HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association announced that Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele has been elected President of the association following the untimely death of Washington County Attorney Gene Vittone. Vittone, 61, died on August 21 after a battle with lung cancer. In July he was elected president of the nationwide group. Steele, … Read more
Efforts to free a man who spent more than 24 years in prison for a murder he says he did not commit. Evaristo Junior Salas was convicted of first degree murder in the 1995 murder of Jose Arreola in Sunnyside. Salas was a teenager at the time and was sentenced to nearly 33 years in … Read more
A veteran attorney from Johnson City has been named president of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association. Tony Seaton was elected to this position at the organization’s annual meeting in June. Seaton, who has practiced law in northeast Tennessee for more than three decades, said his goal as president of the association is to ensure that … Read more
The US Senators from Wisconsin on Friday recommended a federal attorney and a private practice attorney as candidates to lead the federal attorney for the Madison-based Western District of Wisconsin. The non-partisan Wisconsin Federal Nominating Commission – headed by Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, and Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh – appointed U.S. Assistant Attorney Diane Schlipper and … Read more
“The strength of our constitution is being tested like never before in our history,” Castor was quoted in Trump’s statement. “It’s strong and resilient. A document that was written to last and will triumph over partisanship again and again. “ The team will also be joined by a former Trump campaign employee, Ted Goodman, who, … Read more
Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images By LIBBY CATHEY, JACK ARNHOLZ, LAUREN KING, MICHELLE STODDART, CATHERINE THORBECKE AND TIA HUMPHRIES, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — This is Day 12 of the administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Here is how events are unfolding. All times Eastern. Jan 31, 7:14 am Sunday on ‘This Week’: Sen. … Read more
President Donald Trump is splitting from the attorney who was supposed to anchor his impeachment process – starting in just over a week, sources told ABC News. The former president will no longer work with South Carolina attorney Butch Bowers and his staff, including Deborah Barbier. A source close to the former president described the … Read more
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Anne Arundel County District Attorney Anne Colt Leitess is pleased to announce the creation of the survivor justice program and the appointment of Ms. Kendall Patterson as Program Director. Ms. Patterson, a licensed clinical advisor, will develop the Child Survivor Justice Program, which provides traumatized training to prosecutors, victim / witness advocates, … Read more
Jan. 17, 2021 – SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) led a multi-state coalition in filing a lawsuit on Friday Contested the decision of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft to levels that would not result in a reduction in emissions … Read more
If Becerra were approved by the United States Senate, he would play a crucial role in the government’s response to a pandemic that killed more than 282,000 Americans on Sunday night. Becerra, a former member of Congress, emerged as the lead candidate for the key role after excluding other candidates with more expertise in healthcare. … Read more