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

Public defender Anna Schamberg alleged in the lawsuit that Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office deputies should have handcuffed and shackled her client before allowing him to meet with her in a ...

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 ...

The Commission on Judicial Performance found that Solano County Superior Court Judge Robert Bowers improperly encouraged the defendant in a homicide case to drop his public defender.

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 released in Massachusetts as pay dispute with public defenders remains unresolved Defendants including some charged with serious crimes have begun being released in Massachusetts amid a ...

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 ...

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 ...

South Carolina House Freedom Caucus co-founder RJ May will be represented by a government attorney in his ongoing child pornography case.

Whatcom County’s public defenders will face new rules on how many cases they can take on next year as a recent decision by the Washington Supreme Court takes effect. And while the Public ...