A committee will investigate the firings of five chief public defenders who claim the state terminated their employment without just cause — and in violation of their First Amendment right to ...

The suit against Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone says she has violated "the constitutional guarantees of free ...

On Tuesday, the 62nd anniversary of the landmark court decision, an Illinois House committee approved by a 10-5 vote a measure that would create a statewide public defender’s office to assist ...

Lawmakers are considering various bills, including increased funding and restructuring the public defense system. Some are advocating for state-employed defenders and others support continued ...

The South Shore is back in the national spotlight as Karen Read's second trial begins ... Cannone is a South Shore native who was once a public defender. Here's what to know about her.

Public defenders must have time to review evidence, meet with clients, investigate facts, and prepare a defense. The most cost-effective delivery of public defense in our state comes from ...

The Legislature should take steps to create a new, independent public defense system that's financed by social impact bonds. Frank Zarro is the principal of Society Impact in Portland. He works ...

Less than a year after a deadlocked jury left her murder case unresolved, Karen Read is heading back ... Cannone is a former public defender who became a district court judge in 2009 and joined ...

One of those proposals, Barton said, would permit public defenders to take more cases than the current state standard — known as the maximum attorney caseload, or MAC — would normally allow.

Five local public defenders say the state official who oversees their offices violated their right to free speech when he fired them from their positions. They are asking the Louisiana’s State Public ...