The state’s public defense agency announced a new incentive program for private lawyers in Massachusetts — effective immediately — to address the growing backlog of unrepresented clients in Middlesex ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 03: Education Secretary Linda McMahon testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee's Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee about the proposed ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a report showing widespread fraud in its permanent residence program for unaccompanied minors, which has led to a backlog in the issuance ...

A longtime advocate for teens and young adults in Oregon’s criminal justice system will fill a newly created position of youth and family advocate as the state confronts a huge backlog in its handling ...