As Republicans call for higher scrutiny of indigent defense counsel spending, the New Hampshire Department of Employment Security is exploring a new way to prove whether defendants are low-income: W2 forms. The proposal, Department of Employment Security Commissioner Rich Lavers told the Executive Council Wednesday, would involve the department sharing the state’s W2 wage data […]
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There are never enough lawyers to provide indigent defense, but the situation has gotten worse since the pandemic.