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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
    Read More PDS is a Host Site for HBCU Community Engagement Fellowship by the Black Public Defender Association
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  • PDS alumna Stephany Reaves named on Lawyers of Color’s 2022 Hot List

    Jan 3, 2023
    Read More PDS alumna Stephany Reaves named on Lawyers of Color’s 2022 Hot List
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    What One Black Judge’s Family History Can Teach Us About Justice (about our esteemed #PDSDC alumnus Judge Robert L. Wilkins)

    Dec 21, 2022
    Read More What One Black Judge’s Family History Can Teach Us About Justice (about our esteemed #PDSDC alumnus Judge Robert L. Wilkins)
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    D.C. Council Prepares To Vote On Overhaul Of Criminal Code

    Oct 17, 2022
    Read More D.C. Council Prepares To Vote On Overhaul Of Criminal Code
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  • Washingtonian

    Incoming Director Heather Pinckney on Washingtonian's Guest List: 5 People We’d Love to Hang Out With This August

    Aug 31, 2022
    Read More Incoming Director Heather Pinckney on Washingtonian's Guest List: 5 People We’d Love to Hang Out With This August
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  • Harvard Law School Wasserstein Fellow

    Chiquisha Robinson, PDS Deputy Chief of Prisoner and Reentry Legal Services, selected to be a prestigious 2022-2023 Harvard Law School Wasserstein Fellow

    Aug 17, 2022
    Read More Chiquisha Robinson, PDS Deputy Chief of Prisoner and Reentry Legal Services, selected to be a prestigious 2022-2023 Harvard Law School Wasserstein Fellow
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  • American University Washington College of Law

    American University Washington College of Law Names PDS Alumna Brandi Harden as Associate Director of Advocacy Program

    Aug 10, 2022
    Read More American University Washington College of Law Names PDS Alumna Brandi Harden as Associate Director of Advocacy Program
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  • The white House

    President Joe Biden has nominated PDS Staff Attorney Almo Carter to serve as a Commissioner with the U.S. Parole Commission.

    Jul 27, 2022
    Read More President Joe Biden has nominated PDS Staff Attorney Almo Carter to serve as a Commissioner with the U.S. Parole Commission.
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  • The Public Defender Service

    Heather N. Pinckney Appointed Next Director of PDS

    Jun 20, 2022
    Read More Heather N. Pinckney Appointed Next Director of PDS
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  • Boston College Law School Hon. David S. Nelson

    PRLS Deputy Chief Chiquisha Robinson Receives the Boston College Law School Hon. David S. Nelson Public Interest Law Award

    May 2, 2022
    Read More PRLS Deputy Chief Chiquisha Robinson Receives the Boston College Law School Hon. David S. Nelson Public Interest Law Award
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  • D.C jail

    D.C. jail settles lawsuit over inmate covid conditions by ACLU, Public Defender Service

    Feb 15, 2022
    Read More D.C. jail settles lawsuit over inmate covid conditions by ACLU, Public Defender Service
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    Council For Court Excellence

    PDS, ACLU, and Covington to receive the Council for Court Excellence's 2022 Justice Potter Stewart Award

    Feb 1, 2022
    Read More PDS, ACLU, and Covington to receive the Council for Court Excellence's 2022 Justice Potter Stewart Award
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    The American Law Institute

    PDS alumnus and Harvard Law School Professor Andrew Crespo has been elected a member of the American Law Institute.

    Jan 23, 2022
    Read More PDS alumnus and Harvard Law School Professor Andrew Crespo has been elected a member of the American Law Institute.
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    Council For Court Excellence

    Transfer of defendants at D.C. jail to begin Monday after inspection found unacceptable conditions

    Nov 7, 2021
    Read More Transfer of defendants at D.C. jail to begin Monday after inspection found unacceptable conditions
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    400 Inmates to be Removed from DC Jail Facility After Inspection

    Nov 3, 2021
    Read More 400 Inmates to be Removed from DC Jail Facility After Inspection
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  • Man Released Under DC's Second Look Act Sentencing Reform

    Aug 26, 2021
    Read More Man Released Under DC's Second Look Act Sentencing Reform
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  • The Washington Post

    D.C. wants to take back parole from the feds. But it’s taken almost no action as deadline looms.

    Aug 1, 2021
    Read More D.C. wants to take back parole from the feds. But it’s taken almost no action as deadline looms.
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  • Washington Lawyers' Committee

    PDS to Receive the Washington Lawyers' Committee's Alfred McKenzie Award

    Jun 8, 2021
    Read More PDS to Receive the Washington Lawyers' Committee's Alfred McKenzie Award
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    Director of Embattled D.C. Crime Lab Stepping Down

    May 18, 2021
    Read More Director of Embattled D.C. Crime Lab Stepping Down
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  • PDS Alumnus David Reiser of Zuckerman Spaeder Will Receive the D.C. Bar's 2021 Brennan Award Winner

    May 3, 2021
    Read More PDS Alumnus David Reiser of Zuckerman Spaeder Will Receive the D.C. Bar's 2021 Brennan Award Winner
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  • PDS Director Avis E. Buchanan Receives Servant of Justice Award

    Apr 27, 2021
    Read More PDS Director Avis E. Buchanan Receives Servant of Justice Award
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  • Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) has recommended PDS alumna Jia Cobb to President Biden for the vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Congratulations, Jia!

    Mar 28, 2021
    Read More Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) has recommended PDS alumna Jia Cobb to President Biden for the vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Congratulations, Jia!
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