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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…
Read Full SpotlightThe Defender Services Office Training Division (DSOTD), furthers the right to effective assistance of counsel by providing training and other resources to attorneys appointed under the CJA.
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Immigration Crimes & Offenses Involving Noncitizens
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DSOTD Launches New Criminal Defense Topic: CJA Funding
FD.org’s Criminal Defense Topics (CDTs) can be accessed via the password protected side of FD.org. DSOTD has launched a new CDT: "…
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United States v. Mangione: A Win On Divisibility of Federal Statutes
Luigi Mangione's legal team, including AFPD Paresh Patel from the office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Maryland,…
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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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Mar. 4, 2026 (8:30AM) – Mar. 6, 2026 (1:00PM)
In-PersonThe 2026 Federal Defender Leadership Forum, (FDLF), is an in-person, invite-only conference for FDO leaders. Topics…
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Apr. 8, 2026 (1:00PM–2:00PM)Virtual
Appellate Webinar Series, Session 10: Reading Between the Lines – Statutory Interpretation in the Age of Originalism…
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May. 6, 2026 (1:00PM–2:00PM)Virtual
Many practitioners are only vaguely aware of civil commitment for sexually dangerous people, and are often surprised by who is eligible, how the…
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A large banner featuring Donald Trump's face was hung on the exterior of Justice Department headquarters on Thursday in a physical display of the president's efforts to exert power over the law enforcement agency that once investigated him, according to this…
Read Full News PostOld-fashioned (and since amended) statute from 1952 makes immigrant children citizens if they are born out of wedlock, their mother naturalizes, and the "paternity of the child has not been established by legitimation." Did that apply if the unwed father had signed the birth certificate?…
Read Full News PostOklahoma trooper stops a rental car for going a whopping 4 mph over the speed limit, begins preparing a warning, but calls in a canine unit after the driver and passenger give allegedly inconsistent travel plans. Yikes! Dog alerts and officers find 100 pounds of meth.…
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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.