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

During a budget hearing on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, Rep. Dirk Deaton, the committee chairman, asks Mary Fox, director of the ...

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

Several members of the Missouri House Budget Committee Thursday walked out of a hearing with the Public Defender’s Office.

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

Nikko Fortunato Bas recently finished her first month in office as a member of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors after being elected in November to the seat representing District 5, which ...

From the courtroom to the media spotlight, Judge Yodit Tewolde is shaping the future of justice and redefining legal storytelling.

Maryland lawmakers debate reforming the state's practice of automatically placing teenage defendants in adult court. A key ...