There is recent history of one candidate coming up for a vote and not getting a majority. In 2024, judicial candidate James ...

Orange County’s public defender’s office estimated more than 50 felony trials, most of them homicide cases, were tainted and affected by the snitch scandal. Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do ...

Lawsuits challenged President Trump’s executive orders on birthright citizenship and protections for federal workers, and a ...

Connecticut's Inspector General Robert J. Devlin, Jr. is planning to retire from his position later this year, the state's Criminal Justice Commission announced Friday. Devlin served as the Deputy ...

Lisa McLean has made new hires as she takes over the role of representing the county’s indigent criminal defendants.

The Niagara County Public Defender’s Office is undergoing a leadership shakeup in keeping with recommendations from a private ...

But their urgency came to an abrupt halt after Orange Osceola State Attorney Andrew Bain spoke with ... Weeden pointed out. Incoming Public Defender Melissa Vickers noted that diversion programs ...

21—LOCKPORT — The Niagara County Public ... defender's office. County officials confirmed that they received an update on the contents of the law firm's final report during a roughly hour-long ...

Now, a shortage of public defenders is compounding that problem. Public defenders are lawyers paid for by the state to represent people who cannot afford to hire their own lawyers. In most cases ...

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 ...

The promise of the Sixth Amendment, foundational in our democracy, is that no matter who you are — how poor or unpopular, no matter your politics or your personal history — you deserve a skilled, ...