Now, a shortage of public defenders is compounding that problem. Public defenders are lawyers paid for by the state to represent people who cannot afford to hire their own lawyers. In most cases ...

A new proposal to help solve Washington’s public defender crisis is attracting bipartisan support in the Legislature but would carry a hefty price tag. Sponsored in the Senate by a diverse group ...

Authorities have identified a Bloomington woman as the victim of a fatal pedestrian crash in the parking lot of the Empire ...

Is the Trump administration’s strategy to decrease the size of government similar to the one Elon Musk enacted when he took over the social media company Twitter? Middle and HS Students from ...

As the leaders of Maine’s first public defenders, we agree with the court’s conclusion, and we remain committed to continuing to assert that right on behalf of all the people we serve.

OAKLAND — Despite “substantial efforts,” the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office has been unable to serve recalled District Attorney Pamela Price with a rare subpoena that could help ...

It’s even part of the title of his 2023 book, “Government Gangsters ... A former federal public defender and prosecutor, he has called them “political prisoners” and offered on at least ...

It’s even part of the title of his 2023 book, “Government Gangsters ... A former federal public defender and prosecutor, he has called them “political prisoners” and offered on at least ...

It was Edineia’s third attempt to obtain legal help at the only public defender’s office operating outside the state capital. Because the city has only one public defender, who also serves as ...

TOPEKA — Public defenders in Kansas face borderline unethical caseloads, lower pay rates than peers and now the possibility of even less funding to address attorney shortages. Heather Cessna, ...

Quintanilla appealed the case. Last week, Miami-Dade Public Defender Carlos Martinez filed a 21-page motion to disqualify 3rd District Court of Appeal Judge Bronwyn Miller, should she have been ...

WEST PALM BEACH — Surrounded by friends, family and colleagues, Daniel Eisinger took the oath of office Friday as Palm Beach County's new public defender — its first since Carey Haughwout took ...