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

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 ...

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

As the Board of Supervisors heads into its first fiscal year 2026 budget work session Monday night, county leaders have ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Five attorneys who run local public defender offices in Louisiana will be forced out of their jobs in July, ...

Five attorneys who run local public defender offices in Louisiana will be forced out of their jobs in July, and contracts for ...

Six public safety leaders at Shasta County's public safety summit outlined challenges including low salaries, staffing woes ...

Many of the roles offered six-figure base salaries. The data includes base salaries only and not additional stock awards or bonuses. They also don't cover all employee offers — only those the ...

DALLAS (SMU) – A dire shortage of public defense providers threatens ... defense providers and reduce turnover Add public defender offices that provide lawyers with training, supervision, reliable ...

Dirk Deaton, the committee chairman, asks Mary Fox, director of the Missouri State Public Defender, about the hiring of David Spears, who was convicted of two felonies in connection to the 2007 ...

We've heard for years about the lack of public defenders in Maine, but Stanfill talked about another issue, the relatively low salary judges in Maine make despite a recent raise. Also read ...

Collings was executed in December but Spears continued his taxpayer-funded salary with the public defender’s office. Man arrested for threat to kill St. Louis mayor, others: Records He was first ...