More than 120 cases were dismissed in Boston as a dispute over public defender pay continues. Cases range from assault to ...

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Private defense attorneys who represent indigent clients in federal court are not getting paid for nearly three months — ...

Private attorneys assigned to defendants who can't afford an attorney take on about 40% of federal cases, but they stopped getting paid July 3 because of systemwide funding shortfall. Public defender ...

The case against the three suspects was, in 2024, upheld by a lower state appeals court, who over 114 pages examined numerous ...

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon signed off on Ryan Routh’s request but said court-appointed attorneys need to remain as ...

More than 100 retired Massachusetts judges are demanding higher pay for public advocates amid a prolonged work stoppage that has led to charges against criminal defendants being dropped ...

The state Supreme Court ruled a judge's inquiry about juror misconduct during the trial of Jonelle Melton's killers was ...

Jackson Demolition’s appeal of state Supreme Court justice’s decision in battle over demo bid raises questions about personal ...

The man charged with trying to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald Trump near West Palm Beach almost a year ago ...

A jury acquitted Carlos Dominguez on charges of first-degree murder, though he still faces second-degree and attempted murder ...

This has been crumbling for 15 years. This didn’t happen overnight. If the legislature was not aware of it, they must be ...