Hall County deputies were called to the Public Defender's Office just before 9 a.m. regarding an employee who had recently died.

The leadership change resulted from accusations that some people working in the Public Defenders Office were conducting themselves in an unprofessional manner, county officials told The Buffalo News.

The Louisiana Public Defender Oversight Board voted 5-4 Monday to uphold the ouster of five attorneys who lead local public defender offices. The decision follows the replacement of more than half of ...

New budgets for state agencies and commissions in North Dakota went into effect July 1 and one commission will see a 20% increase over the next two years — the Commission on Legal Counsel for ...

Defendants including some charged with serious crimes have begun being released in Massachusetts amid a dispute over pay for the state's public defenders. The first four defendants who didn't have ...

The ACLU of Nebraska named a Lancaster County public defender as its acting legal director.

Northampton County Council voted 7-1 Thursday to approve a request from the county's chief public defender to make the part-time position a full-time position.

BOSTON (AP) — Defendants are being released in Massachusetts in the wake of a prolonged dispute over pay for the state’s public defenders, and one of those set free was charged with a serious ...

Over the last three years, the shortage of public defenders in Washington state has built to a crisis. It’s been taking a toll on the lawyers who represent clients that need representation but ...

Defendants including some charged with serious crimes have begun being released in Massachusetts amid a dispute over pay for the state's public defenders.