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Sarah Chervinsky Is Top Gun In Trial Advocacy
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Law.Yale.edu - June 9, 2011
New Haven, CT - Incoming OPD attorney Sarah Chervinsky will be a great advocate for fairness in New Orleans. The second annual National Top Gun Mock Trial Competition began on June 1 when eighteen of the nation’s best law school advocates arrived in Waco, Texas, to compete for the elusive title of Top Gun—and the $10,000 cash prize that goes along with it. Ninety-six hours and six trials later, on Sunday afternoon, June 5, Yale Law School’s Sarah Chervinsky ’11 emerged as the winner.
Louisiana Public Defender Board Member Majeeda Snead Wins Award
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Nola.com - August 22, 2011
Majeeda Snead, a clinical professor in Loyola's College of Law, was one of five African-American women honored by the Urban League of Greater New Orleans. Snead was recognized for being the first black woman to lead the school's law clinic.
Orleans Criminal Judges, Prosecutors, Defenders Squabbling Over Case Assignments
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Nola.com - January 10, 2011
New Orleans - In recent months, the process of allotting cases to judges has provoked heated debate among criminal justice leaders. The issue created a seemingly odd alliance between the Orleans Parish district attorney's office and Orleans public defenders, pitting them against the criminal court judges.
Orleans Parish Public Defenders Cut Services Because Of Lack Of Funds
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New Orleans - Saying the office will run into a budget deficit in the coming months, the Orleans public defenders announced Tuesday a general hiring freeze and plans to cut back on legal representation for poor defendants in New Orleans' traffic and municipal courts.
Lawsuit Filed Against Criminal Court Judges
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New Orleans - A lawsuit was filed today against judges at Orleans Parish Criminal Court. The dispute stems from a fee that they apparently have not been collecting that would provide funding to the Public Defenders Office.
Marijuana, Misdemeanor Offenses Will Now Get Just A Court Summons, No Trip To Jail
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New orleans - The criminal justice community is hailing a City Council decision Thursday as a progressive reform that can help the city run more efficiently.
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