Legal Opinion
Foster v. Carson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 17, 2003No. Nos. 03-35457, 03-35458PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GRABER, Circuit Judge.
These consolidated appeals challenge the constitutionality of an Oregon judicial-budget austerity plan known as the “Budget Reduction Plan” (“BRP”). Under the BRP, for four months indigent defendants who were charged with certain listed crimes had their criminal proceedings suspended and were not afforded counsel. Plaintiffs include indigent criminal defendants, indigent defenders, and the Lane County District Attorney. They appeal the district court’s dismissal, on grounds of Younger abstention, of these actions alleging that their constitutional rights were…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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