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Attorney General’s plea bargain decision upholds rule of law – Lawyer Anokye Frimpong
By Savannah Pokuaah Duah Lawyer Anokye Frimpong has strongly defended the Attorney General’s (AG) recent decision to drop charges in several high-profile cases, describing it as a strategic and lawful move aimed at recovering misappropriated state...

Biden's presidential pardons will be 'almost impossible' to invalidate in court, attorney says

Who is Emil Bove, Trump's former lawyer and pick for lifetime judge?
ShareSave Emil Bove, a top Justice Department official, at his Senate confirmation hearing to discuss his nomination to be a federal appeals court judge. In a dramatic protest earlier this month, multiple Democratic US senators stormed out of a...

Legal Aid NSW opens new office in Moree
“This is so important for local communities, to have access to permanent and on-site legal services,” said Monique Hitter, Legal Aid NSW chief executive officer, in the media release. “This is an area where there is significant unmet demand for...

Lawsuit targeting WA law meant to protect trans youth in crisis is dismissed on appeal
By Jerry Cornfield Washington State Standard Parents trying to overturn a Washington law protecting runaway transgender youth have hit another roadblock in federal court. A three-judge appeals court panel on Friday unanimously dismissed a...

Florida asks court to overturn judge on manatee protection case
Describing the case as having "exceptional importance," the Florida Department of Environmental Protection this week argued a federal appeals court should overturn decisions that required the agency to take a series of steps to protect manatees in...

Judge grants city more time in Galloway referendum petition lawsuit
A lawsuit challenging the Springfield city clerk's rejection of a petition against a new Galloway Village subdivision has been delayed. The lawsuit argues the city clerk wrongly voided the petition, which sought to overturn City Council approval...
Legal League acquires digital, content agency Worknex
Legal League Consulting is acquiring content and digital outreach agency Worknex to strengthen its services, and brand positioning solutions for law firms. “This acquisition strengthens our ability to support law firms with modern, strategic...

‘Law & Order’ Sets Premiere Date for Season 25 Without Mehcad Brooks
Law & Order will be back for its milestone 25th season this fall. The drama is known for its unique bifurcated format and examines the police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. And when it returns, it...

Judge OKs $48M settlement to end EtO lawsuits vs Steris
CHICAGO - A Cook County judge has allowed medical device sterilization company Steris to end hundreds of lawsuits over claims emissions from a Waukegan plant operated by Steris subsidiary Isomedix caused people living nearby to develop cancer. In...

Lawsuit challenges federal move on transgender worker rights
A legal advocacy group is suing the federal government over its decision to scale back workplace protections for transgender employees. Democracy Forward filed the lawsuit after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission began changing how it...

Lawsuit filed on behalf of man who died after being tased by CSPD officers settled for $3.2 million
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The city of Colorado Springs has agreed to a $3.2 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by the estate of Jeffrey Melvin Jr., a man who died in 2018 after being pepper-sprayed and repeatedly tased by Colorado...

Lawyers Can't be Summoned for Giving Legal Advice to Clients: SC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the probe agencies cannot summon a lawyer for merely rendering legal advice to his/her client who is under investigation. The top court added that if a lawyer is "assisting the client in the crime", then...
Judge dismisses lawsuit filed by Alec Baldwin for malicious prosecution in fatal 'Rust' set shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by actor Alec Baldwin for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the 2021 fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” The judge in a...

Lawsuit claims Northwell Health worker installed hidden cameras in bathrooms, changing rooms
GREAT NECK, Long Island (WABC) -- Roughly 250 people have filed a civil lawsuit against Northwell Health after a worker allegedly installed hidden cameras in bathrooms and changing rooms at two facilities in Great Neck. The lawsuit claims the...
Attorney General Nessel secures legal resolution with alleged tree scammers
LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced the resolution of a lawsuit against a group of tree companies accused of deceiving consumers seeking storm clean-up services. The suit alleged that a Florida-based firm,...

Court allows ex-AMCON executive to travel abroad in N76bn Arik fraud trial
The Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos has granted permission to Ahmed Kuru, the former Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), to travel abroad for urgent medical treatment. The judge, Mojisola Dada, ordered...

Court refuses fresh bail application by Fred Ajudua in long-running $1 million fraud trial
The Special Offences Division of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has refused a fresh bail application filed by embattled former socialite Fred Ajudua, who is standing trial for allegedly defrauding a Palestinian national of over $1 million...

Legal battle over MLB mega-contract unfolds in WPB federal court
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who signed a record-breaking $500 million contract in April, is at the center of a lawsuit filed by his former business manager, Jesse Guerrero. The suit alleges that...

Court to hear arguments challenging SC curriculum censorship law
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — A preliminary injunction hearing in the case NAACP-SC v. Weaver is scheduled for Wednesday morning. The lawsuit challenges South Carolina’s Curriculum Censorship Law, Budget Proviso 1.79, a law that led to the cancellation...