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Wrongful arrest? Lawsuit charges that city’s Correction Department cuffed public defender on Rikers Island over ...

The Villager 16 Jun 2026

A Queens public defender is levying a federal lawsuit against the city’s Department of Correction (DOC) and ... Public defender’s arrest caused client on Rikers Island more problems, suit alleges.

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Appointment of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Colorado (United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit)

Public Technologies 15 Jun 2026

... has selected Matthew Belcher as the next Federal Public Defender for the District of Colorado.

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IG rips state's 'broken' public defender system

Newburyport Daily News 12 Jun 2026

BOSTON — Massachusetts' public defender system is ...

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IG rips state's "broken" public defender system

The Eagle-Tribune 11 Jun 2026

BOSTON — Massachusetts' public defender system is ...

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MA Inspector General issues report on state’s ‘broken’ public defender system

Boston Herald 11 Jun 2026

The Inspector General has released a new ...

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NYC public defender unions push to get funding in the city budget

AM New York 10 Jun 2026

A year after the Bronx Defenders union walked off the job for the first time in three decades, they are back at the bargaining table with four other public defender groups demanding wage increases for their staff.

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Motion to dismiss charges against 40 Delaney Hall protestors filed by N.J. public defender

NJ 06 Jun 2026

The state Public Defender’s Office filed a motion on Friday to dismiss charges against 40 protesters who were arrested at Delaney Hall last week ....

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Tamika L. Fluker Appointed Circuit Public Defender for the Clayton Judicial Circuit (Georgia Public Defender Council)

Public Technologies 05 Jun 2026

Fluker, Clayton Circuit Public Defender The Georgia Public Defender Council (GPDC) has appointed Tamika L. Fluker as Circuit Public Defender for the ...

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Man accused of murdering his wife appointed public defender

Goshen News 05 Jun 2026

GOSHEN — A man accused of murdering his wife on Sunday appeared in Elkhart County Circuit Court with new pending litigation ... .

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Ex-public defender who misappropriated $26k set to become Pa. county prosecutor

Penn Live 04 Jun 2026

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Baton Rouge’s public defender will get a funding boost — including help from St. George, ...

The Advocate 04 Jun 2026

Jeff Landry's desk would guarantee Baton Rouge's ...

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Public defenders ask governor to delay all executions amid litigation

Lebanon Democrat 03 Jun 2026

In the wake of a botched execution, Tennessee public defenders are urging Gov. Bill Lee to extend a reprieve to all death row inmates until litigation over the state’s lethal drug protocol is complete ....

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Spokane County public defenders challenge their caseloads in court and at the bargaining table

Inlander 03 Jun 2026

It’s no secret that public ...

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Many Delaney Hall protesters charged with felony rioting. N.J.’s public defender calls it ‘overreach.’

NJ 03 Jun 2026

Public defenders assisting protesters arrested at Delaney Hall on Sunday night are noticing a trend. boilerplate language and a felony rioting charge ....

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Kathleen Smith reelected a public defender, will serve fifth term

News-Press - Fort Myers 01 Jun 2026

Kathleen Smith, the incumbent Republican, has been reelected as public defender for the 20th Judicial Circuit ... Smith, the then-top deputy public defender, had been a supervisor in the office for 13 ...