The two candidates are vying to be the ninth judge on the county Court of Common Pleas, filling a position to be vacated when ...

The leadership of both chambers must be shown it will be politically costly if they ignore public opinion this time.

The Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office has an unusual unit at its office: A team dedicated to working with defendants who have cognitive disabilities. The office helps these people access ...

When someone is unable to assist in their own defense, a judge can order an evaluation to determine their mental capacity to proceed to trial. They await that outcome either in jail or out on bond. If ...

The Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office has an unusual unit at its office: A team dedicated to working with ...

The district attorney proposes a 6-year term for violating probation followed by 25 years to life for assault; public defender seeks term of 15 to life.

Hundreds of protesters have marched through Vila Cruzeiro favela, demanding the resignation of Rio de Janeiro state Gov. Cláudio Castro.

Frederick city police arrested a Canadian man last week on charges of soliciting a minor. Mark Pridgeon, a 49-year-old man from Nova Scotia, Canada, was charged with three counts of sexual ...

In Miami-Dade County, Fla., the public defender's office has embraced AI to organize information, conduct legal research and ...

Jurors have determined that a 34-year-old man who repeatedly stabbed his parents and a longtime housekeeper inside the family ...

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