Hunter Biden attorney says WhatsApp message cited by Republicans is fake

An attorney for Hunter Biden says purported screenshots of a text message from Hunter Biden to a potential Chinese business partner where he refers to Joe Biden — a message that has been the subject of intense scrutiny following statements made by an IRS whistleblower — are “not real and contain myriad of issues.” Abbe Lowell, who is one of Hunter Biden’s attorneys, made the statement in a letter to Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, which has interviewed the whistleblowers. The letter was obtained by NBC News. IRS Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley…
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YSL Defense Attorney Avoids Jail Time by Treating Case Lawyers to Wings

A defense attorney in the YSL Rico trial is no longer facing jail time. And it’s thanks, in large part, to strip club chicken wings. According to Atlanta Journal-Constitution, attorney Suri Chadha Jimenez was held in contempt this week after he showed up to Tuesday’s court hearing a few minutes late. The presidential judge, Ural Glanville, ordered Jimenez to purchase lunch for the other lawyers in the case, and suggested he get the grub from a nearby sandwich shop. But Jimenez decided he’d pull some strings and order his colleagues some Magic City wings. He told AJC the iconic strip…
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Disgraced Attorney Accused of Killing Mother

Posted at 4:42 PM, May 12, 2023 and last updated 1:13 PM, May 15, 2023By KATIE McLAUGHLIN DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. (Court TV) — Jury selection begins Monday, May 15, in the trial of a disgraced Georgia attorney accused of the beating and stabbing death of his 77-year-old mother.Richard Merritt (US Marshals)Charges against Richard Merritt included malice murder, two counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, and possession of a knife during the commission of a felony in connection with the 2019 death of Shirley Merritt at her DeKalb County home. According to reports, Shirley cooked…
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Fed. Dist. Court in ND Says No Preliminary Injunction to Prohibit Fargo from Excluding Adult Toy Store Downtown

This post is authored by Andrew LW Peters originally appeared on the Rocky Mountain Sign Law Blog and is reposted with permission. The Federal District Court for the District of North Dakota denied a request for a preliminary injunction that would have forced the City of Fargo to allow a “premier adult toy retailer” to open a downtown location. The case arose out of a zoning dispute between plaintiff “Romantix” and Fargo’s planning department. Romantix is ​​considered itself just another eligible retailer to locate downtown. City officials disagreed, saying that Romantix’s business of selling sexual devices instead made it an…
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Farmington, New Mexico shooting: Attorneys for another man’s family and the officer who went to the wrong address and shot him giving dueling accounts

CNN —Depending on who you ask, the late-night shooting that killed Robert Dotson was either a “justified” use of force by the New Mexico police or a “murderous” act by officers who responded to the wrong house.Attorneys for both sides have given dueling narratives of what happened around 11:30 pm April 5, when three Farmington police officers responded to the incorrect address for a domestic violence call.Police bodycam footage shows officers standing outside the front door of Dotson’s home, asking a dispatcher to confirm the house number.After no one answered the door, the police started walking…
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Marvel star Majors’ attorney denies additional allegations

An attorney for actor Jonathan Majors on Wednesday denied a new report of allegations of abuse by the Marvel star. Citing sources familiar with the matter, Variety reported Wednesday that additional allegations of abuse victims came forward and are co-operating with the Manhattan district attorney’s office after the actor was arrested and arraigned last month on assault and harassment charges in March following an alleged domestic dispute in New York. When reached by CNN Wednesday night, a spokesperson for the Manhattan district attorney declined to comment. CNN has not been able to independently confirm additional alleged victims have come forward.…
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6th Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds City’s Denial of Cannabis Dispensary

This post is authored by Julie Tappendorf, Esq. of Ancel Glink originally appeared in the Municipal Minute and is reposted with permission. The City of Detroit denied a permit application to operate a medical marijuana dispensary in the City. The City based its decision on the location of the proposed dispensary, which would fall within the City’s “drug free zone” as established by the City Code. The City Code prohibits locating a medical marijuana facility “within 1,000 radial feet of the zoning lot” of certain sensitive places, including a school, and the City determined that the proposed facility would be…
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