New Orleans Public Defenders Refuse New Cases To Highlight Underfunding
By Audie CornishNew Orleans Public Defenders Refuse New Cases To Highlight Underfunding
By Audie Cornish
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NPR’s Audie Cornish interviews Derwyn Bunton, chief public defender in New Orleans, about why the lawsuit against his department could be a good thing. The ACLU is suing because the public defender’s office stopped accepting new cases due to underfunding.
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