An attorney in Georgia has been convicted on charges in relation to his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol.
William McCall Calhoun of Americus, Ga., was found guilty in a DC court of felony and multiple misdemeanor charges for his role in the Capitol insurrection, according to a Department of Justice news release.Calhoun, 59, is a practicing criminal defense attorney in his home state.
According to court documents, local and federal law enforcement began receiving tips on Jan. 6 about Calhoun’s potential involvement in the Capitol insurrection, saying Calhoun posted on his social media accounts…
(WXYZ) — Michigan attorney Geoffrey Fieger is recovering in the hospital after suffering a stroke, his wife confirmed to 7 Action News.
Fieger’s wife, Keenie, said in a statement that he had an elective procedure to deal with a minor heart arrhythmia on March 1. Afterward, “it was determined that Geoffrey had suffered a stroke.”
It’s unclear at this time how long his recovery will take, his wife said.
“For those of us who know Geoffrey, he’d love to be back to work yesterday. Geoffrey has built a world class TEAM at Fieger Law, and they are continuing the hard…
(NewsNation) — Stephen Smith’s mother has been fighting for more answers in her son’s death ever since South Carolina authorities discovered his body in the middle of a road in 2015 and ruled his death a hit-and-run.
An attorney representing Stephen’s family announced Tuesday that the state no longer believes Stephen was killed in a hit-and-run accident and reversed its ruling to homicide.
“This is what I’ve been waiting for,” the teen’s mother, Sandy Smith, told NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo.
While officials initially determined Stephen Smith was the victim of a hit-and-run in July 2015, his family doubted that ruling from…
Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photo: Andrew ZinnFor this special edition of “How I Get It Done,” we’re asking successful women about how they’re making their return to the “office” as new moms work for them.
“I’m a killer — I’ll always be a killer,” says L. Ashley Aull, who goes by Ashley, upon her return to him law firm after the birth of her second child. “And it’s time for me to get back on the battlefield.” The trial attorney in the Los Angeles office of Munger, Tolles & Olson has been repeating this mantra to herself as she…
Drew Findling, a Georgia-based criminal defense attorney representing former President Donald Trump, made a rare television appearance on MSNBC on Tuesday.
In short, it didn’t go well for Findling. But it went just as expected (assuming you’ve been reading The ReidOut Blog).
I’ll explain.
Finding appeared on “The Beat with Ari Melber” on Tuesday to discuss the criminal probe into Trump’s pressure campaign to overturn Georgia’s results in the 2020 presidential election. Findings recently filed a motion arguing that any result of the impeached grand jury should be tossed out and that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be…
This post was originally published on the RLUIPA Defense blog by Evan Seeman, Esq. of Robinson & Cole, and is reposted with permission.
A district court has ruled that the City of Meriden, Connecticut (the City) discriminated against Omar Islamic Center Inc. following the City’s denial of the Islamic Center’s application to move its mosque to another location. The Islamic Center (the Center) outgrew its prior location – a 1,200 square foot space above a pizza restaurant in a neighboring city – and was unable to accommodate the members of the assembly, the number of students interested in its Quran…
Prominent Michigan attorney Geoffrey Fieger, 72, had a stroke earlier this month and is now in active rehabilitation, his wife and a business associate said Wednesday.
In a statement, Keenie Fieger said that her husband had an elective procedure March 1 for a minor heart arrhythmia. Following the procedure, it was determined that he had suffered a stroke.“The recovery time from an event such as this varies from patient to patient, therefore it’s difficult to predict how long Geoffrey’s recovery will take and when he will be back in the office,” Keenie Fieger said in the statement. “For those…
Donald Trump, left, and New York Attorney General Letitia James, right.Left, Brandon Bell/Getty Images. Right, Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesA judge denied Trump’s request for a six-month delay for his October 2 fraud trial in New York.State Attorney General Letitia James sued Trump, his family, and his business in September.Her lawsuit seeks to bar the Manhattan-based Trump Organization from doing business in New York.Donald Trump on Tuesday lost his longshot bid for a six-month delay to an October 2 fraud trial in which New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking to drive the former president, his family,…