The news comes one year after the Louisiana Legislature passed a bill giving the state more power over public defense.

Five local public defenders say the state official who oversees their offices violated their right to free speech when he ...

The Clackamas County Circuit Court appointed a public defender to represent Melissa Fireside, the former Clackamas County ...

FBI Director Kash Patel is mostly known as a fiery, combative figure in the MAGA universe. His calling card is unflagging ...

Numerous public defenders, juvenile justice attorneys and advocates told the AP they are shocked that Jean-Pierre isn’t separated from adults in the jail. “We know it is such well settled law now that ...

Federal prosecutors say a northern Virginia man arrested during a megachurch’s Sunday services on suspicion that he was about to embark on a mass shooting has been convicted of a hate crime.

Kash Patel, an Indian-American and Trump loyalist, has been confirmed as the FBI director by the US Senate through a narrow ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) - Five attorneys who run local public defender offices in Louisiana will be forced out of their jobs in July, and contracts for the 32 remaining district ...

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

WEST PLAINS, Mo. (KY3) - Leadership at the public defender’s office in West Plains says a man who served time for the death of nine-year-old Rowan Ford is no longer employed. David Spears ...

The effort included the Marin County District Attorney’s Office and the Specialized ... His plea hearing is scheduled for Tuesday. Public defender Hayden Brown could not be reached for comment.

All of the suspects were charged with the felonies of contacting a minor for lewd purposes and arranging a meeting with a minor for the same offense.