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Recent Examples of public defender
Late last month, the House and Senate passed a supplemental budget which included a provision that would see bar advocates get a $20 per hour raise over the next year and also provide for the hiring of 300 new public defenders.
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Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
But the storm also cleared the way for changes that the city's public defender system had needed for decades.
—August 6, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
Dayton set a new court date for Pereira for Aug. 11 and ordered a new public defender be appointed to represent her.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2025
Diop's public defender could not be immediately reached for comment on Aug. 3.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Aug. 2025
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Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
But the storm also cleared the way for changes that the city's public defender system had needed for decades.
—August 6, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
Dayton set a new court date for Pereira for Aug. 11 and ordered a new public defender be appointed to represent her.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2025
Diop's public defender could not be immediately reached for comment on Aug. 3.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public defender
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In 2020, the city council voted unanimously to give the Orleans Public Defenders office funding parity with the district attorney's office.—
Sarah Handel,
NPR,
5 Aug. 2025
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Jeff Swain, the Parker County district attorney, confirmed that the criminal charges against Waldrop are pending review and had not been submitted to the grand jury as of July 28.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Aug. 2025
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While Sacramento politicians protect their trial lawyer allies, small businesses are left to fend for themselves.—
Steve Hilton,
Oc Register,
5 July 2025
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The court ruled that Conley's first trial lawyer was ineffective and failed to prevent her cell phone from being a primary source of evidence, according to Syracuse.com.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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Ravaglia was a highly admired criminal lawyer who shared a love of flying with De Stefano, according to another report from the Corriere della Sera.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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Although a lawsuit has been filed against Cincinnati police and the Hamilton County jail in Rodney Hinton Jr.'s name, his criminal lawyer says Hinton had nothing to do with it.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Detectives presented the case to the prosecuting attorney's office and concurred that no applicable charges were warranted in this case.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
25 July 2025
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The local police department and prosecuting attorney dismissed charges against her related to the mistaken traffic stop, though she was detained by ICE agents for being in the country illegally.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
21 May 2025
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The allegations led federal prosecutors in New Jersey to indict Whalen on fraud charges.—
Alexandria Burris,
IndyStar,
13 Aug. 2025
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What Happened: Greystar, the nation’s largest landlord, has agreed to stop using algorithmic rent-setting software that federal prosecutors say could violate laws against price-fixing.—
Heather Vogell,
ProPublica,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20defender. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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