Does the right to an attorney trump the state’s need for fiscal restraint?

A district judge in Minnesota has ordered that private attorneys be hired to replace overburdened public defenders, and the cost billed to the state. Today's Question: Does the right to an attorney trump the state's need for fiscal restraint?

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