缅因州法院命令州解决贫穷的法律顾问拖延或面临释放被告的问题。 Maine court orders state to fix indigent legal counsel delays or face releasing defendants.

一个缅因州法院裁定,国家未能向贫穷被告及时提供法律顾问,导致案件积压。 A Maine court ruled that the state is failing to provide timely legal counsel to indigent defendants, leading to a backlog of cases. Michaela Murphy法官命令国家解决这一问题, 或冒释放被告的风险, Justice Michaela Murphy ordered the state to address the issue or risk releasing defendants who have waited over two weeks for an attorney. 美国缅因州公民自由联盟于2017年提起诉讼,尽管雇用了约20多名公设辩护人,但这项努力被认为不够充分。 The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine filed a lawsuit in 2017, and despite hiring about two dozen public defenders, the effort has been deemed insufficient. 法院的裁决也可能对家庭暴力案件产生影响, 因为最多38名被告若在4月初尚未被指派律师, 可在审判前获释。 The court's decision may also impact domestic violence cases, as up to 38 defendants could be released before trial if they haven't been assigned lawyers by early April.