EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — In the realm of legal representation, the choice between a public defender and a hired lawyer can significantly impact the outcome of a criminal case. Public ...

SPRINGFIELD — When Elisabeth Pollock took over as the Champaign County public defender in 2022, one of her team’s attorneys was handling 500 cases in a courtroom that should have been staffed ...

a coalition of public defenders has already done some of that legwork. Nearly 4,000 Oregonians are waiting for court-appointed attorneys in their legal cases, a problem that Kotek and others ...

nonprofit public defenders in Marion County are bracing for the likelihood that judges will begin forcing cases on them despite their assertions that they already have full caseloads. Since the ...

Lawmakers are considering various bills, including increased funding and restructuring the public defense system. Some are advocating for state-employed defenders and others support continued ...

A committee will investigate the firings of five chief public defenders who claim the state terminated their employment without just cause — and in violation of their First Amendment right to ...

A year after the Louisiana Legislature passed a controversial bill giving more power to a state public defender appointed by Gov. Jeff Landry, five chief public defenders have been told they are ...

Five Louisiana public defenders allege their terminations are retaliation for exercising their First Amendment rights. The public defenders, who have been vocal against State Public Defender Rémy ...

MILWAUKEE — On Friday, WISN 12 News gained access to previously sealed court filings in the case against now-former public defender Travis Schwantes. Prosecutors charged Schwantes, 54, with ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Five attorneys who run local public defender offices in Louisiana will be forced out of their jobs in July, and contracts for the 32 remaining district defenders are “under ...