Maryland’s Office of the Public Defender (MOPD) unveiled its 2026 legislative agenda at a Jan. 21 rally in Annapolis, Md., urging reforms to youth charging laws, traffic stops and indigent defense ...

Hillsborough County Public Defender Lisa McLean at Ruth’s List 'She's Ready To Run' training in Tampa, Florida on Nov. 15, ...

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday that Scott County public defenders can refuse new case assignments when they already have ...

CHARLOTTE — A Grand Ledge attorney who represented former Michigan State University doctor Larry Nassar in high-profile sexual assault cases involving women and girls will run the Eaton County Public ...

Public defenders in Scott County said they’re overworked, and asked district court leaders to appoint private lawyers to take ...

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday that judges were wrong to not allow public defenders to withdraw from Scott County cases ...

The Iowa Supreme Court, ruling in a Scott County case, shines a light on the crisis caused by a shortage of public defenders.

As deepfakes blur the line between truth and fiction, we’ll need a new class of forensic experts to determine what’s real, ...

The city has failed to claim state money for indigent defense, deepening a staffing crisis that undermines representation for ...

State lawmakers are told low pay and limited advancement opportunities are creating a “crisis” of turnover among Kentucky’s ...

Deputy public defender Kimberly Greene and LA County public defender Ricardo Garcia discuss Nick Reiner's case outside the courthouse after Reiner's defense attorney announced he was stepping down.

A DC-based public defender and her Jan. 6 defendants take on America’s epidemic of division. At a critical juncture in our nation’s history, Public Defender, an award-winning documentary film, ...