Hundreds of thousands of men and women will suffer while we wait years for Congress and the Supreme Court to enact meaningful plea bargaining reform. What we can do now.

A

Modest

Proposal

For

Plea Bargaining Reform

That Does Not Require

New Legislation or a New Rule of Criminal Procedure

Something Lawyers Can Work on Right Now

Begin Lobbying for a Local Rule in your District That Prohibits the Entry of a Guilty Plea Until Discovery is Complete.

(See Principle 9 of the ABA “2023 Plea Bargain Task Force Report”)

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