With their pay shorted by Congress, federal defense lawyers edge toward a difficult decision: Do I pay my light bill, or do I ...

A public defender was beaten and robbed by a former client near the Sonoma County Courthouse, not far from their office, Santa Rosa police said. The ...

The charges spanned from shoplifting and driving on a suspended license up to domestic violence, assault and battery with a ...

More than 120 defendants in Massachusetts have had their charges — ranging from assault to drug possession — dropped after ...

A Mexican-born man who pleaded guilty to criminal charges said his lawyer should have warned him the decision could lead to ...

The Georgia Public Defender Council (GPDC) honored retired Chief Justice Norman S. Fletcher during a special reception recognizing his transformative leadership and lifelong dedication to justice in ...

A judge in Boston is set to decide if dozens of criminal defendants in Massachusetts will walk free Tuesday after they were<a ...

As the public defender work stoppage continues in Massachusetts, hundreds of criminal cases could be tossed out within the ...

When officers arrived they found the victim, a Sonoma County Public Defender, who had been struck in the face multiple times ...

Public defenders in Montgomery County have filed a lawsuit against county commissioners, claiming that 15,000 people a year ...

Call to issue an executive order echoes legislation that failed this year but raises questions about autonomy of local law ...