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If you’re enjoying this article, you’ll love my daily morning newsletter, How To LA. Every weekday, you’ll get fresh, community-driven stories that catch you up with our independent local news.Topline:Disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi, 83, allegedly embezzled more than $15 million from his clients between 2010 and 2020. Girardi was a high-profile figure whose cases include the one that inspired the film Erin Brockovichand is the estranged spouse of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reality TV star Erika Jayne, who filed for divorce in 2020.Why it matters: Girardi owned downtown LA law firm Girardi Keese.…
A Northeast Kingdom defense attorney had sought to prevent Farzana Leyva from being sworn in to a four-year term as county prosecutor. But Superior Court Judge Daniel Richardson declined to take immediate action. Photo courtesy of the governor’s officeA Northeast Kingdom attorney is challenging Gov. Phil Scott’s appointment of Farzana Leyva as Orleans County state’s attorney, argued that a full-term vacancy can only be filled by special election.
But in an order issued Wednesday, shortly before Leyva was sworn in, Superior Court Judge Daniel Richardson denied the request to block Leyva from taking office. Instead, Richardson gave the attorney,…
Attorneys for the “Rust” film armorer charged with involuntary manslaughter Tuesday said she felt “extreme pressure” to work within an irresponsible culture that resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and actor Alec Baldwin were both charged Tuesday with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in New Mexico. First assistant director David Halls has already agreed to plead no contest for the negligent use of a deadly weapon.
Attorney Jason Bowles said Halls “rushed” Gutierrez-Reed “all the time,” which did not allow her to do a full safety check on the gun held by Baldwin that…
Attorneys for the “Rust” film armorer charged with involuntary manslaughter Tuesday said she felt “extreme pressure” to work within an irresponsible culture that resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and actor Alec Baldwin were both charged Tuesday with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in New Mexico. First assistant director David Halls has already agreed to plead no contest for the negligent use of a deadly weapon.
Attorney Jason Bowles said Halls “rushed” Gutierrez-Reed “all the time,” which did not allow her to do a full safety check on the gun held by Baldwin that…
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A Massachusetts case decided in August considered the Town of Nantucket’s zoning definitions for “hot tub/spa” and “swimming pool.” Specifically, the zoning code defined a “hot tub/spa” as a structure with less than 150 square feet of surface area and more than two feet of depth, while a “swimming pool” was defined as a structure either with more than 150 square feet of surface area or containing more than 1,000 gallons of water. The definition created a dilemma because of the structure “could at the same time have less than 150 square…
Crosley Green wears an ankle bracelet at all times. He goes to work and church but otherwise remains under house arrest in central Florida, convicted of a 1989 murder he says he didn’t commit.
Keith Harrison believes him, with all his being.
They first crossed paths nearly 15 years ago, when Harrison’s colleague at Crowell & Moring told him about Green, whose case they discovered through an American Bar Association program that helps death penalty defendants find lawyers.
Harrison was immediately interested; soon he was visiting Green on Florida’s death row. “I thought the evidence of his innocence was overwhelming,”…
Presiden mengumumkan niatnya untuk mencalonkan satu calon baru untuk menjabat sebagai Jaksa AS dan satu calon baru untuk menjabat sebagai Marsekal AS. Ini adalah pejabat yang akan sangat diperlukan untuk menegakkan supremasi hukum sebagai pejabat penegak hukum federal.
Orang-orang ini dipilih karena pengabdian mereka untuk menegakkan hukum, profesionalisme mereka, pengalaman dan kredensial mereka, dedikasi mereka untuk mengejar keadilan yang setara untuk semua, dan komitmen mereka terhadap independensi Departemen Kehakiman.
Presiden telah mengusulkan anggaran yang secara signifikan akan meningkatkan pendanaan untuk penegakan hukum sebagai bagian dari pendekatan komprehensif untuk mengatasi meningkatnya tingkat kejahatan yang diwariskan pemerintahan ini.
Presiden juga telah meluncurkan…
SEOUL (RIAUPOS.CO) – Drama JTBC mendatang, Divorce Attorney Shin telah membagikan cuplikan baru Cho Seung Woo sebagai peran utamanya.
Berdasarkan webtoon populer, drama “Divorce Attorney Shin” akan menceritakan kisah seorang pengacara perceraian yang bernama Shin Sung Han (kata “shinsunghan” dalam bahasa Korea berarti suci).Dikutip dari Soompi, Shin Sung Han dalam drama itu akan diperankan oleh Cho Seung Woo, seorang pianis klasik yang lahir dari keluarga kaya dan tumbuh dengan segala kemewahan.
Karena bakat dan kecerdasan yang dimilikinya, Shin Sung Han menjadi profesor di sebuah universitas di Jerman pada usianya yang ketiga puluh.
Tetapi ketika dia sudah memiliki segalanya, Shin…