Hurricane Katrina exposed longstanding flaws in the New Orleans criminal justice system. In the 20 years since, there has ...

Public defenders criticized a “tactical” move in which Baltimore prosecutors dropped and then refiled new attempted murder ...

The Franklin County public defenders' union is calling on the Municipal Court judges to protect the public from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Dozens of criminal cases are being dismissed in Massachusetts and other states as public defenders refuse to take on new cases until they get a pay raise.

Two state boards have acknowledged that they violated Hawaii’s Sunshine Law when they hired top-level state employees in a series of closed-door meetings and interviews ...

The Office of Disciplinary Council has filed two complaints against a former Office of Public Defender staff attorney ...

When the system functions, a lawyer or judge requests an evaluation, a medical professional assesses a defendant's ...

An arrest warrant affidavit says the suspects are seen on surveillance video shooting in the victim's direction.

"Joe Mazraani was larger than life. He was kind, compassionate, and generous. A mentor and a student, a friend, brother, son, ...

Lorain County commissioners are exploring whether to establish a public defender office after spending $3.8 million in private attorney fees in 2024. Commission Vice President David Moore was at a ...

Byron Black, 69, was executed for the 1988 South Nashville murders of his ex-girlfriend Angela Clay and her two daughters Latoya, 9, and Lakeisha, 6.