CHICAGO (CBS) — California attorney Thomas Girardi and two colleagues from his law firm are facing federal charges accusing them of stealing more than $3 million in settlement money from the families of victims of the 2018 crash of Lion Air Flight 610 in Indonesia.

Girardi, the estranged husband of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Erika Jayne, has been indicted on eight counts of wire fraud and four counts of criminal contempt of court. David Lira, an attorney at Girardi’s law firm, Girardi Keese; and Christopher Kamon, the former head of accounting at Girardi Keese, both also are

Attorneys for the family of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old Black man fatally beaten by the Memphis police following a traffic stop, expressed disappointment and frustration with the Memphis Police Department over the news that a sixth officer involved in the stop has been relieved of his duty, but has not been fired or charged.

Officer Preston Hemphill, who is white, was relieved of his duties “when the other officers were relieved,” a Memphis police spokesperson told Memphis ABC affiliate WATN. That was

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Plaintiffs owned homes in the City of New Buffalo, Michigan, that they used, or intended to use, as short-term rental properties. In 2019, the City passed an ordinance requiring homeowners in the City to obtain a permit before using their homes as short-term rentals. In 2020, the City adopted a resolution that suspended the issuance of such permits. Plaintiffs brought this action against the City to challenge the validity of that resolution under state and federal law.

At the outset, the court noted that Plaintiffs’ failure or inability to obtain a short-term

PIERRE, SD (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has appointed the lead prosecutor in the Senate impeachment trial of former Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg to fill the remainder of Ravnsborg’s term.

Noem’s interim appointment of Pennington County State’s Attorney Mark Vargo was effective Tuesday.

She pushed for Ravnsborg, a first-term fellow Republican, to step down days after he was struck and killed a pedestrian with his car in 2020, and later pushed for his impeachment. Ravnsborg was ultimately successful last week of two impeachment counts and was removed from the office.

“Mark Vargo returns integrity, experience and stability to

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In this case, plaintiff George Sheetz challenged the $23,420 traffic impact mitigation fee (“TIM fee”) imposed by the defendant El Dorado County as a condition of issuing him a building permit for the construction of a single-family residence on his property in Placerville. Sheetz appealed from the judgment entered after the trial court sustained the County’s demurrer without leave to amend and denied his verified petition for writ of mandate. On appeal, Sheetz contended for reversal was required because the TIM fee was invalid under both the Mitigation Fee Act and the

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.

The

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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.