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ACLU sues state over public defender system

The ACLU of Missouri filed a lawsuit Thursday against the state alleging that it has failed to meet its constitutional obligation to provide indigent defendants with meaningful representation. “A defective public defender system leads to more appeals, trial delays and higher incarceration cost. All that money could be saved if the state did its constitutional duty ...

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