Sheldon Portman v. County of Santa Clara Bob Diridon

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1993-06-09

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O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge: We consider, among other things, whether a public defender has standing to challenge the constitutionality of a state statutory scheme that makes him an at-will employee on the ground that the scheme interferes with the Sixth Amendment rights of his clients. I Portman was employed as the Chief Public ■…

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