Wait list grows as NOLA public defenders refuse cases
Clip: 5/1/2016 | 10m 20s
NewsHour special correspondent John Larson reports from New Orleans.
The right to counsel is a constitutional guarantee. Yet government spending on public defenders has fallen, leading 43 states to require indigent clients pay part of their legal fees. In Louisiana, budget cuts have created a backlog in the court system as public defenders have started to refuse cases. NewsHour special correspondent John Larson reports from New Orleans.
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Wait list grows as NOLA public defenders refuse cases
Clip: 5/1/2016 | 10m 20s
The right to counsel is a constitutional guarantee. Yet government spending on public defenders has fallen, leading 43 states to require indigent clients pay part of their legal fees. In Louisiana, budget cuts have created a backlog in the court system as public defenders have started to refuse cases. NewsHour special correspondent John Larson reports from New Orleans.
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