Massachusetts' highest court is imposing a legal protocol that could result in hundreds of criminal defendants being set free due to a lack of legal representation.

Fire swept through the Walker County Public Defender’s Officer in downtown Jasper. Firefighters responded about 4 a.m. Saturday to the massive blaze in the 300 block of 19th Street West ...

Local News Washington Supreme Court lowers public defender caseload limits The order cuts the annual felony caseload limit from 150 to 47 felony cases per attorney over a 10-year implementation ...

The Queens public defender arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle THC-laced papers to a Rikers Island inmate has been cleared, according to prosecutors.

The leadership change resulted from accusations that some people working in the Public Defenders Office were conducting themselves in an unprofessional manner, county officials told The Buffalo News.

Police have said the suspect in the shooting that killed two people on the Las Vegas Strip stemmed from a social media feud, since the suspect and a victim were both YouTubers.

Gov. Maura Healey called Wednesday for a "swift resolution" to the legal and financial dilemma that is allowing some criminal defendants to be released from custody because they have no legal ...

David Nickolas Delich will be represented by a public defender in his murder trial in the death of Tucson police Officer Erik Hite.

JASPER, Ala. (WBRC) - An investigation is underway after a fire destroyed the Walker County Public Defender’s Office in Jasper on Saturday, July 5.

A single justice of the Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday initiated a protocol that could lead to the dismissal of hundreds of criminal cases amid an ongoing public defender work stoppage across ...