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

From Oregon to Massachusetts, states are struggling to maintain a roster of attorneys to take on public defense cases. The ...

Just as the Republic Services strike has been called out as a threat to public health, the bar advocate work stoppage ...

Massachusetts lawmakers are looking to approve a pay raise for public defenders in hopes of ending a legal crisis. At least ...

The chief federal public defender in Washington, D.C., has been at the center of an unprecedented scramble to find lawyers for the wave of suspects charged in the investigation of the Capitol ...

The role of public defender “is meant to ensure that no defendant is denied their right to an attorney, which is provided under the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution,” according to Justia.com.