For more than a century, we have pioneered access to justice at the national, state, and local levels in multiple ways: helping create many of the first public defense systems in the country; supporting the Legal Services Corporation; developing nationally applicable standards for legal representation; and advocating for groundbreaking legislation. (nlada.org)
The New York Civil Liberties Union and the law firm of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP today announced a historic settlement that overhauls public defense in five counties and lays the foundation for statewide reform of New York's broken public defense system. (nyclu.org)
«Over the long term, proper governance would protect New York's public defense system from political pressures and political intervention,» Klein wrote in her letter. (nystateofpolitics.com)