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.

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 ...

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.

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

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

Attorneys for 10 Arkansas death row inmates say Arkansas' law allowing executions via nitrogen gas is unconstitutional.

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 ...

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

Gerald W. Koogle of Halfway was sentenced on Aug. 4 to 30 years, with another 20 suspended, for an incident in which deputies ...