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

The judge who fined a public defender $100 and ordered him to write an apology letter for being late says he followed the ...

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 ...

The public defenders say they will continue advocating "on behalf of the Public Defense System in opposition to any abuse of ...

The number of Oregonians without counsel has reached an all-time high. Many fear the current crisis is eroding the trust and ...

A coalition of exonerated New Yorkers, civil rights advocates, and public defender groups called on state lawmakers Monday to ...

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved one-time emergency funding on Tuesday of $3.5 million, including $2.2 ...

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

Michael Light II, who works as a senior assistant public defender in Lebanon County, will challenge Republican Pier Hess Graf ...