Massachusetts lawmakers are looking to approve a pay raise for public defenders in hopes of ending a legal crisis ...

Massachusetts lawmakers are looking to approve a pay raise for public defenders in hopes of ending a legal crisis.

Just as the Republic Services strike has been called out as a threat to public health, the bar advocate work stoppage ...

Over 100 criminal cases in Massachusetts have been thrown out due to an ongoing work stoppage by disgruntled lawyers who ...

More than 100 criminal cases in Boston, including with serious charges such as domestic violence, have been thrown out due to ...

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

Dozens of criminal cases are being dismissed in Massachusetts and other states as public defenders refuse to take on new cases until they get a pay raise.

From Oregon to Massachusetts, states are struggling to maintain a roster of attorneys to take on public defense cases. The ...

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

More than 120 defendants in Massachusetts have had their charges — ranging from assault to drug possession — dropped after ...

A local lawmaker is sounding the alarm as criminal cases are being dismissed across the commonwealth due to a pay dispute ...