Okanogan County’s Office of Public Defender is taking shape, with attorney Randy Thies accepting an offer from the county as director of the new office.

Another change is made to one state agency’s hiring policies, in an effort to satisfy Missouri lawmakers who control the ...

The governor’s office says lowering the income threshold that would qualify someone for free legal defense would save the state more than $6 million a year.

Hundreds of lawyers and former prosecutors have signed a letter of support for federal prosecutors who resigned amid concern ...

The employment of a man in the public defender's office in West Plains is meeting resistance in the Missouri House.

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

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NPR's Carrie Johnson reports on a new group that is taking the employees' side. CARRIE JOHNSON, BYLINE: Stacey Young spent 18 years as a career lawyer at the DOJ before she departed last month. STACEY ...

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 ...