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Possible fixes unveiled for Oregon’s massive backlog of people without defense lawyers
The newly appointed leader of Oregon’s embattled public defense system on Monday laid out a seven-point plan “for ensuring ...
Defense Lawyers Face Months Without Pay as Federal Funds Dry Up
One Kansas City-based criminal defense lawyer is taking out a loan to sustain operations this summer, as she prepares for ...
Saenger Theatre shooter was acting in self-defense, lawyer says
The man accused of shooting two people at a children’s dance recital was acting in self-defense and had previous run-ins with ...
A lawyer's prolonged detention shows how El Salvador's gang emergency extends to common crimes
El Salvador's arrest of an anticorruption lawyer from a well-known human rights organization last month is the latest example ...
Ex-Canton cop alleges Karen Read’s lawyers threatened her with perjury in combative back-and-forth
Karen Read defense attorney Alan Jackson and former Canton Police Officer Kelly Dever had a combative back-and-forth Monday.
Trump Says He Will Nominate His Former Defense Lawyer to Appeals Court
Emil Bove, a former federal prosecutor, has been working as the president’s enforcer at the Justice Department.
Karen Read’s defense calls its first witness in her retrial in the killing of her Boston police officer boyfriend
Karen Read’s defense is set to call its first witness on Friday, marking a new phase in her retrial in the killing of John ...
Ex-Trump defense lawyer Emil Bove, a top Justice Department official, is picked to be federal judge
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is nominating his former criminal defense lawyer Emil Bove, who as ...