When officers arrived they found the victim, a Sonoma County Public Defender, who had been struck in the face multiple times ...

The Office of the Federal Public Defender in Little Rock, which just celebrated 30 years, is looking to the future with a ...

Leon Simms was booked into Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of robbery, attempted kidnapping and battery in the attack on his ...

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

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

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 ...

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

The man who allegedly assured police that he “humanely” stabbed his mom to death has “absolutely no history of violence,” his ...

Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko and Ventura County Public Defender Claudia Y. Bautista write about legal ...

MIDDLEBURG — Snyder County Chief Public Defender Jasmin Smith always intended to live in a “quiet” area as she pursued a career near her hometown of Philadelphia, never considering she’d work in one ...

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

The prospect of the largest public defender strike in 30 years grew likelier Tuesday as hundreds of attorneys across a trio ...