ELYRIA, Ohio — Lorain County Commissioners are considering replacing court-appointed attorneys for low-income defendants with a county-run public defender office -- a move that could reshape how ...

The Spokane City Council has approved an amendment for the 2025-2026 Mid-Biennial Modification Budget, with a 5-2 vote.

Louisiana’s statewide public defender plans to ask the Legislature for stable funding after a state audit revealed 12 ...

This is one of two op-eds published today on Oregon’s public defense crisis. To read the opinion authored by two district attorneys, click here. Stacey Lowe, Joel Wirtz and Clint Oborn For The ...

Attorneys with one of the state’s largest public defense law firms formed a group text chat that they named “F*** tha police” accompanied by a pig emoji, court filings show. A screenshot of the text ...

KENT COUNTY, MI – Kent County has hired its director for the newly established Office of the Public Defender. Julia Kelly will lead the office in providing legal representation to indigent adults ...

A Louisiana board on Monday narrowly rejected appeals from five top parish public defenders who sought to keep their jobs after the state public defender said he would not renew their contracts. In a ...