In Miami, recent changes have forced the public defender to cut 30 attorney positions and curtail internships for law school students.

VOA: standard.2009.05.22

Freedman says spending more money now to help the public defender's office may ensure the courts can process cases right the first time.

VOA: standard.2009.05.22

"I just tried to get my body between the ball and the defender and it worked out for me, and I slotted home."

VOA: standard.2009.06.24

Though he was born to one of the wealthiest families in the United States, Kennedy earned a reputation as a defender of the underprivileged.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

Baker says if public defender programs begin to fail for some clients, it would destroy the ability of the courts to ensure justice for all.

VOA: standard.2009.05.22

Ghana was forced to fight short-handed after seeing defender Daniel Addo sent off by the Belgian referee following what seemed like an innocuous tackle in the first half.

VOA: standard.2009.10.17

U.S.defender Angela Ruggiero - who has played in four Olympics and lost to Canada twice - says that she and her teammates did everything they could, but Canada was too good.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26