City’s request to stop construction of Phase III jail facility should be denied, federal judge recommends by Nicholas ChrastilDecember 7, 2020December 11, 2020 In scathing report, judge says he has “lost trust” in the city.
Orleans DA candidates say they will review all old non-unanimous verdicts regardless of upcoming Supreme Court ruling by Nicholas ChrastilDecember 2, 2020December 2, 2020
Public defenders to stop in-person appearances at Municipal Court due to reported COVID-19 outbreak by Nicholas ChrastilNovember 30, 2020November 30, 2020
With increased city funding, public defenders avoid ‘worst possible outcome,’ but not out of the woods yet, chief defender says by Nicholas ChrastilNovember 24, 2020November 24, 2020
Public defenders to receive more city funding than ever before — but not quite the ‘parity’ with DA as promised by City Council by Nicholas ChrastilNovember 19, 2020November 19, 2020
Report: 80 percent of people still in prison on non-unanimous jury verdicts are Black by Nicholas ChrastilNovember 17, 2020November 17, 2020
New Orleans Police Department using facial recognition despite years of denial by Michael Isaac SteinNovember 12, 2020November 12, 2020
NOPD presents budget to City Council, as activists continue calls to defund by Nicholas ChrastilNovember 12, 2020November 12, 2020
In city budget hearing, council members say they want public defender funding closer to DA, but it’s unclear where they’ll find the money by Nicholas ChrastilNovember 11, 2020November 12, 2020