More funds head to Minn. attorney general, public defender

st. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Millions of extra dollars are working their way through the Minnesota Legislature to both beef up the ability of Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office to prosecute violent crime and the state’s public defender system to relieve the staffing shortages that nearly led to a last strike year. Ellison assembled the […]

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Beach lawyer Mark Tinsley testifies at Murdaugh murder trial

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 […]

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Lead Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission lawyer resigns – Baltimore Sun

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 […]

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Attorney for woman in viral Citi Bike fight video says argument has nothing to do with race

NEW YORK — A fight over a Citi Bike last week has exploded on social media, and now an attorney for the woman in the video is fighting the claims circulating online. Her attorney says she’s been unfairly branded, as he puts it, as a “Karen.” Sarah Jane Comrie, a physician’s assistant, says she had […]

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