A former federal public defender and prosecutor, he has called them “political prisoners” and offered on at least one occasion to represent them for free. Patel will almost certainly be asked ...

Read full article: Family of Metro Detroit boy killed in hyperbaric ... A former federal public defender and prosecutor, he has called them “political prisoners” and offered on at least ...

Victoria County Commissioners received an update on the status of the Crossroads Public Defender’s Office on Monday during their regular meeting. “We’re still in our recruiting and hiring ...

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.

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 ...

The program offers limited loan forgiveness for prosecutors, public defenders and indigent legal services lawyers. Last year, the state allocated $2.4 million for the program. Coupled with the extra ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.