and crime victims.
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A post-pandemic glut of delayed cases has exposed shocking constitutional landmines impacting defendants and crime victims.
PORTLAND, Ore. — A post-pandemic glut of delayed cases has exposed shocking constitutional landmines impacting defendants and crime victims alike in Oregon, a state with a national reputation for progressive social justice. An acute shortage of public defenders means at any given time at least several hundred low-income criminal defendants
Oregon is grappling with a severe shortage of public defenders — what some are describing as a collapse of the legal system.
CHICAGO (AP) — Public defenders across Illinois are struggling with excessive caseloads...