CLE WEBINAR: Advocating for Clients at 58A Hearings

CLE WEBINAR: Advocating for Clients at 58A HearingsJonathan Vogel-Borne2020-10-09T17:52:09-04:00

MACDL Deeply Disappointed FY26 State Budget Has No Increase in Bar Advocate Rates

The Committee on Public Counsel Services (CPCS) line-item 0321-1510, which funds the work of the bar advocates, has no rate increases for bar advocates for any category of cases. Read More…

Constitutional Crisis Deepens

Hundreds in Massachusetts Now Without Court-Appointed Lawyers as Indigent Defense System Buckles. Read press release…

MACDL Supports Bar Advocates Action

MACDL stands in full solidarity with bar advocates who are refusing to take additional court-appointed cases as a result of the unsustainably low compensation rates. Read press release…

Response to the Attack on the Legal Profession

MACDL condemns the March 22, 2025 Presidential Memorandum titled, “Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court.” Read full statement…

Racial Justice Resources

We have posted a resource page of annotated links, including guides, organizations and movements, education, policing issues, and articles helpful to public defenders.