Listen to this article A Louisiana lawyer who objected to the state bar association’s public statements on several issues including health tips and LGBTQ rights can no longer be forced to join or pay dues to the association, a federal appeals court has ruled. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of […] Read More
A man convicted of a Houston capital murder who has languished on death row for more than three decades – even though it was long ago determined he could not be executed because of mental incompetence – now has the possibility of being released from prison on parole and sent […] Read More
Growing law firm launches major marketing campaign and is hiring PHOENIX, Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Big Auto Accident Attorneys, an Arizona-based law firm with a national team of top car and truck accident co-counseling attorneys, is pleased to announce Nic Edgson in the position of managing attorney, CEO. Though headquartered […] Read More
Listen to this article By Barbara Jones Attorneys do not waive the attorney-client or work product privilege by giving a copy of a final, signed complaint to a reporter before it is served or filed, the Court of Appeals ruled Monday, Nov. 6. A unanimous Court of Appeals granted a […] Read More
Court-appointed criminal defense attorneys have received a substantial pay increase under a new per-hour fee schedule after years of being underpaid. The Macomb County Public Defender’s Office last month began paying “roster” defense attorneys $192 per hour for capital cases, $144 per hour for mid-level felony cases and $132 per […] Read More
attorney General.”/> Competition abounds in the 2024 race for Missouri attorney General, with both Republican and Democratic candidates vying for their parties’ nomination in next year’s August primary. Among Republicans, incumbent attorney General Andrew Bailey seeks to secure his nomination against challenger Will Scharf, an attorney on former President Trump’s […] Read More
Other Mercy Hospital attorney, investment banker fees continue to accumulate IOWA CITY — Since University of Iowa Health Care more than two years ago initiated efforts to take over Mercy Iowa City, a Chicago-based law firm has billed it $1.8 million for “transactional and regulatory assistance arising in connection with […] Read More
photo by: WV Legislative Photography Betsy Jividen, the former commissioner of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, testifies before the Legislative Oversight Commission on Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority in Wheeling on Tuesday. CHARLESTON — Attorneys representing inmates in West Virginia’s correctional system pushed […] Read More
Trump supporters walk along Mission Boulevard in Pacific Beach the day of violent clashes in January 2021. Photo by Chris Stone California attorney General Rob Bonta and a local deputy district attorney marshal their best legal arguments and court precedents to persuade a judge to let District attorney Summer Stephan […] Read More
ATLANTA — The Georgia district attorney who charged former President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election said Tuesday that she expects his trial will be underway through Election Day next year and could possibly stretch past the inauguration in 2025. Fulton County District attorney Fani […] Read More
