Time To Say No
The Public Defender of Marion County (“PDMC”) is a nonprofit public defense office, challenging the legality of Oregon’s case quota system. PDMC and its Executive
February 25, 2026
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The Public Defender of Marion County (“PDMC”) is a nonprofit public defense office, challenging the legality of Oregon’s case quota system. PDMC and its Executive
By Greg Mermelstein, Deputy Director & General Counsel, Missouri Public Defender A person convicted of having a firearm in connection with a federal crime
By Greg Mermelstein, Deputy Director & General Counsel, Missouri Public Defender The provision of Sec. 2244 that prohibits state prisoners from bringing second or
By Greg Mermelstein, Deputy Director & General Counsel, Missouri Public Defender Federal habeas courts cannot grant relief on claims the parties never raised because
By Greg Mermelstein, Deputy Director & General Counsel, Missouri Public Defender State statutes that automatically allow child witnesses to be screened from seeing a
What Just Happened On December 4, 2025, NPR reportedly obtained an internal DOJ memo instructing inspectors to cease evaluating prisons and jails in the US