Federal public defenders have been working without pay since July, when funding for the program ran out. That has left those representing federal defendants who don’t have resources to hire their own ...

The Trump administration cannot fine the University of California or summarily cut the school system's federal funding over claims it allows antisemitism or other forms of discrimination, a federal ...

OREGON CITY, Ore. — A Clackamas County judge struck down a provision in a new contract between the state of Oregon and public defense firms Friday evening, in a significant rebuke to the state agency ...

It’s shocking that Massachusetts pays its public defenders so little and the Legislature has voted a parsimonious $20 hourly increase over two years (“State Supreme Court can stop this nonsense and ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A panel of First Circuit appellate judges ruled a trial court judge abused their discretion when they ruled that members of the public could not be present in the courtroom ...

California Public Defenders Association condemned SLO DA Dan Dow’s “racist” reposts. Association said Dow’s pasts statements and decisions show pattern of prejudice. Association urged transparency, ...

Carlia Brady was suspended in 2013 after being charged with hindering the search for her then-boyfriend, who was wanted for armed robbery. She claimed a permanent disability pension was warranted due ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — A new top public defender has been named for the federal court that covers much of Upstate New York, including Syracuse. Eric Schillinger will take over Dec. 1 as the federal public ...

A Commission on Judicial Conduct hearing officer has found that a Boston judge accused of helping an illegal immigrant defendant escape from court did not take part on the plan but should receive a ...

A hearing officer with the Commission for Judicial Conduct recommended a public reprimand for Judge Shelley Joseph, who faced federal charges during the first Trump administration related to a man who ...

One of the marquee races has ended with an assistant public defender defeating a prosecutor for an open seat on the Erie County Court of Common Pleas. Emily Mosco Merski, a part-time Erie County ...