Colorado lawmakers wade into a scandal at the state's crime lab
Republican and Democratic lawmakers at the Colorado State Capitol have joined forces on a bill they hope restores trust in ...
The Bulletin2dOpinion
Editorial: Does the state need a mandated percentage of public defenders employed by the state?
Oregon has a public defender problem. It isn’t providing a lawyer to everyone who is entitled to one. Gov. Tina Kotek and ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch5d
Missouri lawmakers blast public defender for employing felon tied to child murder case
Dirk Deaton, the committee chairman, asks Mary Fox, director of the Missouri State Public Defender, about the hiring of David Spears, who was convicted of two felonies in connection to the 2007 ...
WTAE-TV6d
Audit details overwhelming caseloads for public defenders in Allegheny County
A recently released audit shows concerns about Allegheny County's heavy caseloads for public defenders that possibly ... of public defense anywhere in the state of Pennsylvania.
The Times of Northwest Indiana4d
Hobart man shot by cops had complex road to Jan. 6 Capitol breach
"He cannot legally vote, and he knows very little about politics and does not follow it," federal public defender Andrew Hemmer ... investigation by the Indiana State Police.
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal6d
Questions linger about public defender's office moves
Following a complaint from a female attorney, Niagara County spent more than $23,000 to hire a private law firm to investigate the inner workings of the public defender’s office. The law firm ...
cascadiadaily2d
A decision from the state Supreme Court could turn justice system into legal chaos
By the end of 2024, the state Supreme Court will decide if public defenders have to reduce their caseloads. Currently, public defenders can take up to 150 felony cases or 300 misdemeanor cases in a ...