public defender
noun
: a lawyer usually holding public office whose duty is to defend accused persons unable to pay for legal assistance
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Lowder’s federal public defender did not immediately return McClatchy News’ request for comment.
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Newsweek reached out to a public defender who has represented Routh and the White House for comment via email.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Cannon agreed Routh could represent himself, but denied a request from his public defenders to be released from the trial.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Buggs’ public defender also suggested that Alameda County prosecutors’ case was tainted by that bias.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Newsweek reached out to a public defender who has represented Routh and the White House for comment via email.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Cannon agreed Routh could represent himself, but denied a request from his public defenders to be released from the trial.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Buggs’ public defender also suggested that Alameda County prosecutors’ case was tainted by that bias.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20defender. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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