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

Aubrey Chase Mathis, 32, who has been in the Alachua County Jail since July 2024, was charged with battery on a public ...

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

An audit by Allegheny County reveals most public defenders face excessive caseloads and a lack of resources, putting clients ...

An emergency bill sought to compromise the demands of Gov. Janet Mills and the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services as ...

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

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

A Pennsylvania county has settled claims that its public defender’s office paid male assistant defenders more than women in ...

A Public Defender recently performed CPR on a man attending a hearing for a family member., and saved his life.

Ward, who has handled some of Tampa’s highest-profile criminal cases, resigned this month for a job in private practice.

A man who broke into a home in east Bakersfield and demanded to see a friend’s disabled teen daughter acted out of concern for the girl’s safety, ...