LAW: The Right to Counsel: Federal and Oregon Constitutional Perspectives

Join ACS, CDALC, PILP, WICL, and our panelists for a lunchtime discussion exploring the constitutional right to counsel under the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Article I, Section 11 of the Oregon Constitution. We’ll examine the Oregon Supreme Court’s recent decision in State v. Roberts, which requires dismissal of criminal cases when the state fails to appoint counsel within set time limits, and its implications amid Oregon’s public defense crisis. Panelists include: Hon. Bronson James (Oregon Supreme Court), Professor Aliza Kaplan (Criminal Justice Reform Clinic), and Nadia Dahab (Sugarman Dahab LLP).