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1992.10.27: Presentation to Legal Aid Society Annual Meeting
Presentation to The Legal Aid Society’s Annual Meeting Michael Letwin President, Association of Legal Aid Attorneys October 27, 1992 As you know, the entire Society has experienced tremendous tension… more →
ALAA Roots -- An Unofficial Site
House Bill Provides New Hope For A Second Chance For a Michigan Criminal Record Expungement
wrote 5 days ago: DETROIT MICHIGAN CRIMINAL RECORD EXPUNGEMENT ATTORNEY Examining the Pros and Cons of Proposed House … more →
Why you're in Deep Trouble if You Can't Afford a Lawyer
wrote 1 week ago: If you’re wondering why indigent defendants rarely get a fair break check out this graph. Law … more →
Deportation, Moncrieffe and the Rights of Immigrants
wrote 2 weeks ago: By Jesse Rockoff & Leila Kang Credit: Torben Bjørn HansenCreative Commons License On the morning … more →
Push continues to fix Michigan’s indigent defense
wrote 2 weeks ago: Another attempt to fix Michigan’s criminal indigent defense system is up and running again. A … more →
2013.04.18: Lawyers Against Stop and Frisk
wrote 1 month ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtCrqYbJrkI Lawyers Against Stop and Frisk On April 18, 2013 NYC Pu … more →
Time Saved: 3 Families Support Each Other to Beat a Collective of 41 Years to Life in Prison
wrote 1 month ago: We had a powerful meeting this Sunday at ACJP, where three families all successfully resolved their … more →
Fifty Years after Gideon: The Crisis of Indigent Defense
wrote 1 month ago: This month, National Public Radio reported that the federal public defender system will suffer cuts … more →
2013.04.10: Death of Ben Sullivan
wrote 1 month ago: From: Letwin, Michael Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 11:06 AM To: ALAA MEMBERS; 1199 Members; CRIMI … more →
Indiana Juvenile Justice Blog Launched
wrote 2 months ago: The Indiana Juvenile Justice Blog was launched on March 17, 2013. The blog provides general informat … more →
Progress in Detroit: One Step Forward or Two Steps Back?
wrote 2 months ago: Detroit Criminal Lawyer: What’s in Store For the Future of Detroit? As someone who was born an … more →
Name of 1st International Legal Document on Indigent Defense: UN Principles & Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems
wrote 3 months ago: According to the blog of the Justice Department’s Access to Justice Initiative: “The UN General Asse … more →
Gideon v. Wainwright at 50: Indigent Defense in Crisis
wrote 3 months ago: Original Gideon Petition January marked the fiftieth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in … more →
The Concise Indigent “Criminals” Plain-Language Guide to a Pro Se Defense in The New York State* Unified Court System...
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wrote 4 months ago: *New York City is, in many respects, its own little ‘country,’ so all rules do not apply to that loc … more →
bLAWging
wrote 5 months ago: I am trying to brush up on the legal blogs (blawgs) out there that I want to keep a pulse on. I was … more →
Michigan Public Defender System Has Failed Again! http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2012/11/michigans_indigent_defense_sys.html
wrote 6 months ago: Michigan Public Defender System Has Failed Again! … more →
SADO assistant defender analyzes her SCOTUS argument
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wrote 7 months ago: Valerie Newman, assistant defender at the State Appellate Defender Office in Detroit, will reflect o … more →
The Third Generation of Indigent Defense Litigation
wrote 7 months ago: Cara H. Drinan Abstract For years, scholars have documented the national crisis in indigent defense … more →
Indigent defense bill clears House Judiciary Committee
wrote 8 months ago: A bill that addresses sweeping problems in the state’s indigent defense system has cleared the House … more →
Ohio Rule 3 Manual
wrote 8 months ago: The Children’s Law Center has created a manual regarding Ohio Juvenile Rule 3 for defenders. T … more →
