Federal prosecutors are telling a jury that former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan repeatedly exploited his public ...

Concerns expressed this spring about an upcoming transition of local public criminal defense from county to state ...

Ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan used his perch at the very top of state politics to betray the public trust, ...

The new Office of the State Public Defender changed the system across Idaho for those charged with crimes needing a lawyer appointed.

The Panhandle Area Public Defenders office is doing its part in closing the gap in legal or public defense due to lack of ...

For nearly four weeks between September and October, public defense attorneys in southern Idaho could not be contacted by their clients in jail after they had their phone system switched from ...

The consolidation is the result of a nearly decade-old lawsuit that claims Idaho's public defense system is flawed, State Public Defender Eric Fredericksen said. He leads the Office.

The opening statements kick off the trial of the longest-serving state House speaker in the country, and one of the most ...

BOISE, Idaho — Defense attorneys are sounding the alarm about a recent change in how Idaho's public defenders are paid. "My worst fears about what would happen here in Idaho are coming to," now ...

Many people charged with felonies in Idaho remain in jail because they cannot afford bail, making free and timely access to communicate with a public defender crucial to their future in the ...