indigent defense

There are now statewide standards to determine when a criminal defendant is entitled to a publicly funded lawyer. It’s part of a years-long effort to overhaul the system.

Today on Stateside, negotiations over the state budget continue between Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the state Legislature. Plus, the 1930s program that…

The state budget recently signed by Governor Snyder contains an unprecedented amount of money to improve legal defense for poor defendants charged with a…

Stateside's Cynthia Canty recently spoke with David Carroll of the 6th Amendment Center about its new report, which concludes that public defenders in…

Low-income people who have a valid legal claim but can't afford a lawyer can now get free advice on how to represent themselves.A new legal clinic…

Today was the deadline for Michigan counties to submit plans for indigent defense reform to the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission (MIDC). Those plans…

Tomorrow morning, the Michigan Court of Claims will hear a lawsuit filed by Oakland County. The county is challenging new criminal defense standards for…

The Ingham County Sheriff's Office announced this week it will no longer detain people at the request of immigration, without a judge's order. It says…

Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation Monday that will make sweeping changes to the state’s public defense system.Snyder says the new law is a big step…

Federal judge will hear challenge to gay marriage banA federal judge is allowing a legal challenge to Michigan adoption laws and its ban on same-sex…