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Offline rangerrebew

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Criminal defendants being released in Massachusetts as defense lawyers refuse to take cases
« on: August 10, 2025, 06:04:19 am »
Criminal defendants being released in Massachusetts as defense lawyers refuse to take cases

Criminal defendants in Massachusetts are being released and their charges are being dropped because the state can't provide attorneys for those who can't afford one. Lana Zak reports.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/criminal-defendants-being-released-in-massachusetts-as-defense-lawyers-refuse-to-take-cases/vi-AA1K7t2H?ocid=widgetonlockscreen&cvid=9957fe0e62cc4978b512cc4aa4135957&ei=22
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Re: Criminal defendants being released in Massachusetts as defense lawyers refuse to take cases
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2025, 04:03:03 pm »
It's time for the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider and perhaps reverse the Gideon decision...
(Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963))
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