Good morning, Chicago. For years, Gerald Reed’s claims of abuse by Chicago detectives were in the spotlight. All eyes were on his tangled case as the justice system, once again, had to grapple with a decades-old legacy of police torture. But last week, as Reed was finally brought to a retrial, the focus shifted in […]
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Retired judge Charlie Baird said Saturday that a Texas law targeting “rogue” prosecutors could impede Texas’ district attorneys in their duties. “I think it could put a chilling effect on prosecutors and the use of their discretion. Prosecutors have always had a great deal of discretion, on what crimes to prosecute,” Baird […]
Donald Trump‘s presidential campaign and the Republican National Committee announced a massive “election integrity” operation on Friday, promising to deploy 100,000 volunteers and attorneys to battleground states to “protect the vote and ensure a big win” in November. In a press release, officials said they wanted the volunteers and lawyers to monitor logic and accuracy […]
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has named a temporary commonwealth attorney for the 33rd Judicial Circuit in Hazard after the previous prosecutor resigned due to allegations of doing favors for criminal defendants. Coleman designated Jackie Steele, commonwealth’s attorney for the 27th Judicial Circuit in London, as the temporary prosecutor in Perry County. Two assistant commonwealth’s […]
This is a breaking news story. Check back to idahostatesman.com for updates. To sign up for breaking news alerts, click here. Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger met the Wednesday deadline to file their client’s alibi defense in the murder case against him in the deaths of four University of Idaho students in November 2022. In a […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton celebrated the support from a coalition of state attorneys general Monday in an ongoing professional misconduct complaint against one of his top aides stemming from Texas’ legal effort to delay several states’ certification of their 2020 presidential election results. With a motion filed with the Texas Supreme Court on Friday, 18 […]
Donald Trump’s lawyers have been trolled by a random man in Brooklyn after they subpoenaed him by mistake for the former president’s hush money trial. In a filing from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office on Tuesday, prosecutors revealed that Mr Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche had tried to subpoena former District Attorney Supervising Rackets Investigator Jeremy […]
Practicing where they shouldn’t and not responding to Florida Bar investigative records requests — in one case involving a $300,000 settlement check and a claim of misappropriated funds — put lawyers from Miami and Broward on the monthly list of attorneys disciplined by the state Supreme Court. In alphabetical order…. Albert Moon, Miami Albert Moon […]
The civil case against suspended Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill is essentially closed. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS On Friday, a judge ordered Hill to stay away from the elderly constituent she’s accused of exploiting. That same woman is the victim in a criminal case against Hill. She was arrested late last month after […]
Apr. 6—A special public session of Crawford County Court of Common Pleas is scheduled Tuesday to honor late attorney R. Charles Thomas. Thomas actively practiced law in Crawford County for more than 60 years. He passed away June 4, 2021, at the age of 90. Crawford County Court of Common Pleas and the Crawford County […]
Apr. 5—Just days after ousted New Lebanon Village Manager Glena Madden filed a complaint in Ohio’s Second District Court of Appeals against her former employer, the village’s special counsel fired back in a letter addressed to Madden’s lawyer. Attorney Dennis Lieberman last Monday filed a writ of quo warranto on behalf of Madden against the […]
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith could soon seek to have the judge presiding over the case of former President Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents recused, prosecutors and defense attorneys warn, pressed to “breaking point” over arguments his office said could taint a trial irrevocably. Smith faulted Judge Aileen Cannon in a scathing rebuke […]