Just as the Republic Services strike has been called out as a threat to public health, the bar advocate work stoppage ...

Massachusetts lawmakers passed a funding bill that includes a pay raise for public defenders as part of an effort to end a ...

Massachusetts lawmakers are looking to approve a pay raise for public defenders in hopes of ending a legal crisis.

More than 100 criminal cases in Boston, including with serious charges such as domestic violence, have been thrown out due to ...

Prosecutors want lawmakers to change Ohio's legal definition of burglary, over concerns by the state's public defender.

From Oregon to Massachusetts, states are struggling to maintain a roster of attorneys to take on public defense cases. The ...

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 ...

In a report released Wednesday, the Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury called for an overhaul of resources for the Public ...

As the courts are ground to a halt with a work stoppage, is it time for the state to change its public defender system?

Schuyler County’s public defender has been honored with an award from the New York State Defender’s Association (NYSDA), as ...

Federal public defenders would be forced to eliminate over 600 positions or defer paying court-appointed criminal defense attorneys for over two months under a proposed Republican-backed budget plan ...

So-called "bar advocates"  — private attorneys who take on the criminal cases of indigent defendants — have stopped accepting ...