The former judge who presided over the trial of the 2018 Parkland high school mass murderer sharply criticized his public ...
Many people charged with felonies in Idaho remain in jail because they cannot afford bail, making free and timely access to communicate with a public defender crucial to their future in the ...
Former and current public defenders told the Sun that pay cuts ranged from $5,000 to $40,000 per year, with many affecting experienced attorneys handling felony cases or qualified to work on capital ...
Eric Fredericksen, the lead of the State Public Defender’s Office, said the pay cuts were meant to equalize the salaries for the type of work being done across the state. While attorneys in ...