The family of a child who was shot by Douglas County deputy has hired prominent civil rights attorneys for their case. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation confirmed the deputy shot at a suspect trying to carjack the family’s BMW on Monday at a gas station on Fulton Industrial Boulevard. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for […]
Baltimore (AP) — Attorneys are asking a federal judge to prevent crew members on the cargo ship Dali from returning to their home countries amid ongoing investigations into the circumstances leading up to the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March. Eight of the Dali’s crew members were scheduled to debark the […]
Months after a rare midtrial appeal halted a case against two former Cook County assistant state’s attorneys charged with misconduct, lawyers Tuesday sparred before a panel of appellate court justices judges over the legal issues that brought the case to a halt in October. Nicholas Trutenko, 69, and Andrew Horvat, 48, are accused of wrongdoing […]
COURTESY HPD Honolulu city attorneys have agreed to pay $7 million to a boy who was partially paralyzed after a police chase led to a crash and an alleged cover-up in Makaha in 2021. This still frame from a body-worn camera from a patrol officer who arrived at a Makaha crash scene on Sept. 12, […]
A half-inch piece of plastic is making Texas much more dangerous. It’s called a machine gun conversion device, or “switch.” Switches transform regular handguns, which require a separate trigger pull for each round fired, into fully automatic weapons that can fire multiple rounds with a single squeeze of the trigger. One of these simple but […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed felony forgery charges Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide who helped submit paperwork falsely saying that former President Donald Trump had won the battleground state in 2020. The charges were filed against attorneys Kenneth Chesebro, 62, and Jim Troupis, 70, and former Trump aide […]
Attorneys defending Patrick McDowell will work to keep him off death row on Monday. What’s called a Spencer hearing is scheduled at 9 a.m. at the Nassau County Courthouse. A Spencer hearing allows McDowell’s defense team to present more evidence in hopes the judge will not uphold a jury’s recommendation that McDowell be sentenced to […]
A new Louisiana law that makes it a crime to approach within 25 feet (7.6 meters) of a police officer under certain circumstances is an affront to the movement for racial justice and violates the First Amendment, civil rights attorneys say. Critics have said the law — signed this week by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry […]
The Florida Supreme Court recently disciplined four attorneys — disbarring one, suspending two and reprimanding one. Court orders are not final until time expires for the disciplined attorney to file a rehearing motion. The attorneys represent law practices from across the state. Disbarred lawyers may not reapply for admission for five years and are required to […]
Seven defendants should be convicted for taking advantage of the pandemic to steal millions of dollars in taxpayer money and enrichment themselves instead of feeding children in need, a federal prosecutor told the jury Friday as closing arguments began in the Feeding Our Future trial. “It wasn’t a get-rich quick scheme … it was a […]
Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell will address allegations against Scottie Scheffler in court Wednesday, according to a statement from his office. The statement did not provide further details on what will be covered during Wednesday’s appearance. A spokesperson from O’Connell’s office said he would have no additional comment prior to the hearing. Scheffler, a professional […]
May 28—With more than 600 criminal defendants now unable to find a court-appointed attorney, some Maine defense lawyers say the problem is only getting worse and court officials are turning a blind eye. Since November, judges have been ordered to meet with jailed defendants within seven days of their initial appearance if they are constitutionally […]