At a critical juncture in our nations history, Public Defender, an award-winning documentary film, examines the fault lines ...

ATHENS, Ga. - A former Athens rapper and University of Georgia law student is a star in a new documentary set to air on HBO. But the documentary focuses less on his music and more on his fierce ...

In a series of stories, AL.com will continue to explore big ideas for transforming Birmingham. It was when his public defenders showed him that he was more than just another case to them, that Brandon ...

A Louisiana board on Monday narrowly rejected appeals from five top parish public defenders who sought to keep their jobs after the state public defender said he would not renew their contracts. In a ...