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Court Case
Jan 31, 2017
Door of Orleans Parish Public Defenders Office
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Yarls v. Bunton (Orleans Public Defenders)

The ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project and the ACLU of Louisiana filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of criminal defendants in Orleans Parish who are unable to afford an attorney. The suit attacks Louisiana’s chronic underfunding of its public defender system.
Court Case
Jan 31, 2017
Door of Orleans Parish Public Defenders Office
Court Case
Jan 31, 2017
  • Criminal Law Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Yarls v. Bunton (Orleans Public Defenders)

The ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project and the ACLU of Louisiana filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of criminal defendants in Orleans Parish who are unable to afford an attorney. The suit attacks Louisiana’s chronic underfunding of its public defender system.
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