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Criminal Defense

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This page collects the 6 public records POLISCOPE has tagged with “Criminal Defense”. Coverage spans bills and news coverage - each decoded into plain English and linked to its primary source. It most often overlaps with Legal Proceedings, Trust Funds, and Legal.

Active Bills

State BillSOUTH DAKOTAFeb 18, 2026South Dakota transfers indigent legal services funding and oversight to state commission with $27.6 million appropriationRepresentative Jamison introduced HB 1252 to shift responsibility for providing and paying for indigent legal defense from counties to the Commission on Indigent Legal Services, backed by a $27.57 mil

Recent Activity

  1. Sun, Oct 251 item
    1. Nick Reiner moves closer to accessing family trust fund for legal defenseIncarcerated murder suspect Nick Reiner reached an agreement during a probate hearing to pursue mediation that could unlock up to half of a $1.5 million trust fund for his legal defense. The settlemenLos Angeles County
  2. Wed, Aug 51 item
    1. Defense lawyers allege Justice Department pursued flawed case regarding Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool damageDefense attorneys claim the Justice Department was aware for weeks that its case against a former Olympian accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was based on flawed evidence. The deMiami-Dade County
  3. Wed, Jul 291 item
    1. Defense lawyers allege misconduct in prosecution of former FBI Director James ComeyLawyers for former FBI Director James Comey have filed motions to dismiss a criminal case against him, alleging that federal investigators misled judges and withheld evidence. The case stems from an IUnited States

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Key Actors

  1. 01Donald Trumpperson2 mentions
  2. 02Commission on Indigent Legal Servicesorganization1 mentions
  3. 03Justice Departmentorganization1 mentions
  4. 04Atlantic Industrial Coatingsorganization1 mentions
  5. 05Deadlineorganization1 mentions
  6. 06Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Poollocation1 mentions
  7. 07Office of Indigent Legal Servicesorganization1 mentions
  8. 08Letitia Jamesperson1 mentions
  9. 09TMZorganization1 mentions

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  • Topic to billsSouth Dakota transfers indigent legal services funding and oversight to state commission with $27.6 million appropriation
  • Topic to peopleDonald Trump, Letitia James
  • Topic to orgsCommission on Indigent Legal Services, Justice Department, Atlantic Industrial Coatings (+3 more)
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  1. Oct 25, 2026NewsNick Reiner moves closer to accessing family trust fund for legal defense
  2. Aug 5, 2026NewsDefense lawyers allege Justice Department pursued flawed case regarding Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool damage
  3. Jul 29, 2026NewsDefense lawyers allege misconduct in prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey
  4. Feb 18, 2026State BillSouth Dakota transfers indigent legal services funding and oversight to state commission with $27.6 million appropriation

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