An advisory panel has recommended that a group of five top public defenders should keep their jobs, defying a state official who attempted not to renew their contracts. The full Louisiana Public ...

Edward Randolph is facing several charges after investigators say he attacked a public defender during a hearing inside the jail courtroom.

A public defender has been charged with trying to smuggle contraband into the Rikers Island jail complex after, officials said, he brought papers to a client meeting that were laced with THC, the ...

A public defender with a Queens nonprofit mired in controversy was arrested for smuggling 130 sheets of suspected THC-soaked paper into a jail on Rikers Island, officials said Friday.

Commissioners appointed Judge Genesis Draper of Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 12 to lead the PDO as it's chief public defender Thursday.

A six-count indictment filed by federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York charged Queens Defenders founder Lori Zeno, 64, and her husband, Rashad Ruhani, 55, with wire fraud, wire ...

The state Supreme Court on Monday responded to a “crisis” in Washington’s public defense system by slashing caseloads for those providing counsel to poor defendants facing criminal ...

The public defender’s misdemeanor unit says it tracked 50 incidents in a six month period of the DA failing to turn over evidence on time.

Clients and community members lose confidence in public defenders who are employed at the mercy of the very courts that seek to punish them.

Boca Raton native Michael Kaufman uses his talent, influence and platforms to inspire young Jewish kids to pursue sports and find the confidence to succeed.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A public defender is appointed to represent a UMass college student accused of firebombing a Cybertruck at a Kansas City Tesla center. Federal agents arrested Owen ...

At least one trial has been delayed after a ransomware attack hit the federal public defender’s office in Phoenix, which provides counsel to defendants in federal court.