The victim is identified only as John Doe in the criminal complaint, and officials have not said how he and Simms know each ...

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

The Office of the Federal Public Defender in Little Rock, which just celebrated 30 years, is looking to the future with a ...

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

New Jersey State Police has kept a secret, unregulated DNA database since at least 2021, the public defender's office says in ...

Private attorneys assigned to defendants who can't afford an attorney take on about 40% of federal cases, but they stopped getting paid July 3 because of systemwide funding shortfall. Public defender ...

"The office is facing real challenges, and I’m ready to meet them with experience and a clear plan for the future," Sarah ...

More than 120 criminal cases were dismissed Tuesday, July 22, in Boston Municipal Court as a standoff over public defender pay continues to disrupt courtroom operations. Boston Municipal Court Chief ...

So from the day this council was sworn in to now, that’s about 700  people less every single day who are spending the night ...

More than 120 cases, including some for assault on family members and police, were dismissed Tuesday in Boston.

Call to issue an executive order echoes legislation that failed this year but raises questions about autonomy of local law ...

More than 100 retired Massachusetts judges are demanding higher pay for public advocates amid a prolonged work stoppage that has led to charges against criminal defendants being dropped ...