More than 100 criminal cases in Boston, including with serious charges such as domestic violence, have been thrown out due to ...

Criminal defense lawyers across Massachusetts say lawmakers might have given bar advocates a raise — but their solution is ...

From Oregon to Massachusetts, states are struggling to maintain a roster of attorneys to take on public defense cases. The ...

Massachusetts lawmakers passed a funding bill that includes a pay raise for public defenders as part of an effort to end a ...

State lawmakers have approved pay raises for public defenders who represent indigent defendants, but many private attorneys say the increased compensation won't be enough to get them to ...