WASHINGTON-Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day is recognized every year since 2021. US Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref is joining leaders across the nation this year to support Tribal communities.

“Recognizing and honoring missing or murdered Indigenous people is a top priority for the Department of Justice, and the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington,” Attorney Waldref. “It remains unacceptable that Native Americans experience some of the highest rates of violence in the country, a situation that is all the more tragic in the light of the generations of trauma already suffered by Indigenous people. We

The attorney for Brian Laundrie’s family is seeking copies of all the family’s texts, calls and other phone records for a six-month stretch of 2021 obtained by the parents of Gabby Petito as part of a Florida civil suit connected to the travel blogger’s murder.

Her parents’ attorney, Pat Reilly, obtained a subpoena earlier this year asking AT&T for records of calls, texts and other phone data from Brian, Christopher and Roberta Laundrie between July 2, 2021, and Nov. 13 of that year.

Petito’s parents are alleging that the Laundries caused them emotional distress and attempted to help their son

Eighteen attorneys general are asking for the initiation of a recall of Kia and Hyundai car models that lack anti-theft controls.

In recent months, Kia and Hyundai models manufactured between 2011 and 2022 have seen increasing rates of theft following social media challenges urging people to steal the car with the help of a screwdriver and USB Cable. Some of the thefts have posted on social media using the hashtag #KiaBoyz.

“Thefts of these Hyundai and Kia vehicles have led to at least eight deaths, numerous injuries and property damage, and they have diverted significant police and emergency services resources

What’s Going on With Wetlands? The Supreme Court Takes Another Dive into the “Waters of the US”

Sarah Matrian

Social media was once inundated with the question “is water wet?” But are wet(land) water? The Supreme Court has been asked to determine this very question and the justices will once again attempt to define the boundaries of the Clean Water Act. Depending on the outcome, certain federal protections for wetlands could either be washed away or shored up.

Water is a way of life in Michigan. Beyond manufacturing and industry, a significant portion of Michigan’s revenue is generated from recreation

This post was authored by Sebastian Perez, JD

Proposed intervenors sought to challenge AT&T’s application for a wireless facility at St. Peter’s chapel (the “Chapel”) as violative of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (“TCA”). The judge had previously ordered Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s proposed settlement agreement (“Settlement Agreement”), but the Court granted the Proposed Intervenors’ motion (the “Motion”) finding all of the factors in FRCP 24(a)(2) governing intervention were met: (1) timeliness of the motion; (2) the movant’s interest related to the property or transaction that constituted the subject of the action; (3) absent intervention, the movant’s ability to protect its

This post is authored by Andrew LW Peters originally appeared on the Rocky Mountain Sign Law Blog and is reposted with permission.

The Federal District Court for the District of North Dakota denied a request for a preliminary injunction that would have forced the City of Fargo to allow a “premier adult toy retailer” to open a downtown location.

The case arose out of a zoning dispute between plaintiff “Romantix” and Fargo’s planning department. Romantix is ​​considered itself just another eligible retailer to locate downtown. City officials disagreed, saying that Romantix’s business of selling sexual devices instead made it an

Alex Murdaugh’s defense attorney Jim Griffin has slammed the alleged leak of a jailhouse phone call between him and the convicted killer.

The phone call, made while Murdaugh was behind bars in the custody of the state of South Carolina, was obtained by the Hidden True Crime podcast and aired on one of its episodes.

After the episode, a social media user shared a clip of the call on Twitter and raised questions as to whether or not it should remain confidential due to client-attorney confidentiality.

It was a debate that prompted a furious response from Mr Griffin, who confirmed

State Attorney Monique Worrell’s office officially filed charges against the man accused of shooting five people, killing three of them, in Pine Hills last month.

Keith Moses, 19, is facing 16 charges total stemming from shootings he’s accused of committing on Feb. 22.

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The charges include second-degree murder for the deaths of News 13 reporter Dylan Lyons, Natacha Augustin and 9-year-old T’Yonna Major as well as first-degree attempted murder for Jesse Walden and Brandi Major.

But Worrell said the office still plans to seek a grand jury indictment for first-degree murder charges in the