Colo. Defender Refused 'Reality' Of Overwork, Court Told

By Rachel Konieczny ( January 27, 2026, 11:16 PM EST) -- A former attorney at the Colorado public defender's office told a state court Tuesday that it underpays and overworks its employees and fired him for complaining about it, though the office responded that the reality of balancing public defenders' workloads is more nuanced than the study he cited suggested....

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