Trump is charging immigrants with petty offenses under a WWII-era law. It's triggered a legal showdown in Louisiana that could change the president's immigration crackdown.

The William L. Guy Federal Building pictured on July 15, 2025, in Bismarck. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK ...

A new public defender began work this week heading an office that represents indigent people charged with federal crimes in the western half of Virginia.

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

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. The first four defendants who didn't have ...

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.

A federal judge told a House Judiciary subcommittee Tuesday that funding concerns have deferred dozens of judicial security projects.

Attorneys at New York City’s largest public defender group are voting on whether to strike for the first time in more than 30 years — a move that could destabilize the day-to-day operations of ...

WASHINGTON — Congress’ decision to fund the federal courts through a continuing resolution this fiscal year has led to the deferral of dozens of judicial security projects and the continuation ...

Suspect in Minnesota Assassination Ordered to Stay in Jail Until Federal Trial The man faces federal and state murder charges over shootings that killed a state lawmaker and her husband and ...