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With L.A. courts paralyzed by COVID-19, public defenders …

The Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles on March 21, two days after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statewide “stay at home” order to slow the spread of the coronavirus. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)

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Supervisors Push for Swifter Work Clearing Marijuana-Related …

A man on a cannabis tour of Los Angeles rolls a joint as the group makes a stop to smoke marijuana on Jan. 24, 2019. (Credit: Robyn Beck / AFP / Getty Images)

New L.A. County Public Defender Appointed by Board of …

From left to right, deputy public defenders Jan Datomi and Susan Roe hold up signs protesting their new interim boss, Nichole Davis Tinkham, as they and other attorneys in the office say Tinkham is not qualified for the job. (Credit: Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)

L.A. County Public Defenders Protest Newly Appointed Boss, …

From left to right, deputy public defenders Jan Datomi and Susan Roe hold up signs protesting their new interim boss, Nichole Davis Tinkham, as they and other attorneys in the office say Tinkham is not qualified for the job. (Credit: Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)