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Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced last week his investigation bureau's participation in a joint operation on 15 individuals who are prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition according to the California Department of Justice's Armed Prohibited Person System. The goal of the operation was to ensure that these individuals were complying with the prohibition against owning, accessing or possessing firearms and ammunition.
Of California's 190,000 active attorneys, as many as 19,000 may have unreported criminal activity, from DUIs to more serious offenses, according to the State Bar of California. For the first time in California, all active lawyers will have to submit to having their fingerprints live-scanned by April 30 of next year under the plan the state Supreme Court is expected to approve in the coming weeks.
An attorney for the anti-illegal immigration activist and prolific YouTuber told a judge Friday that the four-hour trial over the fine was really about preventing government abuse of power, protecting the rights of journalists and ensuring that citizens can hold public officials accountable. "If he is convicted a it'll chill speech, it'll chill journalism, it'll say the federal government has a superpower to do whatever it wants," attorney William Becker said.
Legislation aimed at prioritizing the testing of rape kits for possible DNA evidence is awaiting Republican Gov. Charlie Baker's signature before becoming law. The language was included in an omnibus criminal justice overhaul bill approved by the Massachusetts House and Senate this week.
A notice on Backpage's website said the site had been seized by the FBI and other agencies. Nicole Navas Oxman, a spokesperson for the Department of Justice, said the agency would issue a press release after charges are unsealed.
California has become ground zero in a battle over so-called "sanctuary laws" aimed at protecting people from arrest and deportation amid a Trump administration crackdown on illegal immigration. State laws that took effect Jan. 1 aim to circumvent local responsibility for immigration enforcement.
Missouri State Rep. Jay Barnes speaks alongside House Speaker Todd Richardson at a press conference where it was announced that a committee has been formed to investigate the indictment of Gov. Eric Greitens on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com Eric Grietens with his family on Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at Eric Greitens watch party at the Doubletree Hotel in Chesterfield, after he was declared the winner in the Republican Governor primaries.
Attorney Edward Dowd Jr., one of six lawyers representing Gov. Eric Greitens' defense team, talks to reporters outside the Carnahan Courthouse on March 26, 2018. Circuit Judge Rex Burlison on Monday said he would reject Greitens' request for a bench trial in the governor's felony invasion of privacy case.
Four people, including two doctors, have been indicted on federal charges for a $7.8 million fraud conspiracy at a Birmingham clinic investigators called a "pill mill." The 44-count indictment was issued March 30. It charges Dr. Patrick Emeka Ifediba; his wife, Dr. Uchenna Grace Ifediba; Patrick Ifediba's sister Ngozi Justina Ozuligbo; and Clement Essien Ebio with the health care fraud conspiracy.
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled for an Arizona police officer who shot a woman outside her home in Tucson. The court's decision was unsigned and issued without full briefing and oral argument, an indication that the majority found the case to be easy.
A woman in Texas was sentenced Wednesday to a five-year prison term for voting illegally in the 2016 presidential election while on supervised release for a tax fraud conviction. When she voted in the 2016 election, Crystal Mason had already served almost three years in prison for her fraud conviction, but had not yet completed her sentence and was still serving a three-year supervised release period, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
A woman in Texas was sentenced Wednesday to a five-year prison term for voting illegally in the 2016 presidential election while on supervised release for a tax fraud conviction. When she voted in the 2016 election, Crystal Mason had already served almost three years in prison for her fraud conviction but had not yet completed her sentence and was still serving a three-year supervised release period, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality documents and sources have revealed the Federal Justice Department is involved in an ongoing issue concerning the Denka manufacturing plant in Laplace. The Environmental Protection Agency classifies chloroprene as likely carcinogen and says the chloroprene emissions coming from the Denka Performance Elastomer facility put people who live and work nearby at the highest risk of developing cancer in the nation.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is considering taking action against officials who are fighting the state's sanctuary city laws. "State law is state law.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Gov. Jerry Brown are contorting themselves into knots - like they're following some kind of political Kama Sutra - over President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration. An assistant secretary for administration at the Department of Health, Education and Welfare named Rufus E. Miles described this kind of phenomenon with what is now known as "Miles' Law" on political behavior, which states, "where you stand depends on where you sit."
Trump Talks of Bringing Back Rob Porter, Aide Accused of Spousal Abuse - WASHINGTON - President Trump has stayed in touch with Rob Porter, the former White House staff secretary who stepped down after allegations that he had abused his two former wives came to light, according Dan Webb and Tom Buchanan Latest Lawyers to Decline to Join Trump's Legal Team Two more high-power attorneys have had to turn down President Donald Trump. Tom Buchanan and Dan Webb confirmed to The Daily Beast that Trump reached out to them about representing him, and that they couldn't do it.
Trump Talks of Bringing Back Rob Porter, Aide Accused of Spousal Abuse - WASHINGTON - President Trump has stayed in touch with Rob Porter, the former White House staff secretary who stepped down after allegations that he had abused his two former wives came to light, according Stormy Daniels accuses Trump attorney of defamation Stormy Daniels ramped up her legal battle against President Trump on Monday, alleging in court that his personal attorney Michael Cohen defamed her by insinuating that she lied about an affair with Trump more than a decade ago. 'Not in a punch-back mode': Why Trump has been largely silent on Stormy Daniels The counterpuncher, so far, has held his punch.
A congressman who represents Fort Hood has introduced legislation to change how authorities handle crimes including sexual assault that the children of service members commit on military bases.
As security and encryption for mobile devices grow more sophisticated, the same techniques that keep users' data secure also make it nearly impossible for law enforcement to examine the contents of a phone without the user's permission. Even if the phone's manufacturer agrees to help officials unlock the phone, unencrypted data may not be available.
For those who respect the rule of law and value America's sovereignty, recent developments in California have been cause for dismay. The governor and several mayors there have thumbed their noses at our federal immigration laws, to the point where they are now actually tipping off illegal aliens about operations by federal immigration officers.