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

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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

A prominent civil rights organization is putting the squeeze on Oregon’s embattled public defense agency for failing to discipline a top lawyer found to have retaliated against female attorneys. An ...

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 ...

Maine appoints two U.S. senators to represent the state at a national level. Senators serve six-year terms. Maine’s current ...