When officers arrived they found the victim, a Sonoma County Public Defender, who had been struck in the face multiple times ...

Leon Simms was booked into Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of robbery, attempted kidnapping and battery in the attack on his ...

A public defender was beaten and robbed by a former client near the Sonoma County Courthouse, not far from their office, ...

A public defender was seriously injured after being attacked outside the Sonoma County Courthouse by a former client on ...

Whatcom County’s public defenders will face new rules on how many cases they can take on next year as a recent decision by the Washington Supreme Court takes effect. And while the Public ...

Sonoma County looks to block homeless encampment sweep suit ahead of trial County officials claim that the homeless plaintiffs lack standing and a clear request for relief.

Stephen Chinn, 41, was an assistant Franklin County public defender when he was arrested in August 2023. He was fired shortly thereafter.

Three residents filed a lawsuit this week against Sonoma County seeking to block code enforcement from using drones to take aerial images of their homes in what the American Civil Liberties Union ...

The ACLU accused Sonoma County of using drones to spy on residents and photograph sensitive areas, including outdoor baths and through private windows.

Sonoma County's Code Enforcement Division was today named in an ACLU lawsuit alleging the department has been using high-powered drones to conduct an illegal, warrantless surveillance program on ...

Danneman, Jefferson County’s current public defender, said that aside from free legal representation, public defenders also get their clients other kinds of help they need.

Allegheny County’s chief public defender was fired Wednesday following a monthlong human resources investigation. Lena Bryan-Henderson was appointed by County Executive Sara Innamorato in ...