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DSOTD has complied a list of training videos, direct assistance immigration resources, PowerPoint slides, primers and other written materials related to…
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Immigration Crimes & Offenses Involving Noncitizens
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Access DSOTD's Redesigned FD.org Now!
Welcome to DSOTD's newly redesigned FD.org. Certain content on this website, including DSOTD program materials and criminal defense topics, is password protected. You must log in to FD.org to…
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Legal Resources Available as DOJ Revives the Federal Death Penalty
The Department of Justice, (DOJ), has issued a memorandum that lifts the moratorium on federal executions, and instructs federal…
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Featured Training Events
Please be advised that registration for DSOTD Events is limited to persons who provide services pursuant to the Federal CJA.
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Dec. 3, 2025 (1:00PM–2:00PM)
VirtualThe Investigator Playbook Series, Session 2: Use of Active Listening Skills to Ensure Accurate Understanding of Interviewees
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Dec. 10, 2025 (1:00PM–2:00PM)Virtual
Have you ever reviewed the government’s transcription of calls which directly implicate your client only to later discover significant…
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Dec. 10, 2025 (3:00PM–4:15PM)Virtual
WEBINAR: Federal Defender Investigators, Paralegals and Mitigation Specialists, A Virtual Series Session 5: Navigating Client BOP Program…
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Congress is one step closer to ending the longest government shutdown in American history. The Senate approved a funding bill by a 60 to 40 vote. The agreement includes funding for Defender Services, some of whom haven't been paid since July, and security for U.S. Supreme Court justices.…
Read Full News PostNew York man is convicted in 2022 on charges of securities fraud, making false filings with the SEC, and improperly influencing the conduct of audits. This comes as a real…
Read Full News PostMore than 50 private attorneys and contractors in New Mexico announced on Wednesday that they will stop taking new cases where they would represent federal defendants who cannot afford their own lawyers, citing a funding crisis that has left them unpaid since early July.…
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The Defender Services Office has established a partnership with National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) to provide training and resources to CJA practitioners around the country on immigration-related issues.