How judicial conflicts of interest are denying poor Texans their right to an effective lawyer

This story is a collaboration between The Texas Tribune and Texas Monthly. I. For decades, Texans who can’t afford a lawyer have gotten caught in a criminal justice system that’s crippled by inadequate funding and overloaded attorneys. A growing body of caseload data — and a recent lawsuit — point to an even more fundamental hazard: […]CONTINUE READING >>>