John W. Citro has been appointed as the next Adams County chief public defender by the judges of the Eighth Judicial Circuit.

State caseload, a cramped courthouse combined with a comparatively small jail, and a uniquely stringent pre-trial release ...

Politics is a demanding and unsentimental profession. We admire some public servants, but can quickly sour on them as well.

Missouri's health agency transferred $23.5 million in cannabis revenue to state programs last week, including for veterans' ...

A major funding crisis is threatening the federal court system's ability to provide legal representation for those unable to afford it, impacting ...

On Friday, the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Spain called for a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence for the central defender ...

In a report released Wednesday, the Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury called for an overhaul of resources for the Public ...

Andrew McGann remains in custody with no bond set after his first court appearance for the alleged murder of a couple in ...

Reality Defender has officially launched a public developer API and SDK and is offering a limited free service to developers ...

The man arrested and is accused of killing Clinton and Cristen Brink while they were hiking at Devil's Den State Park in Arkansas will be held without bond.

While the threat of a mass legal aid strike in the city has passed, over 100 attorneys and staffers at a trio of legal ...

More than 100 criminal cases in Boston, including with serious charges such as domestic violence, have been thrown out due to ...