In the wake of a botched execution, Tennessee public defenders are urging Gov. Bill Lee to extend a reprieve to all death row ...

Minnesota’s 6th Judicial District handles over 59,000 case filings in the Northland every year. But for people going through a court case, it can be pretty overwhelming not knowing all the legal terms ...

State Attorney Offices are teed up for more jobs and bigger raises, creating a recruitment and retention issue for Public Defenders.

Other Bay Area public defender’s offices have raised the same issue, including San Francisco, where the chief public defender ...

An advisory panel has recommended that a group of five top public defenders should keep their jobs, defying a state official who attempted not to renew their contracts. The full Louisiana Public ...

The attorneys hired by Spokane County to represent those who can't afford lawyers have sued their handlers over a sets of standards that the public defenders believe both violate the state ...