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• March 18, 2026

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  States Consider Critical Public Defense Reform Bills

  March 16, 2026

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  2025 Public Defense Legislation: New laws in North Dakota, Mississippi, and Illinois improve access to counsel and strengthen public defense systems

  March 16, 2026

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  With Deason Center Support State-Funded Pilot Brings Day One Public Defense to Rural Mississippi

  February 11, 2026

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  Deason Center Attorneys Secure $1.5M For Overdetained Texans

  February 05, 2026

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  The Coming War on Gideon

  Pamela R. Metzger

  December 05, 2025

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  Postdoctoral Researcher Advances Justice Through Geography

  September 30, 2025

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  Day One in Court: Farella v. Anglin

  September 29, 2025

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  Innovating Criminal Justice Reform from Day One

  August 25, 2025

• June 30, 2025

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  Event Photos: An Evening Honoring Chief Justice Nathan Hecht

  June 30, 2025

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• June 18, 2025

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  Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center Celebrates North Dakota Law Expanding Counsel at Initial Appearance

  April 30, 2025

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  SMU students gain hands-on research experience at the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center

  March 03, 2025

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• February 27, 2025

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  Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center Reveals Alarming Shortage of Public Defenders in Kansas

  February 26, 2025

• December 12, 2024

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  Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center Launches 'Day One' Campaign to Advance Post-Arrest Rights

  December 11, 2024

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• September 08, 2024

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  SMU Law's Deason Center Announces Inaugural Criminal Justice Law Scholars

  August 26, 2024

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• June 15, 2024

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  Deason Center Wins Federal Grant to Study American Public Defense Systems

  June 10, 2024

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