 USA Today | First in Print: Gay marriage hits legal snag Coldwater Daily Reporter The surprising political power of the same-sex marriage movement hit two legal setbacks this week on the West and East Coasts. In 2008 California voted by 6.3 million to 5.8 million in favor of Proposition 8 to approve a state ... Bench Memos |
NY chief judge presses better defense for the poor - Wall Street Journal
NY chief judge presses better defense for the poor Wall Street Journal AP ALBANY, NY New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman says the state's legal system fails to protect the rights of the poor, who too often are arraigned and jailed without a lawyer present. He promises that next year it will be normal for all ... Public defenders should be assigned at arraignment, Lippman says |