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The Skanner News - Oregon Justice Fires Panel Due to Lack of Public Defenders

Criminal defendants in Oregon who have gone without legal representation due to a shortage of public defenders filed a lawsuit in May that alleges the state is violating their constitutional right to legal counsel and a speedy trial.

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Oregon justice fires panel due to lack of public defenders

SALEM, Ore. (AP) Oregon's chief justice fired all the members of the Public Defense Services Commission on Monday, frustrated that hundreds of defendants charged with crimes and who cannot afford an attorney have been unable to obtain public defenders to represent them.

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Oregon justice fires panel due to lack of public defenders

“Unfortunately, it is now clear that it is time to reconstitute the current commission,” the chief justice said.

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Oregon justice fires panel due to lack of public defenders

Oregon justice fires panel due to lack of public defenders
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