The purpose of the legal system is to enforce the laws.
Does it fulfill it? No. Trump was convicted on 34 counts, has not been held accountable. If you have the money to delay judgement you can get away with anything.
On the other end of the spectrum, if you don’t have money and can’t afford legal representation, we are SUPPOSED to provide a public defender.
When there aren’t enough public defenders to go around, those cases aren’t even prosecuted.
Public defenders are also not offered for civil cases. If you need a lawyer for your civil case, you either need to find someone who will work for you pro bono or you have to risk filing it yourself and doing it wrong.
The purpose of the legal system is to enforce the laws.
Does it fulfill it? No. Trump was convicted on 34 counts, has not been held accountable. If you have the money to delay judgement you can get away with anything.
On the other end of the spectrum, if you don’t have money and can’t afford legal representation, we are SUPPOSED to provide a public defender.
When there aren’t enough public defenders to go around, those cases aren’t even prosecuted.
https://www.opb.org/article/2024/05/31/appellate-court-affirms-ruling-releasing-defendants-from-jail-with-no-public-defender/
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/03/13/oregon-counsel-unrepresented-attorneys-crisis-misdemeanors-felony-cases/
https://www.mcda.us/index.php/news/da-mike-schmidt-calls-lack-of-public-defenders-an-urgent-threat-to-public-safety
Public defenders are also not offered for civil cases. If you need a lawyer for your civil case, you either need to find someone who will work for you pro bono or you have to risk filing it yourself and doing it wrong.