San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju said Thursday he plans to continue to turn down some criminal cases even after a ...

Anyone watching television police shows knows that you have a right to a lawyer, and if you cannot afford one, one will be appointed for you. Yet the increasing complexity of what is required to ...

Federal public defenders are launching a centralized effort to coordinate Supreme Court litigation in order to sharpen the defense bar’s performance before the justices.

Solano County public defenders, represented by Teamsters Local 150, are on strike and refusing new cases due to an expired contract and stalled wage negotiations, which began in October. While ...