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  • D.C. Public Defenders Resolve $3 Million Shortfall, Avoid Staff Furloughs

    Jul 13, 2024
    Read More D.C. Public Defenders Resolve $3 Million Shortfall, Avoid Staff Furloughs
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  • The Washington Post

    D.C. Public Defenders Will Be Furloughed One Day A Week This Summer.

    May 3, 2024
    Read More D.C. Public Defenders Will Be Furloughed One Day A Week This Summer.
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  • PDS Director Heather Pinckney to Receive #Shes100 Equity Award for her Impact in Advocacy!

    Mar 21, 2024
    Read More PDS Director Heather Pinckney to Receive #Shes100 Equity Award for her Impact in Advocacy!
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  • CDD Deputy Chief Chiquisha Robinson Featured in Chief Influencer Podcast!

    Jan 23, 2024
    Read More CDD Deputy Chief Chiquisha Robinson Featured in Chief Influencer Podcast!
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  • PDS Alumna Galit Lipa Appointed State Public Defender in the Office of the State Public Defender for California

    Jan 5, 2024
    Read More PDS Alumna Galit Lipa Appointed State Public Defender in the Office of the State Public Defender for California
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  • PDS Attorney Quiana Harris Featured in Jan/Feb 2024 Washington Lawyer magazine, Page 15.

    Jan 4, 2024
    Read More PDS Attorney Quiana Harris Featured in Jan/Feb 2024 Washington Lawyer magazine, Page 15.
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  • PDS Alumna Kristin Henning honored with the 2023 Embracing the Legacy Award from the RFK Community Alliance.

    Nov 14, 2023
    Read More PDS Alumna Kristin Henning honored with the 2023 Embracing the Legacy Award from the RFK Community Alliance.
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  • PDS Alumnus & Chair of the PDS Board of Trustees, Joseph P. Caleb, Inducted into the Prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers

    Nov 6, 2023
    Read More PDS Alumnus & Chair of the PDS Board of Trustees, Joseph P. Caleb, Inducted into the Prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers
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  • Two PDS Alumnae Most Powerful Women In Washington: Legal Powers Judge Tanya Chutkan and Chief Judge Anita Josey-Herring

    Oct 11, 2023
    Read More Two PDS Alumnae Most Powerful Women In Washington: Legal Powers Judge Tanya Chutkan and Chief Judge Anita Josey-Herring
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  • PDS Summer Externship Provides Hands-On Legal Training

    Oct 5, 2023
    Read More PDS Summer Externship Provides Hands-On Legal Training
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  • Daniel Harawa, a former public defender and civil rights litigator, focuses his research on how to remedy racial bias in the justice system.

    Sep 12, 2023
    Read More Daniel Harawa, a former public defender and civil rights litigator, focuses his research on how to remedy racial bias in the justice system.
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  • NLADA Mourns the Passing of Harvard Law Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr.

    Aug 15, 2023
    Read More NLADA Mourns the Passing of Harvard Law Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr.
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  • Opinion: Charles Ogletree, a Teacher of Presidents, Inspired Greatness by Example

    Aug 7, 2023
    Read More Opinion: Charles Ogletree, a Teacher of Presidents, Inspired Greatness by Example
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  • Why Is My Child Always On Lockdown?’: Confinement At D.C.’s Youth Jail Worries Parents, Advocates

    Jul 24, 2023
    Read More Why Is My Child Always On Lockdown?’: Confinement At D.C.’s Youth Jail Worries Parents, Advocates
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  • Washington City Paper

    These Seven D.C. Officers Have At Least Two Sustained Complaints During Chief Contee’s Tenure

    Jul 10, 2023
    Read More These Seven D.C. Officers Have At Least Two Sustained Complaints During Chief Contee’s Tenure
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  • PDS Wins 2023 Website of the Year Award by Sitefinity

    Jun 27, 2023
    Read More PDS Wins 2023 Website of the Year Award by Sitefinity
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  • A Public Defense Perspective: An Interview With Heather Pinckney, Director Of Public Defender Service For The District Of Columbia

    Jun 6, 2023
    Read More A Public Defense Perspective: An Interview With Heather Pinckney, Director Of Public Defender Service For The District Of Columbia
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  • 2023 Justice Potter Stewart Award to Former PDS Director Avis E. Buchanan and Alumnus Hon. Karl A. Racine.

    May 17, 2023
    Read More 2023 Justice Potter Stewart Award to Former PDS Director Avis E. Buchanan and Alumnus Hon. Karl A. Racine.
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  • PDS Website a Finalist for Website of the Year Award.  Vote for PDS!

    May 4, 2023
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  • PDS alumnus Professor James Forman Jr. (Class of 1994) Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences!

    Apr 20, 2023
    Read More PDS alumnus Professor James Forman Jr. (Class of 1994) Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences!
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  • #PDSDC Alumna Associate Professor Maneka Sinha named 2023-2024 Bellow Scholar

    Mar 21, 2023
    Read More #PDSDC Alumna Associate Professor Maneka Sinha named 2023-2024 Bellow Scholar
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  • California Courthouse Named In Honor of PDS Alumnus and HLS Emeritus Professor Charles Ogletree Jr.

    Feb 28, 2023
    Read More California Courthouse Named In Honor of PDS Alumnus and HLS Emeritus Professor Charles Ogletree Jr.
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  • PDS is a Host Site for HBCU Community Engagement Fellowship by the Black Public Defender Association

    Feb 7, 2023
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  • PDS alumna Stephany Reaves named on Lawyers of Color’s 2022 Hot List

    Jan 3, 2023
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