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For years, the public defender system in Missouri has fought to alleviate a growing caseload it says leaves them unable to fairly represent clients.Now,…
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When people of means encounter injustice or are accused of crimes, they hire an attorney to represent them in a court of law. But for people living in…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 28, 2013 - Clarence Earl Gideon is buried at his birthplace of Hannibal, Mo. with an eloquent…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 28, 2013: Clarence Earl Gideon is buried at his birthplace of Hannibal, Mo., with an eloquent…
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Several public defender offices around the state have notified courts they will not be taking cases beyond their maximum caseload this month. The 18…
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Missouri’s public defenders won a big case before the state supreme court this summer.The high court ruled a judge in Christian County erred when he…
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Well, the Missouri Supreme Court has certainly done its part for the news cycle today with an array of decisions.Here's a quick taste of what happened,…
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The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that a judge should not have appointed a public defender to a client after the public defenders alerted the courts…
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Listen to the oral arguments before the Missouri Supreme Court in this caseMissouri’s public defenders have argued for years that they have too many…
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Mo. schools and residents to prepare for next big earthquakeIt was nearly 200 years ago that the first in a series of massive earthquakes shook Missouri…