Following a work stoppage in May, bar advocates are getting a pay raise--but it is not as high as they requested.

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 ...

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

A group of advocates gathered at the State House Thursday to protest the deal, which they say, was constructed in a back room ...

BOSTON — A bill that gives attorneys a pay bump is heading to Gov. Healey to sign into law. On Thursday, the Massachusetts ...

☔Good news: cooler than yesterday, with highs in the 70s and possible showers. Sunset is at 8:04 p.m. Today we’re looking at ...

As the courts are ground to a halt with a work stoppage, is it time for the state to change its public defender system?

Leaders on Beacon Hill also floated structural changes aimed at heading off future work stoppages like the one that has ...

Prosecutors said there was insufficient evidence to press any charges against 18-year-old Kenny Laynez, whose video recorded a coworker being tased.