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

So from the day this council was sworn in to now, that’s about 700  people less every single day who are spending the night ...

The Louisiana Public Defender Board sided on a 5-4 vote with Chief Public Defender Remy Starns, who decided not to renew the ...

Hearings are scheduled Tuesday for adult offenders who've had no legal representation for 45 days and therefore could have ...

Former substitute teacher Taji Hillson, who is facing five felony charges, including sexual assault and lewdness with a child ...

Earlier in July, the U.S. Judiciary ran out of funds to pay private defense attorneys who augment the Office of the Public ...

We need federal public defenders on the front lines. Across the country, defenders litigate hundreds of hearings a day to determine the essential question of whether someone presumed innocent of a ...