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Publication • August 3, 2016
A Primer for Jail Litigators - Part 1, ACLU - Koren, 194 . N.ational · Jail Project , ' A PFtIMER FOR JAIL ...LITIGATORS : Edward I. Koren John Boston . ElizabethAlex.ander . . '- . ' : ~ Oan, Manville J 2/10/84 A PRIMER FOR JAIL LITIGATORS: SOME PRACTICAL …
Publication • August 3, 2016
NYC Know Your Rights Project - An Innovative Pro Bono Response to the Lack of Counsel for Indigent Immigrant Detainees, City Bar Justice Center, 2009 NYC Know Your Rights Project An Innovative Pro Bono Response to the Lack of Counsel for Indigent Immigrant Detainees City Bar Justice Center 42 West …
Publication • August 3, 2016
Elected Judges and the Death Penalty in Texas, Bright, 2000 Elected Judges and the Death Penalty in Texas: Why Full Habeas Corpus Review by Independent Federal Judges Is Indispensable to Protecting Constitutional Rights Stephen B. Bright* Texas Law Review, Volume 78, page 1806 (2000) Copyright c 2000 Texas Law Review …
$7,000 Settlement after Second Circuit Reverses Dismissal of New York Prisoner’s Suit by Derek Gilna In 2007, prisoner Aaron Willey filed a pro se federal civil rights lawsuit against guards employed by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, alleging harassment, inadequate nutrition, theft of legal documents, …
Iowa State Court Finds Prisoner Entitled to Counsel at Prison Classification Hearing by Derek Gilna Iowa State District Court Judge Scott D. Rosenberg reversed and remanded a prisoner’s adverse classification hearing based upon the denial of his right to legal counsel. Gary Pettit pleaded guilty to third-degree sexual abuse and …
Criminal Defendants Shortchanged by Justice System that Favors Prosecutors by Derek Gilna Since the landmark Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright in 1963, criminal defendants who face incarceration have been guaranteed representation by an attorney if they cannot afford one. Gideon spurred most states and the federal government to …
Idaho DOC Can’t Stop Love; State Senator’s Ex-wife Weds Prisoner by Mark Wilson Lance Conway Wood, 48, was described as “a strong-willed inmate” with an extensive “history of ‘crossing the line’” who “exploits the human weaknesses of prison staff,” according to a federal judge. Wood, however, undoubtedly views himself as …
Article • August 2, 2016 • from PLN August, 2016
Prison Policy Initiative Report Says Money Bail System Keeps Poor in Jail by Derek Gilna Of the more than 2.3 million people locked up in the United States at any given time, around 646,000 are held in county jails. Of that population, seven in ten are pretrial detainees who have …
Article • August 2, 2016 • from PLN August, 2016
Texas Judge Indicted for Making Secret Deal with Red-light Camera Company by Smith County, Texas Judge Joel Patrick Baker was suspended without pay on June 21, 2016 after being arrested the previous week on three misdemeanor counts of violating the Texas Open Meetings Act. Baker, who has denied any wrongdoing, …
Article • August 2, 2016 • from PLN August, 2016
The Mirage of Justice by by Chris Hedges, Truthdig If you are poor, you will almost never go to trial – instead you will be forced to accept a plea deal offered by government prosecutors. If you are poor, the word of the police, who are not averse to fabricating or …
Article • August 2, 2016 • from PLN August, 2016
Seventh Circuit Reverses Denial of Prisoner’s Claim for Failure to Detach Portion of Administrative Form by Derek Gilna Charles Donelson was a prisoner in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) when he was charged with disciplinary infractions for two incidents involving the same guard. Donelson denied that …
Article • August 1, 2016
Filed under: Court Access
Dismissal of Some Defendants in Civil Case Not Final Order by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held it does not have jurisdiction over an appeal challenging the dismissal of some, but not all, defendants in a civil proceeding. Michigan prisoner Michael A. Kitchen filed a civil rights action against …
Publication • August 1, 2016
Filed under: Court Access
Inmate Litigation, Harvard Law Review, 2003 SCHLANGER - BOOKPROOFS. DOC – NOT FINAL PAGINATION VOLUME 116 APRIL 2003 05/22/03 – 3:33 P M NUMBER 6 ARTICLE INMATE LITIGATION Margo Schlanger TABLE OF CONTENTS I NTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................1557 I. INMATE LITIGATION TRENDS..........................................................................................1565 A. The Varied Subject Matter of Inmate Litigation .........................................................1570 B. Inmate …
Publication • August 1, 2016
Justice Denied - America’s Continuing Neglect of Our Constitutional Right to Counsel, NRCC, 2009 Justice Denied America’s Continuing Neglect of Our Constitutional Right to Counsel Report of the National Right to Counsel Committee Justice Denied America’s Continuing Neglect of Our Constitutional Right to Counsel Report of the National Right to …
Publication • August 1, 2016
An End to Silence - Prisoners’ Handbook on Identifying and Addressing Sexual Misconduct, 2nd Ed, Smith, 2002 prisoners’ handbook on identifying and addressing sexual misconduct Second Edition Brenda V. Smith American University, Washington College of Law prisoners’ handbook on identifying and addressing sexual misconduct Second Edition, January 2002 Brenda V. …
Publication • August 1, 2016
Legal Claims Initiated by Federal Prisoners, Harrison 1992 - 2001, 2003 · ) LEGAL CLAIMS INITIATED BY FEDERAL PRISONERS, FISCAL YEARS 1992-2001 } ] J ~1 BETH MELLEN IIARRISON ~ IlARvARD LAW SCHOOL ) MAy 2003 Submitted to Professor Margo Schlanger in fulfillment of the Written Work Requirement I ) …
Article • July 29, 2016
Nebraska Petitioner Seek Name Change Cannot Proceed In Forma Pauperis by The Nebraska Court of Appeals held a petitioner seeking a name change may not proceed in forma pauperis. Nebraska prisoner Douglas David Pattengall filed a petition for mane change, seeking to “cast off the last vestiges of Christianity and …
Publication • July 29, 2016
In Defense of Public Access to Justice – Trial-Level Indigent Defense in LA, NLADA, 2004 IN DEFENSE OF PUBLIC ACCESS TO JUSTICE AN ASSESSMENT OF TRIAL-LEVEL INDIGENT DEFENSE SERVICES IN LOUISIANA 40 YEARS AFTER GIDEON March 2004 Researched & Written by: The National Legal Aid & Defender Association 1140 Connecticut …
Publication • July 29, 2016
A Race to the Bottom – Trial-Level Indigent Defense System in MI, NLADA, 2008 Speed & Savings Over Due Process: A Constitutional Crisis June 2008 EVALUATION A Race to the Bottom TRIAL-LEVEL INDIGENT DEFENSE SYSTEMS IN MICHIGAN - Evaluation of Trial-Level Indigent Defense Systems in Michigan is a publication of …
Publication • July 28, 2016
Filed under: Court Access
Slamming the Courthouse Doors - Denial of Access to Justice and Remedy, ACLU, 2010 SLAMMING THE COURTHOUSE DOORS Denial of Access to Justice and Remedy in America DECEMBER 2010 istockphto © Ryan Rodrick Beiler l)~ AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION American Civil Liberties Union 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor New York, …
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