The Commission on Judicial Performance found that Solano County Superior Court Judge Robert Bowers improperly encouraged the defendant in a homicide case to drop his public defender.

An advisory panel has recommended that a group of five top public defenders should keep their jobs, defying a state official who attempted not to renew their contracts. The full Louisiana Public ...

The Louisiana Public Defender Oversight Board is in turmoil over the job losses of five top public defenders.

Salt Lake County Democrats have chosen Jiro Johnson, a public defender, to represent District 1 on the County Council.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- New legislation headed for the governor's desk would provide free tuition in Missouri for a wide-range of public safety personnel if approved, a new tool ...

Casey Ek After decades of being a public defender and chief public defender in the in the Fifth Judicial District, Scott Cutcher is calling it quits, pivoting to a life of relaxation.

Clients and community members lose confidence in public defenders who are employed at the mercy of the very courts that seek to punish them.

Lawmakers negotiating Missouri budget add $300M to public schools spending By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent May 8, 2025 ...

A recently-released report from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services that analyzed the digital health of the state’s public health system says the state’s public health system needs ...

The Missouri Senate will debate a state budget that adds large sums to public education, endorses Gov. Mike Kehoe’s longevity raise plan in full and sets up a showdown between two powerful ...

Several public safety measures on the ballot in Missouri KC-area cities, towns asking voters to approve funding for police, fire departments ...

State Public Defender Rémy Voisin Starns, pictured in a file photo taken on Friday, June 2, 2023, sent letters to chief public defenders in five districts saying their contracts would not be renewed.