Last month, a work stoppage by lawyers in Massachusetts who represent indigent defendants forced judges to dismiss cases against hundreds of people who had been accused of crimes, including violent ...

Baton Rouge Assistant Public Defender Jeanna Wheat says she never imagined a federally protected right to pump breastmilk would turn into a fight with a judge inside the 19th Judicial District ...

More than 100 cases were dismissed out of Boston Municipal Court amid the statewide public defender strike. What about in Brockton area courts?

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The Kosciusko County Public Defender Agency has opened its doors in the Kosciusko County Justice Building.

The Franklin County Public Defender Collective issued a statement Wednesday condemning ICE presence in the county municipal court.

Progressive public defender-turned-prosecutor Mary Moriarty announced on Wednesday she won’t seek a second term as Hennepin ...

The Ballbarians are back on top. In a dominant 10-1 championship game performance, the Ballbarians took down the No. 1 seed, ...

The third week of the Stearns Wharf murder trial ended on Wednesday with closing arguments from the prosecution and the defense before the jury began its ...

The Milwaukee man sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing and dismembering Sade Robinson ...

Public defenders are vowing to continue a push on Beacon Hill for better wages after Gov. Maura Healey signed off on a pay ...

The man accused of killing Kern High School District police chief Steve Alvidrez in a 2011 crash on Highway 99 has retained a ...

CPCS employees, including public defenders and social workers, are pushing for unionization, citing pay and retention issues. A ballot question is in the works for 2026.