As part of the continuing fallout from a controversial decision in the case of a West Vancouver voyeur, B.C.’s attorney General is questioning the training the province’s judges receive when dealing with cases involving sexual predators. The convicted voyeur, whom Global News is not naming due to a court-ordered publication […] Read More
27 November 2023 Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Pacific Trial Attorneys, as legal counsel, have filed hundreds of lawsuits for alleged violations of the California Unruh Civil Rights Act, California […] Read More
MINNEAPOLIS — An attorney for Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, said Saturday that Chauvin’s family has been kept in the dark by federal prison officials after he was stabbed in prison. The lawyer, Gregory M. Erickson, slammed the lack of transparency by the Federal […] Read More
News Jada Loutoo 2 Hrs Ago Chief Justice Ivor Archie – NEWLY-called attorneys have been urged to do their part to help restore the public’s confidence in the justice system. They were told the ability to practice was not a right or entitlement but a privilege. The advice to the […] Read More
by Daniel Johnson November 26, 2023 Two lawyers laced documents with liquid drugs that they allegedly smuggled into Harris County Jail. According to court records obtained by the Houston Chronicle, a flow of contraband into the Harris County Jail in Houston was allegedly created by at least two lawyers through […] Read More
A question at a party in 2019 led Papillion attorney John Waters to write his first book. John Waters wrote a novel based on his experiences as a Marine in a war zone. He’s now 27 years old with a wife and three kids, and he works as an attorney […] Read More
For Immediate Release:Tuesday, November 21, 2023 Contact:Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) attorney General Josh Stein today honored six North Carolinians in western North Carolina with the attorney General’s Dogwood Award. These awards are given out annually to recognize people who are working to improve the health, safety, and well-being of […] Read More
When Beth McCann first worked as a trial prosecutor in Denver nearly 50 years ago, she was the only woman in the office doing the job. One judge insisted on calling her “honey.” And another didn’t know what to call her. “He asks me, ‘Is it Mrs. or Miss?’ And […] Read More
KALAMAZOO, MI — Someone was shot. Killed. An investigation ensues. A suspect is caught. The court process begins. So often, it seems like it’s destined to be open and shut. The process has many steps: There’s an arraignment, a slew of conferences and hearings. And if it doesn’t settle at […] Read More
