Thousands of defendants are currently unrepresented in Oregon. Public defenders say the problem is one of supply and demand.

The judge denied Marion County's third attempt to intervene in the longstanding federal case against the state psychiatric ...

A Marion County grand jury on Friday unanimously found an Oregon State Police trooper justified in shooting and killing a ...

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It may not be among the biggest news stories of the week, but Thursday’s episode of the “Today” show highlighted what anchor ...

As of Friday, there were 5,594 unrepresented defendants across the state, an all-time high, according to the Oregon Judicial Department's dashboard. In Marion County, there were about 642 ...

A Marion County Judge has decided to block Governor Tina Kotek’s executive order mandating project labor agreements (PLAs) on ...

A Marion County judge has stalled Gov. Tina Kotek's order that requires use of union labor in many state construction ...

That was in 2023. The Oregon State Supreme Court ultimately dismissed the case. And now, with the public defense crisis still raging, Marion County judges have signaled once again they plan to ...