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January 20, 2022
Bryan Stevenson Urges Utah Legislature to Abolish Death Penalty
January 20, 2022
January 2022 Update on the Defender Services Diversity Fellowship Program
January 20, 2022
Supreme Court Rejects “Door-Opening” Exception to Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause
January 19, 2022
President Nominates First Muslim Woman to Federal Bench
January 19, 2022
President Nominates Federal Defender to be First Woman of Color on Third Circuit
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Sentencing Resources

Materials that will help you argue for the best sentence possible for your clients.

COVID-19 information

This page contains important resources concerning the new COVID-19, including: (1) Courts Orders and procedures; (2) motions and pleadings; (3) links to other resources.

Information on Racial Issues

The materials from these programs, collected on this page, provide practical litigation resources addressing such topics as racial inequities at bail hearings and many more.

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