Following a complaint from a female attorney, Niagara County spent more than $23,000 to hire a private law firm to ...

A recently released audit shows concerns about Allegheny County's heavy caseloads for public defenders that possibly make it ...

A scenario that loomed over Andrew Warren’s campaign is playing out up the road from Tampa with Monique Worrell.

WARNING: Details in this story might be considered graphic to some audiences. Read at your own discretion.***A former Carson ...

A former Carson City public defender is facing a felony charge of lewdness with a child under the age of 16. Adam Lawson ...

"I just don't see where he disturbed the peace," the judge said. "It was an open public meeting. He had a right to speak." ...

President Donald Trump's newly installed attorney general, Pam Bondi, has ordered the transfer of a federal inmate to Oklahoma so he can be executed, following through on Trump's sweeping executive ...

Kara Gerry, a Dutchess public defender, announced on Tuesday (Feb. 11) that she plans to challenge Edward “Ned” McLoughlin ...

In an audit released Thursday, Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor raised concerns that public defenders’ heavy ...

Kansas is facing a crisis when it comes to defending accused criminals who cannot afford their own attorneys. A shrinking ...

If a conflict of interest precludes public defenders from representing a defendant, the court appoints a private attorney or ...