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

Over 120 defendants in Boston had their charges dismissed yesterday, due to a public defender shortage from an ongoing work-stoppage.

Ray Szwabowski of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Public Defender Office highlighted his experience assisting indigent clients and called for alternatives to incarceration.

Governor Maura Healey called Wednesday for a "swift resolution" to the legal and financial dilemma that is allowing some ...

As the public defender work stoppage continues in Massachusetts, hundreds of criminal cases could be tossed out within the ...

Attorneys at New York City’s largest public defender group are voting on whether to strike for the first time in more than 30 years — a move that could destabilize the day-to-day operations of ...

Jun. 26—Maine's public defense agency fears that by next April it will not have enough money to pay all of its lawyers under the state's new budget. The Maine Commission on Public Defense ...

State Rep. RJ May has been granted a public defender in his federal child sex abuse material case after claiming his only asset was his truck.

The latest budget is a signal from state lawmakers that they want to ensure the current dollars are being spent wisely.

South Carolina House Freedom Caucus co-founder RJ May will be represented by a government attorney in his ongoing child pornography case.

Beginning next month — and for the first time in nearly 30 years — nine Indiana counties — Vigo among them — will enjoy partial state reimbursement for spending on ...

Indiana counties will receive partial state reimbursement for public defenders for destitute Hoosiers accused of misdemeanors.