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The ACLU says Pennsylvania’s public defenders are so underfunded it violates the law

The ACLU said the lack of funding deprived citizens of their constitutional rights to due process, equal protection, and an effective lawyer even if they can’t afford one.

The Delaware County Courthouse in Media.
The Delaware County Courthouse in Media.Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer