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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa had fewer trials in 2025 ...

The Iowa Office of Ombudsman, which investigates complaints related to local and state government, saw an almost 10% increase in cases opened during the last fiscal year. The agency’s annual report, ...

(TNS) — An increasing caseload at the Bismarck Municipal Court has strained employees working within the clerk's office and is a driving force behind Judge Amanda Harris' recent push to add more staff ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington state will implement major limits on public defender caseloads beginning in January 2026, prompting warnings from county prosecutors and statewide officials who fear the ...

OREGON CITY, Ore. (KGW) — A Clackamas County judge struck down a provision in a new contract between the state of Oregon and public defense firms Friday evening, in a significant rebuke to the state ...

KING COUNTY, Wash. — The King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office is hoping the county council will fix long-standing staffing issues as it finalizes a biennial budget in the coming weeks. The office ...

The Indiana Department of Child Services continues to face staffing challenges, according to new report. The agency's annual staffing and caseload report shows that, for the second year in a row, the ...

A court crisis is brewing in San Francisco. In the courtrooms of the San Francisco Hall of Justice, attorneys with the Public Defenders’ Office have been opting out of taking some new cases for the ...

The San Francisco public defender’s office has, for months, said that it does not have enough lawyers to handle the influx of criminal cases District Attorney Brooke Jenkins is prosecuting. Now, ...

When a child is the victim of abuse or neglect in Michigan, case workers with Children’s Protective Services are the first and sometimes only line of defense. But in the battle to keep children safe ...

(WXYZ) — When a child is the victim of abuse or neglect in Michigan, case workers with Children’s Protective Services are the first and sometimes only line of ...