Lawmakers consider bills to address ongoing Oregon public defender crisis
Thousands of defendants are currently unrepresented in Oregon. Public defenders say the problem is one of supply and demand.
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Oregon’s chief justice tells judges to stay out of public defense politics as she fights for pay raises
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Supreme Court declines to hear landmark Oregon youth climate lawsuit
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Lawmakers consider bills to address ongoing Oregon public defender crisis
The bill renamed the public defense commission the Oregon Public Defense Commission and moved it from the judicial to the executive branch. It also directed OPDC to develop a six-year plan to ...