The BriefThe Fulton County Public Defender says his office has a staffing shortage. Chief Public Defender Kenneth Day says ...

Sitting at a table beneath Travis County’s commissioners, Robert Saulter explained to the five elected leaders how he views ...

After the ACLU sued Pennsylvania last year over how it funds public defenders offices, advocates and lawmakers convened ...

Public defenders and private lawyers serve crucial roles in the legal system, but they operate under different circumstances ...

The news comes one year after the Louisiana Legislature passed a bill giving the state more power over public defense.

According to a federal indictment, Benson allegedly failed to forward taxes withheld from employees of his law firm to the ...

The state’s Democratic lawmakers are getting pressured by district attorneys’ offices — even Democratic representatives in ...

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

An attorney representing the Niagara Gazette and Lockport Union-Sun & Journal has filed an appeal in response to Niagara ...

This comes just days after a ruling finding the state of Maine breached the Sixth Amendment. A new bill would allow courts to ...