A group of private lawyers work public defense cases at the request of the public defender's office. The program that funds ...

Ryan Routh, accused of attempting to assassinate Trump, will represent himself in a federal trial set for September ...

Boston Municipal Court Chief Justice Tracy -Lee Lyons during court proceedings to dismiss cases in which the defendant has ...

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The man charged with trying to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald Trump near West Palm Beach almost a year ago ...

More than 120 cases were dismissed in Boston as a dispute over public defender pay continues. Cases range from assault to ...

The case against the three suspects was, in 2024, upheld by a lower state appeals court, who over 114 pages examined numerous ...

Emails reviewed by the Globe show the attorneys had asked for higher pay multiple times as the Legislature was preparing the ...

More than 100 retired Massachusetts judges are demanding higher pay for public advocates amid a prolonged work stoppage that has led to charges against criminal defendants being dropped ...

Private defense attorneys who represent indigent clients in federal court are not getting paid for nearly three months — ...