马萨诸塞州立法者同意加薪并雇用更多公设辩护人, Massachusetts lawmakers agree to raise pay and hire more public defenders to end a bar advocates' work stoppage.

马萨诸塞州立法者达成协议, 终止法院指派的律师或律师停工, 他们抗议低薪。 Massachusetts lawmakers have reached a deal to end a work stoppage by court-appointed attorneys, or bar advocates, who were protesting low pay. 该协议在两年内将他们的每小时工资提高20美元,并提供4 000万美元用于雇用更多的公设辩护人。 The agreement raises their hourly pay by $20 over two years and provides $40 million to hire more public defenders. 这一行动的目的是防止刑事司法体系今后出现混乱,而且是在100多起案件因辩护律师的行动而被驳回之后采取的。 This move aims to prevent future disruptions in the criminal justice system and comes after over 100 cases were dismissed due to the advocates' action.