
WA Supreme Court issues rule to reduce public defense caseloads
The Washington State Supreme Court issued an interim rule on Monday to lower by more than two-thirds the number of
Jaelynn Grisso is Cascade PBS’s investigative multimedia journalist. Prior to Cascade PBS, Grisso founded a nonprofit news outlet and worked for Mother Jones, Honolulu Civil Beat and Scripps.
The Washington State Supreme Court issued an interim rule on Monday to lower by more than two-thirds the number of
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Counties have joined forces to seek a new legal standard for paying for the constitutional right to public defense counsel.