Last month, a work stoppage by lawyers in Massachusetts who represent indigent defendants forced judges to dismiss cases against hundreds of people who had been accused of crimes, including violent ...

More than 100 cases were dismissed out of Boston Municipal Court amid the statewide public defender strike. What about in Brockton area courts?

Ghislaine Maxwell, the accomplice of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, urged a federal judge Tuesday to reject the ...

Public defenders are vowing to continue a push on Beacon Hill for better wages after Gov. Maura Healey signed off on a pay ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has approved a $20 hourly pay raise for public defenders in an effort to end their ongoing ...

Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday signed the supplemental spending bill she first filed in early April, including the ...

It remains unclear if the $20 per hour raise, over the next two years, will end the lawyers ongoing work stoppage.

Shipwreck explorer Joe Mazraani dies on deep-sea dive to find lost Atlantic steamer - Joe Mazraani died in pursuit of the ...

Dozens of criminal cases are being dismissed in Massachusetts and other states as public defenders refuse to take on new cases until they get a pay raise.

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

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