Lowry wrote this column before the U.S. Senate approved the cuts to public broadcasting. Big Bird deserves to lose this time. In the past, whenever Republicans have tried to cut federal funding for ...

A public defender was beaten and robbed by a former client near the Sonoma County Courthouse, not far from their office, Santa Rosa police said. The ...

The charges spanned from shoplifting and driving on a suspended license up to domestic violence, assault and battery with a ...

More than 120 defendants in Massachusetts have had their charges — ranging from assault to drug possession — dropped after ...

A Mexican-born man who pleaded guilty to criminal charges said his lawyer should have warned him the decision could lead to ...

The Georgia Public Defender Council (GPDC) honored retired Chief Justice Norman S. Fletcher during a special reception recognizing his transformative leadership and lifelong dedication to justice in ...

A judge in Boston is set to decide if dozens of criminal defendants in Massachusetts will walk free Tuesday after they were<a ...

As the public defender work stoppage continues in Massachusetts, hundreds of criminal cases could be tossed out within the ...

Lawyers are personally responsible for the quality of representation they provide. Public defenders — those who provide ...

Public defenders in Montgomery County have filed a lawsuit against county commissioners, claiming that 15,000 people a year ...

Call to issue an executive order echoes legislation that failed this year but raises questions about autonomy of local law ...