PDS In The News

PDS In the News

The Washington Post
D.C. Court Considers How To Screen Out ‘Bad Science’ In Local Trials
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FiveThirtyEight Science
DNA Evidence Has A Dark Side (featuring PDS alumna Erin Murphy)
Read More DNA Evidence Has A Dark Side (featuring PDS alumna Erin Murphy)
Washington Post
The government wants to move the D.C. public defender’s office. That could be disastrous.
Read More The government wants to move the D.C. public defender’s office. That could be disastrous.
PUBLIC DEFENDERS MARCH FOR BLACK LIVES by Director Avis E. Buchanan
Read More PUBLIC DEFENDERS MARCH FOR BLACK LIVES by Director Avis E. Buchanan
A Call To Action: PUBLIC DEFENDERS MARCH FOR BLACK LIVES
Read More A Call To Action: PUBLIC DEFENDERS MARCH FOR BLACK LIVES
The White House
President Obama Nominates Jason D. Tulley to Serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Read More President Obama Nominates Jason D. Tulley to Serve on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
D.C. wants to take back parole from the feds. But it’s taken almost no action as deadline looms.
Read More D.C. wants to take back parole from the feds. But it’s taken almost no action as deadline looms.
Public Defender Service, ACLU-DC Challenge D.C. Jail’s Failure to Protect Incarcerated Individuals From COVID-19 Pandemic
Read More Public Defender Service, ACLU-DC Challenge D.C. Jail’s Failure to Protect Incarcerated Individuals From COVID-19 Pandemic
Director Avis E. Buchanan receives the Washington Council of Lawyers 2014 President's Award for Public Service
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!
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!
The Washington Post
Representing Freddie Gray's Family: A Venerable Lawyer in Cases Involving Race, Police, and Death
Read More Representing Freddie Gray's Family: A Venerable Lawyer in Cases Involving Race, Police, and Death
National Geographic
How Science Is Putting a New Face on Crime Solving
Read More How Science Is Putting a New Face on Crime Solving
D.C. Bar
Avis E. Buchanan Honored With Thurgood Marshall Award
Read More Avis E. Buchanan Honored With Thurgood Marshall Award
The Guardian
The Man Who Was Jailed for 22 Years - on the Fantasy Evidence of a Single Hair
Read More The Man Who Was Jailed for 22 Years - on the Fantasy Evidence of a Single Hair
Washington Post
Civil Rights Attorney Charles Ogletree’s Mind Is A Weapon. Now, It’s Fighting Him.
Read More Civil Rights Attorney Charles Ogletree’s Mind Is A Weapon. Now, It’s Fighting Him.
The Washington Post
D.C. Man Imprisoned by Flawed FBI Forensic Evidence Exonerated
Read More D.C. Man Imprisoned by Flawed FBI Forensic Evidence Exonerated
Judge orders emergency D.C. jail overhaul of medical, cleaning, ‘social distancing’ practices and defense lawyer access to stem coronavirus from The Washington Post
Read More Judge orders emergency D.C. jail overhaul of medical, cleaning, ‘social distancing’ practices and defense lawyer access to stem coronavirus from The Washington Post
PDSDC
Director Avis E. Buchanan receives Wiley A. Branton Award for her lifetime commitment to civil rights advocacy
History News Network
Thou Shalt Not Ration Justice
Read More Thou Shalt Not Ration Justice
The Washington Post
The FBI's Flawed Justice
Read More The FBI's Flawed Justice
Washington Post (Editorial Board)
The District Police’s Unreasonable Searches and Seizures
Read More The District Police’s Unreasonable Searches and Seizures
400 Inmates to be Removed from DC Jail Facility After Inspection
Read More 400 Inmates to be Removed from DC Jail Facility After Inspection
Washington Post
A Familiar Story: D.C. Police Conduct Violent Home Raids Based on Scant Evidence
Read More A Familiar Story: D.C. Police Conduct Violent Home Raids Based on Scant Evidence
Federal Judge Orders Sweeping Reforms to D.C. Jail Conditions During COVID-19
Read More Federal Judge Orders Sweeping Reforms to D.C. Jail Conditions During COVID-19

PDS In the News

D.C. Court Considers How To Screen Out ‘Bad Science’ In Local Trials

DNA Evidence Has A Dark Side (featuring PDS alumna Erin Murphy)

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

PUBLIC DEFENDERS MARCH FOR BLACK LIVES by Director Avis E. Buchanan

A Call To Action: PUBLIC DEFENDERS MARCH FOR BLACK LIVES

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

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

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

Director Avis E. Buchanan receives the Washington Council of Lawyers 2014 President's Award for Public Service

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!

Representing Freddie Gray's Family: A Venerable Lawyer in Cases Involving Race, Police, and Death

How Science Is Putting a New Face on Crime Solving

Avis E. Buchanan Honored With Thurgood Marshall Award

The Man Who Was Jailed for 22 Years - on the Fantasy Evidence of a Single Hair

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

D.C. Man Imprisoned by Flawed FBI Forensic Evidence Exonerated

Judge orders emergency D.C. jail overhaul of medical, cleaning, ‘social distancing’ practices and defense lawyer access to stem coronavirus from The Washington Post

Director Avis E. Buchanan receives Wiley A. Branton Award for her lifetime commitment to civil rights advocacy

Thou Shalt Not Ration Justice

The FBI's Flawed Justice

The District Police’s Unreasonable Searches and Seizures

400 Inmates to be Removed from DC Jail Facility After Inspection

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

Federal Judge Orders Sweeping Reforms to D.C. Jail Conditions During COVID-19