David Spears pleaded guilty to two felonies in 2012 — the class C felony of endangering the welfare of a child and class D ...

Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels says the months-long local backlog of defendants without representation has ...

Jane Fonda will receive the Public Counsel's William. O Douglas Award on Feb. 27 for her commitment to social justice.

The 2016 Cybercrime Act has been used to silence criticism and creates a chilling effect, said Civicus Monitor. The law has ...

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are hitting back at Lively's "It Ends with Us" co-star Justin Baldoni, after the actor's legal team released behind-the-scenes footage from the controversial film.

“We are proud to honor and celebrate these heroes.” The Dorsey Award honors an outstanding public defender or legal aid lawyer. This year, the award went to Amrutha Jindal, executive director of Lone ...

The Public Defender’s Office agrees that the consequences of shifting cases to federal courts are severe. “The district attorney’s ongoing collusion with the federal government to funnel ...

The NSW Labor Government has announced a ban on gambling advertising cross the state's public transport network. Transport operates one of the largest portfolios of advertising assets across ...

Immigration Attorney Melissa Luhan is educating her clients and the public on how to protect themselves. “There's a constitution still and constitutional rights apply,” Luhan said. She ...

Advertising Ramona Brandes, a resource attorney at the Washington Defender Association education and advocacy nonprofit, quit her longtime job as a King County public defender last year because ...