For three years, the fate of poor people accused of crimes in San Benito County lay in the hands of attorneys who barely spoke with their clients and seldom filed legal motions on their behalf. While ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s staunchest personal legal defenders are set to transform into his Department of Justice leadership team and will, if confirmed, face their toughest loyalty test yet as ...

SUPPORT THAT VIEW. FORMER ORANGE AND OSCEOLA COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER BOB WESLEY HAS DIED. WESLEY WAS A FIERCE DEFENDER OF JUSTICE AND DEFENDANTS RIGHTS. HE SERVED AS A ...

Prosecutors are warning the Washington state Supreme Court that reducing public defender caseloads could lead to filing of fewer criminal charges and people seeking retribution on their own. “This is ...

Days before the Senate Judiciary Committee convened in early 2017 to consider Neil Gorsuch’s nomination for the Supreme Court, the New York Times reported that Democrats had “zeroed in” on their main ...

This year’s Indigenous Peoples’ Lecture Series at Hope College will feature the documentary, “Warrior Lawyers: Defenders of Sacred Justice,” which is a one-hour documentary about Native American role ...

For most people, it’s not a date that stands out on the calendar. It’s not exactly a Hallmark holiday — no cards, gifts or cake. Everybody still has to go to school, the mall’s open and the mail gets ...

Former 9th Circuit public defender Bob Wesley has died, WESH 2 has learned. It happened Thursday night, sources tell WESH 2. Sign up for our Newsletters He was a fierce defender of justice and ...