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Special prosecutors plan to file criminal charge against cop who led KS newspaper raid
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Special prosecutors plan to file criminal charge against cop who led KS newspaper raid

Raw Story  

TOPEKA — Special prosecutors plan to charge former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody with a low-level felony for his actions following the raid he led last year on the Marion County Record and the homes of the newspaper publisher and a councilwoman. “The evidence strongly suggests they genuinely believed they were investigating criminal acts.” The report also clears Marion County …

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Texas Attorney General Settles Fraud Charges After Avoiding Trial For 9 Years
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas Attorney General Settles Fraud Charges After Avoiding Trial For 9 Years

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING HOUSTON — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday agreed to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution under a deal to end criminal securities fraud charges that have shadowed the Republican for nearly a decade. But in a statement released later Tuesday, Paxton — one of the nation’s most prominent state attorney generals, who just six months earlier …

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Hunter Biden’s lawyers suggest his case is tainted by claims of ex-FBI informant charged with lying
10 months ago

Hunter Biden’s lawyers suggest his case is tainted by claims of ex-FBI informant charged with lying

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden ’s lawyers suggested Tuesday that claims made by a former FBI informant charged with fabricating a bribery scheme involving the presidential family may have tainted the case against the president’s son. The gun and tax charges against Hunter Biden are separate from the claims made by the informant, Alexander Smirnov, who has been charged with making …

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Even if the Affair Allegations Are True, Fani Willis Is Not Disqualified From Prosecuting Trump
11 months ago

Even if the Affair Allegations Are True, Fani Willis Is Not Disqualified From Prosecuting Trump

Slate  

This piece was originally published on Just Security, an online forum for analysis of U.S. national security law and policy. The Roman motion argues that three primary alleged factual circumstances amount to a conflict of interest warranting disqualification and, even more extremely, dismissal of the indictment against him: • The alleged romantic relationship between Willis and Wade; • The financial …

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Prosecutors seeking to recharge Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting on set of Western movie ‘Rust’
1 year, 2 months ago

Prosecutors seeking to recharge Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting on set of Western movie ‘Rust’

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — Special prosecutors are seeking to recharge actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie in 2021, describing Tuesday their preparations to present new information to a grand jury. New Mexico-based prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis said they’ll present their case to the grand jury within the …

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New firearms report casts doubt on Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ account
1 year, 4 months ago

New firearms report casts doubt on Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ account

LA Times  

Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office video depicts Alec Baldwin speaking with investigators following a fatal shooting on a movie set in Santa Fe, N.M., that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. New Mexico prosecutors overseeing criminal cases in the deadly “Rust” shooting have received a new firearms report that appears to cast doubt on actor Alec Baldwin’s account of the tragedy. Morrissey …

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Swiss investigation on FIFA’s Infantino set to be closed down
1 year, 4 months ago

Swiss investigation on FIFA’s Infantino set to be closed down

The Hindu  

Special prosecutors in Switzerland are closing a years-long probe of the former attorney general who had undisclosed meetings with FIFA president Gianni Infantino during a sweeping investigation of international football. Swiss media reported Friday that Michael Lauber, who lost his job as the top Swiss federal prosecutor in the fallout from the Infantino meetings, was notified of the two special …

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POCSO Cases: Special public prosecutors in T.N. get competency enhancement training
1 year, 11 months ago

POCSO Cases: Special public prosecutors in T.N. get competency enhancement training

The Hindu  

Despite the many hurdles faced, by and large public prosecutors in Tamil Nadu have shown a lot of sensitivity when it comes to cases under the POCSO Act, 2012, as everyone has the protection of children in mind, said Justice P. N. Prakash, Judge, Madras High Court and Chair, POCSO and Juvenile Justice Committee. Justice Prakash was speaking at the …

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Seven years later, still no trial for Texas AG Ken Paxton
2 years, 7 months ago

Seven years later, still no trial for Texas AG Ken Paxton

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Not many people charged with felony crimes go seven years without ever standing trial. His group in 2014 filed a complaint with prosecutors over Paxton’s failure to register as a securities adviser, one of the criminal charges the Republican is battling. His attorneys point out that Paxton invoked his right to a speedy trial and blame the …

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[Gujarat Riots] "Deeply Sorry Milords, But That Is My Case": Kapil Sibal To Supreme Court's Question, "How Can You Attack SIT Appointed By This Court?"
3 years, 1 month ago

[Gujarat Riots] "Deeply Sorry Milords, But That Is My Case": Kapil Sibal To Supreme Court's Question, "How Can You Attack SIT Appointed By This Court?"

Live Law  

On Tuesday, while making submissions in the Zakia Jafri's appeal, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal contended that the Special Investigation Team had neither looked into the reports by the National Human Rights Commission, Election Commission, Committee on Empowerment of Women set up by Parliament with respect to the Gujarat riots nor did they examine the members of such commissions. In response …

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Delhi LG Appoints SG Tushar Mehta & 5 Others As Special Prosecutors In 85 FIRs Related To Anti-CAA Protests, Delhi Riots
4 years, 4 months ago

Delhi LG Appoints SG Tushar Mehta & 5 Others As Special Prosecutors In 85 FIRs Related To Anti-CAA Protests, Delhi Riots

Live Law  

On the orders of Lieutenant-General of Delhi, Anil Bainjal, the Delhi Government has appointed six Special Public Prosecutors to conduct court proceedings arising out of 85 FIRs registered in relation to protests against Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 and the riots which occurred in North East Delhi in the last week of February.They are :Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General.Aman Lekhi,. On the …

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