Dozens of criminal cases are being dismissed in Massachusetts and other states as public defenders refuse to take on new cases until they get a pay raise.

Hurricane Katrina exposed longstanding flaws in the New Orleans criminal justice system. In the 20 years since, there has ...

Gerald W. Koogle of Halfway was sentenced on Aug. 4 to 30 years, with another 20 suspended, for an incident in which deputies ...

A Waterbury man charged with murder in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Carizma Fox on Willow Street last month made his first appearance before a Connecticut judge Monday. Shamar Atwater was ...

Joe Mazraani was larger than life. He was kind, compassionate, and generous. A mentor and a student, a friend, brother, son, and partner,” Atlantic Wreck Salvage shared.

The Office of Disciplinary Council has filed two complaints against a former Office of Public Defender staff attorney ...

State Police arrested Andrew James McGann after a five-day search and a flood of tips. He was captured in Springdale, a city about 30 miles north of Devil's Den. Here's what happens next: Andrew James ...

Lorain County commissioners are exploring whether to establish a public defender office after spending $3.8 million in private attorney fees in 2024. Commission Vice President David Moore was at a ...

The growth of Saxton & Stump’s Charleston office continues with the addition of experienced trial attorney and litigator Cody ...

Allegheny County’s top judge has clamped down on a controversial legal maneuver that freed a violent crime defendant from ...

Prosecutors want lawmakers to change Ohio's legal definition of burglary, over concerns by the state's public defender.

Counties want to remake Washington’s approach to public defense, in which they shoulder almost all the costs of representing ...