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A Kansas Court of Appeals panel will hear cases Tuesday, April 14, at Washburn University School of Law in Topeka.
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Heather Cessna
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Heather Cessna
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Visiting Asst. Professor of Law, Washburn University School of Law, Former Dir. KS Public Defense System, Appellate Advocate, Swiftie. Opinions are my own.
Kansas, USA Katılım Mayıs 2009
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We're excited about this cross-branch collaboration to implement recommendations from the Rural Justice Initiative Committee.
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#KSCourts #RuralJustice #KSLeg #AccessToJustice
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Gov. Kelly signs sub for HB 2595 Rural Attorney Program. content.govdelivery.com/accounts/KSOG/… We appreciate the support of the #ksleg and the Governor on this important issue. #ksleg #kscourts
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Better process = better outcomes.
I hope Gov. Kelly vetoes this bill. If it’s worth doing, it’s worth considering in the regular legislative process. 4/4
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Prosecutors and defense attorneys say it’s a bad idea. And it runs counter to extensive work from a judicial task force of criminal pretrial proceedings.
One-size-fits-all is rarely the right answer when thousands of cases are passing through our courts every day. 3/x
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This is one example. The Senate heard considerable testimony against the bill. And hadn’t moved it.
At the end of the session, deals happen. Replacing a bill with something altogether different lessens public scrutiny, public input, and full legislative consideration. 2/x
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This procedure is a serious problem in Kansas: “On the final day of the 2026 Legislature’s regular session, early Saturday, the House and Senate replaced the contents of House Bill 2651, an unrelated bill, with HB 2610 and sent it to Gov. Laura Kelly.” 1/x
The Lawrence Times@LawrenceKSTimes
The Kansas House acted with urgency to pass a bill endorsed by a jail bond lobbyist that mandates arrest warrants for people charged with felonies and restricts judges’ discretion to set bond conditions for defendants. Via @KansasReflector: lawrenceks.news/4dkzxJR
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Calling all law students! 📢
Interested in public defense? Join our virtual info sessions starting tomorrow to learn about Gideon's Promise's Law School Partnership Program (LSPP) + our nationally recognized CORE 101 training program.
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A lot of people don't get that the struggle is, in part, the gift. Struggle is training. It's strengthening. It has unique value.
Adrienne LaFrance@AdrienneLaF
It’s okay for hard things to be hard. On the subject of AI and writing, I like the way George Saunders puts it:
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I agree. @ManoRajuPD is absolutely doing the right thing by standing up for the ethical caseloads his public defenders and their clients deserve. The crisis in PD funding across the nation is catastrophic and it takes brave leaders like him to say no more. #FundPublicDefense
National Legal Aid & Defender Association@NLADA
NLADA and ACCD condemn the decision to fine @ManoRajuPD $26k for refusing to take on an unmanageable number of new cases. The ruling comes as @sfdefender faces overwhelming workloads and staffing shortages, part of a growing crisis in public defense. 🔗: bit.ly/4rY3GST
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I spy three former public defenders on that panel of judges! Always pleased to see how many defenders make it to the bench in Kansas!
KU School of Law@kulawschool
On March 5, the #KULaw Chapter of the American Constitution Society hosted five federal and state judges — including several KU Law alumni — for an informational panel about their paths to the bench.
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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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ICYMI: @wibw highlights a new partnership between the Shawnee County District Court and @washburn_tech to help increase the number of court reporters in the county.
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Happy Gideon Day! Thank you to all of the public defenders in the trenches who fight every day to bend the arc of the law a little more toward justice.
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It’s a huge problem when states rely too much on assigned counsel to handle indigent defense. States don’t pay enough, causing a shortage of willing lawyers & unconstitutional delays in appointment. For more on the problem & solutions, check out: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…
Matthew Segal@segalmr
Last I checked, law school tuition and the cost of living are not going down. Yet next year, in MA, bar advocates will be paid **$85/hr** to represent defendants in district court. Doesn't seem like a recipe for the continued existence of lawyers for poor people.
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US judiciary approves new public defender office focused on US Supreme Court advocacy
@nateraymond @Reuters
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Out of funds, Maine’s public defense agency can no longer pay contracted lawyers newsfromthestates.com/article/out-fu… Unfortunately this headline could come from a lot of states. Adequate & stable funding for public defense is a constitutional imperative.
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On International Women's Day we want to celebrate women who are leaders of public defender agencies around the country fighting every day to make the criminal legal system a little more fair and just. 🧵
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