Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in Thursday as the newest Supreme Court justice, filling the retiring Justice Stephen Breyer’s seat on the bench. Jackson, 51, was confirmed by a 53-47 vote in the ...

The Adachi Project is a cinematic project created by the San Francisco Public Defender's Office and production companies EVEN ...

WASHINGTON — During a college internship at the Orange County public defender’s office, Rachel Rossi was sent to the local jail. She was given a simple instruction: Ask people who had recently been ...

While a senior at Tennessee State University (TSU) in 2002, Keeda Haynes agreed to receive multiple packages for her then-boyfriend. He told her that the deliveries were for a cell phone and pager ...

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings next week could pave the way for a historic first on the Supreme Court: if confirmed, the appellate court judge will become the only former public ...

SAN ANTONIO – Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales, Chief Public Defender Michael Young, and state Rep. Ina Minjarez of San Antonio discussed justice reform as part of Texas RioGrande Legal Aid ...

FL MORRIS / FMORRIS@STARADVERTISER.COM Richard Pollack, right, was sworn in Monday as an associate justice on the state Supreme Court by Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald. Select an option below to ...

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Elizabeth Oyer appointed to oversee office vetting clemency applications Oyer has called on Biden to appoint public defenders to DOJ (Reuters) - A former federal public defender in Maryland has joined ...

A public defender is challenging a longtime incumbent in the race for the Las Vegas Justice Court Department 2 seat. Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Joseph Sciscento has sat on the bench since he was ...