Now, a shortage of public defenders is compounding that problem. Public defenders are lawyers paid for by the state to represent people who cannot afford to hire their own lawyers. In most cases ...

A new proposal to help solve Washington’s public defender crisis is attracting bipartisan support in the Legislature but would carry a hefty price tag. Sponsored in the Senate by a diverse group ...

OAKLAND — Despite “substantial efforts,” the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office has been unable to serve recalled District Attorney Pamela Price with a rare subpoena that could help ...

Quintanilla appealed the case. Last week, Miami-Dade Public Defender Carlos Martinez filed a 21-page motion to disqualify 3rd District Court of Appeal Judge Bronwyn Miller, should she have been ...

WEST PALM BEACH — Surrounded by friends, family and colleagues, Daniel Eisinger took the oath of office Friday as Palm Beach County's new public defender — its first since Carey Haughwout took ...

Is the Trump administration’s strategy to decrease the size of government similar to the one Elon Musk enacted when he took over the social media company Twitter? Middle and HS Students from ...

As the leaders of Maine’s first public defenders, we agree with the court’s conclusion, and we remain committed to continuing to assert that right on behalf of all the people we serve.

Heather Cessna, executive director of the Kansas Board of Indigents’ Defense Services, describes a public defender system in crisis Jan. 14, 2025, at a meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

TOPEKA — Public defenders in Kansas face borderline unethical caseloads, lower pay rates than peers and now the possibility of even less funding to address attorney shortages. Heather Cessna, ...

During an interview with OPB published Monday, his first official day on the job, Vasquez offered a sharp critique of many of the county’s public defenders. “I call it the work stoppage ...

ANNAPOLIS -- The Maryland Office of the Public Defender (OPD) is demanding lawmakers to put an end to automatically charging minors as adults. As the Maryland General Assembly's 2025 legislative ...

A coalition of public defenders and other groups introduced itself on Monday to urge Albany lawmakers to leave in place, undisturbed, recent discovery reforms. Coined the “Alliance to Protect ...