Entries from April 2008

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Anticipating Effect of Public Defender System on Representation of Indigent Youth in Harris County

The Houston Chronicle is covering recent efforts to establish a public defender system in Harris County, the largest county in Texas and third-largest in the county, noting both the proponents (An idea whose time has come?) and the critics (Public defender system has its critics). We’re hopeful a public defender office would improve indigent defense [...]

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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Sunstein & Vermeule on Unrestricted Interrogation of Minors Not Yet Shown to Have Engaged in Culpable Behaviors

Larry Solum’s excellent legal theory blog brings us a new piece from Sunstein & Vermeule on Unrestricted Interrogation of Minors Not Yet Shown to Have Engaged in Culpable Behaviors. The abstract:
Relatively unsophisticated analysis of the problem of unrestricted interrogation of minors who have not been demonstrated to have engaged in culpable behaviors often begins with [...]

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