Here is why the Governor's proposal regarding indigent defense should be overturned in the legislature in favor of current practices and constitutional requirements. If indigent people are arrested, pursuant to the United States … [Read more...]
Were guardians ad litem and indigent defense thrown under the budget bus?
Go to http://www.mass.gov/bb/h1/fy11... Line item 0321-1500 is "staff" Line item 0321-1510 is "independent contractors" - private attorneys who accept court appointments in child welfare, mental health, and criminal cases. I … [Read more...]