Kevin J. Cutts, convicted of killing an 18-year-old woman as a teenager, is seeking a sentence modification after more than ...

Chief Defender Keisha Hudson said she told the court they will no longer take part in monthly emergency bail hearings or be ...

SALEM, Ore. — After winning before a Clackamas County judge, public defenders who sued the state of Oregon last fall to fight the caseload "quote system" included in their contracts say they still ...

A man accused of trying to kill a Marion County Sheriff's deputy will be evaluated by a mental health professional, according to court records.

Vanessa Leighton, who is free on bond following charges of assault and kidnapping, appeared in Pitkin County District Court ...

Public defenders have long been the overburdened heroes of a legal system that relies on them to quite literally keep the scales of justice in balance. Without them, the criminal justice system can ...

For years, public defenders have reasoned and pleaded with Washington lawmakers to address a crisis in the courts by dramatically increasing what the state spends to provide attorneys for poor people.

It’s no secret that public defenders have long been asked to take on too many cases, reducing their ability to provide adequate counsel to defendants as guaranteed by both the U.S. and Washington ...

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — Spokane Public Defenders, represented by Teamsters Local 690, are raising serious concerns about Spokane County’s conduct during ongoing contract negotiations and are calling ...

A former assistant federal public defender has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up her sexual harassment lawsuit against the federal judiciary, arguing that its internal review system leaves ...

Attorneys hired by Spokane County to represent those who can’t afford lawyers have sued their handlers over a set of standards that public defenders believe violates the state constitution and could ...