A screenshot of the text string was disclosed earlier this year in discrimination lawsuits filed against Washington County by two former public defenders, both women of color. The revelation about ...

Allegheny County’s chief public defender, who was abruptly escorted from her office on April 7 and put on paid administrative ...

Spokane County has placed a public defender on administrative leave after a state prosecutor last week filed criminal charges ...

Washington County’s presiding judge on Wednesday ordered the largest public defense law firm in the county to turn over data that will, in effect, show how busy their staff attorneys are.

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. -- A deputy public defender for Spokane County is facing counts of theft and money laundering through a local non-profit. John Sather Gowdy founded the nonprofit 'Heal ...

Apr. 22—Spokane County has placed a public defender on administrative leave after a state prosecutor last week filed criminal charges against the lawyer related to his management of the funds ...

Allegheny County’s chief public defender says she plans to fight allegations that resulted in her placement on paid administrative leave earlier this month. Lena Bryan-Henderson denied ...

John “Sather” Gowdy, a Spokane County public defender and founder of Heal Spokane, has been placed on leave after allegedly misusing more than $40,000 in nonprofit funds. He currently faces ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The 19th JDC Office of Public Defender hopes a tax measure to fund the East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney’s office will help it get money from the City-Parish.

A bill meant to clarify the obligations of public defenders and manage their caseloads under the state’s recently established Idaho State Public Defender Office will also eliminate the right to ...