Cameron “Chip” Harrison has been appointed as District Court Judge for District 38, serving Gaston County. Harrison is filling the vacancy created after Judge Craig Collins was elected to ...

Louisiana’s 37 chief public defenders hire and manage lawyers who represent criminal defendants who cannot afford their own ...

Stephan Sterns’ public defender argues ubiquitous coverage of Madeline’s disappearance, death would taint jury pool ...

Board member Adrejia L. A. Boutté speaks during a Louisiana Public Defender Board meeting at the Capitol on Thursday, March ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Another step forward for Reba’s Law Wednesday. It is a push for stiffer penalties for those who ...

The man accused of raping and murdering 13-year-old Madeline Soto is asking a judge to ban the public, including members of the press, from attending his pre-trial court hearings.

In April, a judge ruling will allow defendants who have been held for 14 days or longer without a lawyer to be released from ...

An Illinois House committee has approved by a 10-5 vote a measure that would create a statewide public defender’s office to ...

Assembly Bill 320 prevents a court from turning away defendants from hearings solely because they weren’t wearing ...

The first event will be held on Thursday, March 20, at 6 p.m. at the Southbrook Towne Centre, 1254 E. Shelby Drive.

A court hearing is scheduled for Thursday to discuss a motion filed by a public defender representing Stephan Sterns, the man accused of raping and murdering Madeline Soto. The motion requests that ...

Charleston SC Judge Kristi Curtis dismissed a lawsuit against The Post and Courier over the Theodore Wagner case, saying it ...