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public defender offices
Coverage of public defender offices in the Nexus archive.
- NC budget proposal cruelly slashes funding for lawyers who help people in need
North Carolina's new budget proposal slashes funding for Legal Aid of North Carolina, redirects IOLTA program funds to public defender offices, and imposes restrictions on Legal Aid's ability to handle immigration, gender transition cases, and political advocacy. The changes follow a $6 million deficit caused by a previous funding freeze, leading to attorney layoffs and office closures in rural areas.