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Apr 25 2024
News
Maine’s high court backs COVID vaccine mandate for EMS personnel
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday sided with the state Board of Emergency Medical Services in a dispute over COVID-19 vaccination requirement for emergency medical responders. The Law Court’s ruling upholds a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a group of more than 100 plaintiffs claiming that the Maine EMS, a bureau in the Department of Public Safety, overstepped its
Portland Press HeraldApr 23 2024
Opinion
The Supreme Court Should Rule Swiftly on Trump’s Immunity Claim
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Donald Trump’s arguments that he is immune from prosecution for his efforts to steal the 2020 presidential election. It is likely that all — or nearly all — of the justices will agree that a former president who attempted to seize power and remain in office illegally can be prosecuted. I suspect that some justices may also wish to clarify whether
Liz CheneyApr 25 2024
News
Biden campaign hits Trump for golfing on day off from court
President Biden’s reelection campaign blasted former President Donald Trump for golfing on his day off from court after he complained that his criminal hush-money trial was keeping him off the campaign trail. “We found out where Trump was. He was golfing. Not campaigning. Golfing,” Biden campaign spokesperson Ammar Moussa said in a statement. “But, when your entire campaign is about enacting
Washington TimesApr 25 2024
News
In Kansas, the ACLU Is Challenging Anti-Trans Laws in Court, and by Building Community
Despite being passed under the dubious title “Women’s Bill of Rights,” this law has not been used to create any new protections for women, nor improve support for women’s initiatives or resources. Instead, the law has been used to incite fear among transgender Kansans and limit their ability to live freely in our state. In 2023, Kansas enacted a law attempting to define “transgender” out of
ACLUApr 23 2024
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Blogger known as ‘Turtleboy’ to appear in court Tuesday on intimidation charges
Kearney has pleaded not guilty and his lawyer, Timothy J. Bradl, has defended his client’s actions as protected by the First Amendment. Kearney, 42, of Holden, was indicted i n December on eight counts of allegedly intimidating witnesses, as well as five counts of allegedly picketing a court, judge, or juror, and three conspiracy counts, according to court records. The pretrial hearing is
The Boston GlobeApr 25 2024
News
Nolte: Appeals Court Rightly Overturns Harvey Weinstein NY Conviction
Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein enjoyed a huge legal victory Thursday after New York’s highest court overturned his 2020 conviction of two felony sexual assaults. The 71-year-old Weinstein was sentenced to 16 years and currently resides in a Rome, New York, prison. The far-left New York Times reports that by a 4-3 vote, the New York Court of Appeals ruled that the trial judge should
Breitbart NewsApr 20 2024
News
Personnel moves at Windsor Court, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson
Her primary practice is focused on administrative law, representing licensing boards and state and local agencies in administrative proceedings and court. Latiolais most recently served as in-house counsel to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where she represented the institution on matters such as academic research, cooperative endeavors, real estate, housing, insurance, student
The Times-PicayuneApr 25 2024
News
Letitia James responds to Supreme Court abortion case: "Isn't complicated"
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a sharp response to Idaho's near-total abortion ban that is being challenged in the Supreme Court this week. Idaho enacted a new law, the Defense of Life Act, in 2020 that bans abortions being carried out at all stages of pregnancy, with very few exceptions. The law went into effect in 2022 when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The law
NewsweekApr 25 2024
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Dauphin County office chaos strands people in jail, jams court
Staff turnover and vacancies following a change in leadership at the Dauphin County Clerk of Courts Office is impinging on court operations, holding defendants in prison past their planned release date among other jam-ups causing system-wide problems.
Those problems include an inaccurate public docket system that deputies rely on to know which defendants to bring from the prison to the
The Patriot-NewsApr 23 2024
News
Jimmy Kimmel mocks rumors that Donald Trump "farts" in court
Jimmy Kimmel has savaged Donald Trump over rumors that the former president farts in court. Trump's New York criminal trial began last week, with opening statements delivered on Monday. The 77-year-old was indicted in March 2023 for allegedly falsifying business records, supposedly to hide hush-money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 general election. Daniels—whose
Newsweek