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@radleybalko @argusleader "You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, then you can pay for one."

@radleybalko @argusleader They'll also start charging a fee to exercise other rights. Want to criticize this policy? That'll be $500

@radleybalko This looks ripe for a Constitutional challenge...

@radleybalko @fordm @argusleader When might South Dakota stop breaking the law?

@radleybalko Isn't that just plainly unconstitutional?

@radleybalko Gideon v. Wainwright means nothing to these guys, apparently?

@radleybalko @argusleader What is happening to our country? Debtors prison, arise.

@radleybalko certainly not ethical but how in the world is this legal?

@radleybalko @Karnythia @argusleader Who defends them if they get charged for not paying the defender? #Catch22

@radleybalko @argusleader Jesus that's the worst I've ever heard. In most places a 50$ mandatory one-time fee is a stretch.

@radleybalko How can this be squared with Gideon v. Wainwright?

@radleybalko Are the public defenders getting that $92/hr? Of course not. This is a 6th Amendment violation.

@radleybalko @MichaelAWoodJr @argusleader if u cannot afford an attorney one will be provided 4 you at low rate of $92/HR #trialforprofit

@radleybalko, thank you for sharing these disturbing facts. That's outrageous.

@radleybalko cc @ACLUSD Shouldn't be hard to find a plaintiff, guys.