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Duncan et al v. State of Michigan - Complaint (02/22/2007)

Ensuring Access to Counsel in Ohio: Petition to the Ohio Supreme Court (03/09/2006)
Petition calling for the court to protect children’s right to counsel when they are accused of a crime. Petition was submitted by the ACLU, Children's Law Center and Office of the Ohio State Public Defender.

An Assessment of Indigent Defense Services In Montana, Submitted in the Case White v. Martz, CDV-2002-133 (08/05/2004)

Tesmer v. Granholm Supplemental Statement of Facts (10/23/2002)

Tesmer v. Granholm Petition for Rehearing En Banc (07/10/2002)

White v. Martz Complaint (02/14/2002)
ACLU lawsuit against the State of Montana and seven of its counties alleging that defendants had failed to adequately fund and supervise county indigent defense programs. Other court papers are attached.

Tesmer v. Granholm (03/01/2000)
In 2000, the ACLU's Michigan affiliate challenged a state law prohibiting the appointment of appellate counsel to indigent criminal defendants who wished to appeal their conviction to the Michigan Court of Appeals despite the fact that they had pled guilty to the charges against them. Plaintiffs won at the trial level but lost on appeal to the Sixth Circuit. The Sixth Circuit subsequently heard the case en banc and upheld the lower court decision declaring the law unconstitutional. The case is now before the Supreme Court.

Doyle: Pls Opposition to Summary Judgment Motion (03/12/1998)

Doyle v. Allegheny County Salary Board (11/21/1997)
ACLU lawsuit filed in 1996 against Allegheny County, Pa., alleging that the County was failing to provide its public defender system with the tools necessary to enable it to adequately represent its clients. Other court papers, settlement agreement and reports are attached.