When officers arrived they found the victim, a Sonoma County Public Defender, who had been struck in the face multiple times ...

Leon Simms was booked into Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of robbery, attempted kidnapping and battery in the attack on his ...

The Louisiana Public Defender Board sided on a 5-4 vote with Chief Public Defender Remy Starns, who decided not to renew the ...

Former substitute teacher Taji Hillson, who is facing five felony charges, including sexual assault and lewdness with a child ...

The Elko County Public Defender’s Office is under new leadership following the sudden resignation of Matthew Pennell. Steffanie Foster was appointed interim public defender on July 2 by Elko County ...

The prospect of the largest public defender strike in 30 years grew likelier Tuesday as hundreds of attorneys across a trio ...

Westmoreland County’s longtime chief public defender, Wayne McGrew, resigned late last week. “His last day officially was ...

Prosecutors charged Travis Schwantes, 54, with crimes relating to prostitution and abusing his public office in a ...

We need federal public defenders on the front lines. Across the country, defenders litigate hundreds of hearings a day to determine the essential question of whether someone presumed innocent of a ...

The bad news: Jeff Wright, the state's chief public defender, said it is becoming increasingly difficult to find lawyers willing to do the work. Defenders are paid $56,000 to start, ...