PSJD News Digest – July 12, 2024
Sam Halpert, NALP Director of Public Service Initiatives
Hello, interested public! A handful of stories this week, with a focus on the ongoing effort to reform public defender services in Maine. These stories and more are in the links below.
Take care,
Sam
Non-Profit & Government Management & Hiring
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As federal pandemic aid dries up, Mass. nonprofits scramble for new revenue (Boston Globe; 8 Jul 2024)
Student Loans & Student Debt
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Student Loan Interest Rates Updated for 2024, 2025 (Newsweek; 8 Jul 2024)
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Student debt relief in limbo with ongoing court cases (Denver 7 News; 7 Jul 2024)
Access to Justice – Civil & Economic
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Alberta Justice agrees to extension with Legal Aid (Edmonton Journal; 6 Jul 2024)
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Legal Aid Attorneys Discuss Challenges and Benefits of Remote Proceedings (Florida Bar News; 11 Jul 2024)
Access to Justice – Criminal
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The Bangor [ME] area’s 1st public defender starts work this week (Bangor Daily News; 8 Jul 2024)
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Across Maine, judges are deciding when the lack of an attorney becomes a constitutional violation (The Maine Monitor; 9 Jul 2024)
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Maine's public defender crisis devolves into a blame game (Portland Press Herald; 7 Jul 2024)
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Short-handed Kona public defender’s office won’t accept new drunken driving cases (Associated Press; 10 Jul 2024)
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Denver kids and teens will now receive free public defenders in municipal court (The Colorado Sun; 10 Jul 2024)