Richard Durbin actually said...

the notion that that office is facing potentially laying off a third of its staff is unconscionable

Is sequestration increasing the gap in resource parity to a point that calls into question whether indigent defendants are getting full due ...

I have just got to close by saying I went to Peoria, Illinois, which is a basic Midwestern mid-sized city where they are dealing with crime ...

can we have a fair system of justice?