An East Stroudsburg man has pleaded guilty in a fatal stabbing in Stroudsburg. According to Monroe County Assistant District Attorney James Fuller, Justin Martinez, 30, pleaded guilty to third-degree ...

Over 120 defendants in Boston had their charges dismissed yesterday, due to a public defender shortage from an ongoing ...

The prolonged work stoppage by the state's public defenders has left more than 100 juveniles charged with crimes without legal representation, according to a new court filing, which ...

The victim is identified only as John Doe in the criminal complaint, and officials have not said how he and Simms know each ...

The threats and intimidation come in many forms: anonymous phone calls warning a human rights defender that he should leave ...

New Jersey State Police has kept a secret, unregulated DNA database since at least 2021, the public defender's office says in ...

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

Lowry wrote this column before the U.S. Senate approved the cuts to public broadcasting. Big Bird deserves to lose this time. In the past, whenever Republicans have tried to cut federal funding for ...

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 ...