Mueller, a former public defender, eventually took the case and mostly won at trial. A jury acquitted Thompson of the felony ...

District public defenders: Keeping our promises under the 6th Amendment The promise of the Sixth Amendment, foundational in our democracy, is that no matter who you are — how poor or unpopular ...

A judge recently ruled state failed to provide low-income defendants with legal representation. Over the past three days, a bench trial was held in an effort to find ways to solve the problem amid a ...

Earlier this month, a Maine Superior Court judge ruled the state violated the Sixth Amendment rights of some low-income defendants by failing to provide them with legal representation. Sign up for ...

Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) chief Pyniaid Sing Syiem today said the NPP-led executive committee, in its proposal for the amendment of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of ...

Lives Lived: Nelson Johnson, a labor activist in North Carolina, was injured in a 1979 shooting by white supremacists in ...

Whereas the twenty-sixth amendment has increased the role of Parliament and the legal fraternity in the appointment process, the JCP Rules have made the system more transparent, objective ...

Wisconsin voters were asked to ratify five Constitutional amendments – two for the Spring election, one for the August primary, and two for the Nov. 6 election. Now […] ...

Four Supreme Court justices on Friday urged Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi to hold off on eight appointments to ...