Opinion: Defense attorney Patrick McLain says that United States v. Combs shows how pretrial detention practices create an ...

The litany of cooperating witnesses against Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was a collection of scum, utter animals and lunatics, the Mexican drug lord’s lawyer told jurors Thursday.

He said he was one of only three defense lawyers who spoke fluent Spanish. The drug suspects used to write his name on jail walls and chanted “abogado de droga” -- the drug lawyer.

A prominent organization of defense lawyers in Las Vegas this week formed a committee to explore ways of challenging local law enforcement’s methods for gaining drug convictions. The committee ...

Defense Bar Rallies Behind Attorney Charged With Laundering Drug Money. Colleagues call his ethics beyond reproach; Vice President Al Gore relied on him in his fight to get ballots recounted in ...