Five Louisiana public defenders allege their terminations are retaliation for exercising their First Amendment rights. The ...

Indianas attorney shortage is hitting prosecutor and public defender offices particularly hard. And lawmakers want to boost ...

“When courts cannot find qualified lawyers to serve as either public defenders or prosecutors, justice simply cannot be served,” Cullen said. The average salary for a full-time deputy ...

The Clackamas County Circuit Court appointed a public defender to represent Melissa Fireside, the former Clackamas County commissioner who faces felony theft allegations. Records show Fireside’s ...

The legislators are currently working on the new fiscal year state budget which is supposed to be adopted by the end of June.

State involvement in local investigations took center stage, with senators contemplating bills that sought to eliminate the ...

Former Hennepin County Chief Public Defender Kassius Benson should be disbarred for his criminal and professional misconduct, according to a report filed to the Minnesota Supreme Court last week by ...

It remains unclear when the North Shore school knew Sina Pili was under investigation but experts say best practice would ...

The murder trial of an Orange County judge who pulled a pistol from his ankle holster and fatally shot his wife during an ...

The Vigo County Council voted on 14 measures Tuesday evening, with half being unanimous 6-0 decisions (councilman Brad Anderson was absent) and the other half being passed despite a no vote from ...

The murder trial of an Orange County judge who pulled a pistol from his ankle holster and fatally shot his wife during an ...