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Lead Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission lawyer resigns – Baltimore Sun

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The Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission will have to search for a new lead attorney after Bar Counsel Lydia Lawless submitted her resignation last Tuesday. Lawless, who has held the role since being appointed in 2017, will leave office March 17, the commission announced Monday. “I am confident that I brought a fresh perspective to the role of bar counsel and that I have accomplished the goals that I set for myself and the office,” Lawless is quoted as saying in a news release from the commission. “I know that my successor will find ways to continue to improve upon the…
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Fiji’s former attorney-general was arrested and charged with abuse of office

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Fiji’s former attorney-general Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has been arrested and charged with one count of abuse of office. Key points: The charge relates to a report lodged by the acting supervisor of elections in February Mr Sayed-Khaiyum was to remain in custody overnight and front Suva Magistrates Court on Tuesday Police Chief of Intelligence and Investigations Sakeo Raikaci asked the public to remain patient while they finished conducting investigations The charge relates to a report by Fiji’s acting supervisor of elections, Ana Mataiciwa, lodged in February, Police Chief of Intelligence and Investigations Sakeo Raikaci said in a statement. Assistant Commissioner Raikaci…
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Beach lawyer Mark Tinsley testifies at Murdaugh murder trial

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READ MORE Alex Murdaugh Coverage The Murdaugh family saga has dominated the news after another shooting, a resignation and criminal accusations — with Alex Murdaugh at the center of it all. Here are the latest updates on Alex Murdaugh. Expand All WALTERBORO, SC The attorney suing Alex Murdaugh over the death of a young woman in a boating accident testified that he thought he would have to drop the case after Murdaugh’s wife and son were murdered. [–Mark Tinsley, a lawyer who represented the family of Mallory Beach, took the stand Monday morning without the jury present. Judge Clifton…
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Attorneys, advocates seek stay of execution for Missouri man

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An attorney for Raheem Taylor is urging the US Supreme Court to halt a “constitutionally intolerable event” — the potential execution of an innocent man Tuesday evening. Taylor, 58, is scheduled to die at the state prison Bonne Terre, Missouri, for the killings of his live-in girlfriend and her three young children nearly two decades ago. Attorney Kent Gipson’s motion asks the Supreme Court to grant a stay of execution and appoint a special master to review Taylor’s innocence claim. A similar request to the Missouri Supreme Court was turned aside late Monday. The Midwest Innocence Project, the national NAACP…