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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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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. 10, 2025 (1:00PM–2:00PM)
VirtualHave 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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Jan. 14, 2026 (1:00PM–2:00PM)Virtual
Appellate Webinar Series, Session 9: Navigating the Cert Stage
This presentation will help federal…
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At this year’s Newsmaker event last night, the Rhode Island Women’s Bar Association and Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly recognized the extraordinary leadership of Tara I. Allen, Federal Defender…
Read Full News PostPresident Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Alina Habba, whom the administration has maneuvered to keep in place as New Jersey top federal prosecutor, is …
Read Full News PostWhen Kyle Kjoller, a 57-year-old welder, was ordered held without bail in Nevada County, Calif., in April, he protested. The charges against him — multiple counts of illegal gun possession — were not grave enough under California law to warrant keeping him in jail for months awaiting his trial (…
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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.