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

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

The Clackamas County Circuit Court appointed a public defender to represent Melissa Fireside, the former Clackamas County ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WAUSAU, Wis. (WAOW) - A Public Defender recently performed CPR on a man attending a hearing for a family member and saved his ...

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