SEATTLE — A former Renton criminal defense attorney nursed a yearlong grudge against seven lawyers and judges he blamed for ruining his reputation and legal career, then ambushed one of the attorneys, stabbing him in the back, King County prosecutors say.

Lee Rousso self-published a book in 2021, years after his law license was suspended, detailing perceived wrongs against him, along with homicidal fantasies involving the group of seven, who he referred to as the “Bar Card Lynch Mob,” court records show .

The main target of Rousso’s ire was a 64-year-old longtime Seattle criminal defense attorney, who he’s accused

US Attorney General Merrick Garland names an independent special counsel to probe President Joe Biden’s alleged mishandling of classified documents at the US Justice Department in Washington, DC on January 12, 2023. Credit – Olivier Douliery—AFP /Getty Images

Attorney General Merrick Garland determined that Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents merits further investigation, and on Thursday named a former Trump-era prosecutor as special counsel to probe the matter.

Robert Hur, who Donald Trump named as US Attorney for the District of Maryland from 2018 to 2021, will head up the investigation into how documents with classification markings ended

Ace Attorney fans are very upset over an animation that shows Geiru snapping her suspenders into her bust.

If you’re a fan of the Ace Attorney series then you may be aware of the clown girl. For those who aren’t aware it’s probably helpful if I bring you up to speed.

Geiru Toneido is a villain from the 2016 3DS title Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice. To simplifly: She’s the daughter of a famous performer but an instructor tells her she’s not cut out

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A person who shot and killed a passenger on a San Francisco subway commuter prepare shall be charged with gun crimes however not murder in what was “clearly” a case of self-defense after he was attacked with a knife, his lawyer mentioned Monday.

Javon Inexperienced, 26, will face expenses of getting a hidden weapon in a public place and having a loaded gun in a public place, each felonies that probably could possibly be diminished to misdemeanors, lawyer Randy Knox advised the San Francisco Chronicle.

Inexperienced was scheduled for a court docket look on Tuesday.

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This put up was authored by Anna Kim, Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Legislation Middle

The appellant, Donald, and Judith Brinkley, appealed and argued that the Metropolis of Milford Zoning Board of Adjustment (Board) illegally granted the particular use allow to Okoboji Group Faculty District (OCSD) with out substantial proof. The District Court docket held that the Board’s resolution to approve the particular allow with a situation to delay the vegetative screening was authorized and supported by substantial proof. The Court docket of Appeals affirmed.

In Might 2021, the OCSD submitted a particular use allow to assemble a brand new

The connection between lawyer common and governor is a posh but important one in state authorities. The lawyer common is usually known as on to defend the governor’s insurance policies in court docket. And but, as Massachusetts’ prime regulation enforcement officer, the lawyer common should additionally maintain the governor and different state businesses accountable in the event that they violate state legal guidelines and laws, placing a stability between representing the state and defending the rights of the individuals.

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s Republican legal professional common introduced Wednesday {that a} pre-statehood regulation that bans all abortions is enforceable and that he’ll quickly file for the elimination of an injunction that has blocked it for almost 50 years.

Legal professional Basic Mark Brnovich’s workplace stated after the US Supreme Court docket overturned its 1973 choice that stated abortion was a constitutional proper that he was weighing whether or not the previous regulation might be enforced.

His choice places him at odds with Republican Gov. Doug Ducey. The governor had stated after he signed a brand new regulation banning abortions

Former Attorney General Eric Holder said the Justice Department’s investigation into former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election started too slowly, but that the department is now “back on track.”

“The Justice Department was a little late in leaning up its investigation, its inquiry with regards to those people at the top of this whole conspiracy,” he said in an MSNBC interview on Saturday. “They’ve done and continue to do a great job with the foot soldiers who were there on Jan. 6th.”

Holder said the agency’s early focus on lining up cases against individuals who participated in