LAGO VISTA, Texas (KXAN) — All eyes are on the mayor and city manager of Lago Vista after both were part of the agenda items at Thursday’s city council meeting. One of the agenda items was regarding a formal complaint against Mayor Kevin Sullivan and the other a complaint about City Manager Tracie Hlavinka from […]
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Oxford County Sheriff Christopher Wainwright defends record in dismissal hearing
Apr. 22—AUGUSTA — Christopher Wainwright defended his actions during a hearing Monday to consider whether to remove him as sheriff of Oxford County. The hearing will continue Wednesday morning with further testimony and closing statements. The Oxford County Commission sent a detailed 10-page complaint in February to Gov. Janet Mills, asking her to remove Wainwright […]
Well-known Dublin hotel ordered to pay €9,000 for unfair dismissal of restaurant manager
A well-known Dublin hotel has been ordered to pay a former restaurant manager €9,000 over its failure to call him back to work after the business reopened following its closure at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that the Camden Court Hotel had been unfairly dismissed by its restaurant manager, […]
Soto attorneys argue for dismissal of murder charge
Apr. 4—OTTAWA — Attorneys representing Travis Soto — the Napoleon man whose case involving the 2006 death of his son has made a circuitous route from Putnam County to the U.S. Supreme Court and back again — now believe their client finds himself in a “Catch-22 position” as the State of Ohio prepares to put […]
Kokomo man charged with molestation seeks dismissal
Apr. 3—A Kokomo man charged with 20 counts of child molestation and four counts of sexual misconduct with a minor is seeking to have at least part of the charges dismissed. Geremy Miller, 46, through his attorney Brent Dechert, filed a motion to dismiss late last month, arguing that similar allegations were investigated in 2013 […]
NC Court of Appeals upholds dismissal of parent’s lawsuit over private school’s diversity policies
The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled against the parents of two students expelled from Charlotte Latin Schools following their allegations the school was pushing a political agenda. It’s a lawsuit that captured the attention of groups like ‘Moms For Liberty’ and ‘Concerned Private School Parents Of Charlotte,’ who filed briefs in support of the […]
Dismissal of charges reversed in Ocean Pines hit-and-run that killed teen Gavin Knupp
The Appellate Court of Maryland has reversed the granting of a motion to dismiss the charged filed against a Berlin man in the fatal hit-and-run that claimed the life of Worcester County teen Gavin Knupp in July of 2022, according to Worcester County State’s Attorney Kris Heiser. Here’s what we know about the original case […]
Hunter Biden to seek dismissal of tax charges he argues are politically motivated
Hunter Biden is expected to ask a judge at a hearing Wednesday to dismiss tax charges filed against him last year, arguing that the case is politically motivated. Biden alleges prosecutors caved to pressure from Republican lawmakers, who launched an impeachment inquiry into his father, President Joe Biden, after an earlier plea deal fell through. […]
Officer who allegedly killed Perkins seeks civil suit dismissal, calls allegations unfair
Mar. 27—Attorneys for Mac Marquette, the former Decatur police officer accused of shooting and killing Steve Perkins, on Friday sought to dismiss a federal civil rights and wrongful death lawsuit filed by Perkins’ widow and daughter. The court ordered the plaintiffs to respond by April 12. “These allegations are obviously incomplete and unfairly drafted against […]
Trump in Florida courtroom for hearing on dismissal of classified documents case
On Thursday, former President Donald Trump arrived at a Florida courthouse for a hearing on the case against him regarding classified documents found at his Mar-a-Lago estate. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed by Trump when he was president, listened to both the prosecution and defense responses on whether to dismiss the case […]
Judge in Trump documents case, weighing dismissal, muses on Biden parallels
By Andrew Goudsward and Andy Sullivan FORT PIERCE, Florida (Reuters) -A federal judge referred to President Joe Biden‘s handling of sensitive government records on Thursday as she considered whether to dismiss a criminal case against Donald Trump that charges him with illegally holding onto classified documents. The remarks by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who […]
Trump set to attend hearing as Judge Cannon weighs dismissal of classified documents case
Former President Donald Trump is expected to attend a Thursday hearing in Judge Aileen Cannon’s Florida courtroom on whether to dismiss the felony charges against him brought by special counsel Jack Smith stemming from his handling of classified documents. In a blow to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, Judge Scott McAfee dismisses six of […]