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PDS In the News

Coronavirus-related court actions seek release of D.C. prisoners, psychiatric patients
Apr 1, 2020
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Public Defender Service, ACLU-DC Challenge D.C. Jail’s Failure to Protect Incarcerated Individuals From COVID-19 Pandemic
Mar 29, 2020
Read More Public Defender Service, ACLU-DC Challenge D.C. Jail’s Failure to Protect Incarcerated Individuals From COVID-19 Pandemic
U.S. Parole Commission Bends to Demands From Defense Attorneys and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Mar 25, 2020
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Washingtonian Magazine
Why DC’s Public Defender Service Is Among the Country’s Best: An interview with Avis Buchanan, who runs the agency.
Mar 9, 2020
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Avis E. Buchanan will be a co-recipient of the 2020 Servant of Justice Award by the Legal Aid Society of D.C.
Jan 8, 2020
Read More Avis E. Buchanan will be a co-recipient of the 2020 Servant of Justice Award by the Legal Aid Society of D.C.
Washington Post
The government wants to move the D.C. public defender’s office. That could be disastrous.
Dec 6, 2019
Read More The government wants to move the D.C. public defender’s office. That could be disastrous.
Washington Post
Authorities said video showed a man committed murder. He spent 13 days in jail before his defense team proved it didn’t.
Nov 22, 2019
Read More Authorities said video showed a man committed murder. He spent 13 days in jail before his defense team proved it didn’t.
History News Network
Thou Shalt Not Ration Justice
Sep 4, 2019
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The Institute of Politics at Harvard University
Internship Reflections: Maya Jenkins '21
Sep 3, 2019
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The Washington Post
Local man (PDS Supervising Staff Attorney Jeffrey Stein) wins 2018 Marine Corps Marathon; 2015 winner takes women’s division
Oct 27, 2018
Read More Local man (PDS Supervising Staff Attorney Jeffrey Stein) wins 2018 Marine Corps Marathon; 2015 winner takes women’s division
Law Students in Court
PDS Director Avis E. Buchanan Receives the 2018 Law Students in Court Celebration of Service Award
Apr 22, 2018
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Washington Post
Civil Rights Attorney Charles Ogletree’s Mind Is A Weapon. Now, It’s Fighting Him.
Dec 3, 2017
Read More Civil Rights Attorney Charles Ogletree’s Mind Is A Weapon. Now, It’s Fighting Him.
The Washington Post
Judge Blasts District Agency for Treatment of Defendants with Mental Illness (The Washington Post)
Oct 26, 2017
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The Washington Post
Forensic Errors Trigger Reviews of D.C. Crime Lab Ballistics Unit, Prosecutors Say
Mar 23, 2017
Read More Forensic Errors Trigger Reviews of D.C. Crime Lab Ballistics Unit, Prosecutors Say
The Washington Post
D.C. Lets Some People With Outstanding Warrants Do a ‘Safe Surrender’ at Court
Sep 7, 2016
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CNN
Charges Dropped in Chandra Levy Murder
Aug 1, 2016
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The White House
President Obama Nominates Jason D. Tulley to Serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Jun 28, 2016
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National Geographic
How Science Is Putting a New Face on Crime Solving
Jun 15, 2016
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Huffington Post
Expanding the Role of Public Defenders in Reentry: Improving Public Safety, Protecting the Rights of Formerly Incarcerated People
Apr 25, 2016
Read More Expanding the Role of Public Defenders in Reentry: Improving Public Safety, Protecting the Rights of Formerly Incarcerated People
The Washington Post
A New Rule Could Help Ensure That Prosecutors Share Info With The Defense
Mar 20, 2016
Read More A New Rule Could Help Ensure That Prosecutors Share Info With The Defense
D.C. Bar
Avis E. Buchanan Honored With Thurgood Marshall Award
Mar 16, 2016
Read More Avis E. Buchanan Honored With Thurgood Marshall Award
Washington Post
A Familiar Story: D.C. Police Conduct Violent Home Raids Based on Scant Evidence
Mar 9, 2016
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Washington Post (Editorial Board)
The District Police’s Unreasonable Searches and Seizures
Mar 8, 2016
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Washington Post
Judge Orders D.C. to Pay $13.2 Million in Wrongful FBI Hair Conviction Case (PDS Client Santae A. Tribble)
Feb 28, 2016
Read More Judge Orders D.C. to Pay $13.2 Million in Wrongful FBI Hair Conviction Case (PDS Client Santae A. Tribble)

PDS In the News

Coronavirus-related court actions seek release of D.C. prisoners, psychiatric patients

Public Defender Service, ACLU-DC Challenge D.C. Jail’s Failure to Protect Incarcerated Individuals From COVID-19 Pandemic

U.S. Parole Commission Bends to Demands From Defense Attorneys and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton

Why DC’s Public Defender Service Is Among the Country’s Best: An interview with Avis Buchanan, who runs the agency.

Avis E. Buchanan will be a co-recipient of the 2020 Servant of Justice Award by the Legal Aid Society of D.C.

The government wants to move the D.C. public defender’s office. That could be disastrous.

Authorities said video showed a man committed murder. He spent 13 days in jail before his defense team proved it didn’t.

Thou Shalt Not Ration Justice

Internship Reflections: Maya Jenkins '21

Local man (PDS Supervising Staff Attorney Jeffrey Stein) wins 2018 Marine Corps Marathon; 2015 winner takes women’s division

PDS Director Avis E. Buchanan Receives the 2018 Law Students in Court Celebration of Service Award

Civil Rights Attorney Charles Ogletree’s Mind Is A Weapon. Now, It’s Fighting Him.

Judge Blasts District Agency for Treatment of Defendants with Mental Illness (The Washington Post)

Forensic Errors Trigger Reviews of D.C. Crime Lab Ballistics Unit, Prosecutors Say

D.C. Lets Some People With Outstanding Warrants Do a ‘Safe Surrender’ at Court

Charges Dropped in Chandra Levy Murder

President Obama Nominates Jason D. Tulley to Serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia

How Science Is Putting a New Face on Crime Solving

Expanding the Role of Public Defenders in Reentry: Improving Public Safety, Protecting the Rights of Formerly Incarcerated People

A New Rule Could Help Ensure That Prosecutors Share Info With The Defense

Avis E. Buchanan Honored With Thurgood Marshall Award

A Familiar Story: D.C. Police Conduct Violent Home Raids Based on Scant Evidence

The District Police’s Unreasonable Searches and Seizures

Judge Orders D.C. to Pay $13.2 Million in Wrongful FBI Hair Conviction Case (PDS Client Santae A. Tribble)