Carlos Warner faces felonious assault charges after police say he charged at officers with a hammer. When he refused to drop ...

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -As the U.S. government shutdown disrupts paychecks for federal workers across the country, it is exacerbating the financial woes of lawyers who defend the poorest members of ...

Criminal case specialists who aid judiciary-funded defense lawyers are cutting costs and refusing assignments after four ...

Private defense attorneys say they have become a de facto satellite office of the public defender — and are themselves at ...

"[T]here is no good faith basis to claim a 'conflict' between Mr. Comey and his counsel, much less a basis to move to disqualify lead defense counsel," former FBI Director James Comey's expanded ...

The U.S. government shutdown is worsening financial challenges for court-appointed defense lawyers, who often represent ...

Judge Teresa M. Caffese denied a motion to compel filed by Deputy Public Defender Christopher Fox-Lent, rejecting his request ...

This article originally published at 'ICU-level crisis:' Waller County's criminal courts overwhelmed as 88% of new cases ...

San Diego defense attorneys Megan Foster and Matt Binninger are expecting their first child in late January. But the due date of the married couple’s next paychecks remains uncertain, as it has for ...

Private attorneys assigned to take federal indigent defense cases in Oregon are owed more than half a million dollars for case work done since July.