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@meg_anders "'The Court was not imagining a First Amendment situation,' Birrell says. 'It's very concerning to me because what it looks like the government is doing is creating this catalog of political dissidents.'"

@meg_anders "Andrew Birrell, president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, says he worries that gathering protesters' DNA could have a chilling effect on free speech.

ICE officers are taking DNA samples from protesters they've arrested @meg_anders #NPR npr.org/2026/03/18/nx-…

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Today is #PublicDefenseDay, the anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright. Read more about the landmark SCOTUS decision and the important role of public defenders: nacdl.org/Content/Gideon

Public defenders uphold our Sixth Amendment rights. This #PublicDefenseDay, join NACDL in the fight to protect the right to counsel: nacdl.org/publicdefense

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A Prosecutor Whispered: "How Many Black Jurors Are Left?" #police #injustice #law Speaker: James Smith

The Trump Administration’s “Disturbing” New Legal Strategy to Prosecute Border Crossers Is Taxing Courts and Testing the Law @agnel88_philip @abestreep @Perla_Trevizo @propublica @TexasTribune propublica.org/article/immigr…

There's still time to register! Join us tomorrow for a conversation with @GalvinAlmanza, author of The Price of Mercy: Unfair Trials, a Violent System, and a Public Defender's Search for Justice in America. Learn more: nacdl.org/PublicDefenseD…

Alabama Almost Executed Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton. His Daughter Tells Her Story. buff.ly/mJuWv7O

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear an appeal from death row inmate Terry Pitchford, who was denied relief by the Mississippi Supreme Court after his attorneys claimed Black people were illegally struck from his jury. @MSTODAYnews buff.ly/FDmRdaU

US judiciary approves new public defender office focused on US Supreme Court advocacy @nateraymond @Reuters reuters.com/legal/governme…

@ReasonFdn "The bill confers a right to counsel if the petitioner cannot afford one, and also provides that if the prosecutor agrees to the motion, the court 'shall' grant the petition. The bill also provides a rebuttable presumption of approval for petitioners over 50 years of age."

@ReasonFdn "A model bill from the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers allows a petition before the original sentencing judge, if available, after people have served 10 years; and then, if denied, after a successive two-year interval.

Commentary from @ReasonFdn: Second-look laws allow courts to reconsider long prison sentences reason.pub/4saITMQ

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