In keeping with MACDL’s consistent support for constitutional funding for the Missouri State Public Defender System and respect for the constitutional rights of all, MACDL filed an amicus brief in support of adequate funding by the legislature—coupled with legislative self-discipline on the application of the criminal sanction—as the means to resolve the Missouri State Public Defender System’s current fiscal crisis.  Case remains pending before the Missouri supreme Court.

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Amicus Request

As a benefit of membership, members have the opportunity to consult with MACDL`s Strike Force if they are threatened in any way for providing legal representation to a client in a criminal proceeding and are subpoenaed to provide information, cited for contempt, being disqualified from the representation, or who become the subject of a bar complaint.

Lawyer Assistance Strike Force Guidelines