U.S. Department
of Justice
PD Hub News Links
Follow the links below to relevant news related to public defense.
Foundational Documents
- Report to the President from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Regarding Restoration and Expansion of the Office for Access to Justice (PDF) (September 15, 2021)
- Presidential Memorandum on Restoring the Justice Department's Access-to-Justice Function and Reinvigorating the White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable (May 18, 2021)
- 28 C.F.R. Section 0.33 -- Office for Access to Justice (identifying criminal indigent defense as a high priority to the Justice Department)
Remarks
- Director Rachel Rossi Delivers Keynote Address at Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Commemorating National Public Defense Day (March 21, 2024)
- Director Rachel Rossi of the Office for Access to Justice Delivers Remarks at the Black Public Defender Association Conference (June 14, 2023)
- Director Rachel Rossi of the Office for Access to Justice Delivers Remarks at the 26th Annual Liman Public Interest Colloquium at Yale Law School (April 21, 2023)
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Director Rachel Rossi Delivers Keynote Address at Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Commemorating National Public Defense Day (March 21, 2023)
- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at the Office for Access to Justice's Gideon Celebration (March 17, 2023)
- Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Delivers Remarks at the Office for Access to Justice's Gideon Celebration (March 17, 2023)
- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at The National Legal Aid & Defender Association’s Gideon Commemoration (March 16, 2023)
- Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Delivers Remarks to Public Defenders at the Justice Department's National Public Defense Day Tour in Des Moines, Iowa (March 14, 2023)
- Director Rachel Rossi of the Office for Access to Justice Delivers Remarks to Law Students During the National Public Defense Day Tour in Las Vegas (March 9, 2023)
- Director Rachel Rossi of the Office for Access to Justice Delivers Keynote Remarks During the 2022 National Legal Aid & Defender Association Annual Conference (October 27, 2022)
- Director Rachel Rossi of the Office for Access to Justice Delivers Keynote Remarks During the National Association of Public Defense Women’s Conference (September 22, 2022)
Engagement
Updated March 21, 2024