A former attorney for a now-defunct Upland law firm that represented police officers and gained notoriety for alleged unethical conduct has drawn scrutiny for running for Superior Court judge in two California counties.
In San Bernardino County, Rancho Cucamonga resident Dieter Carlos Dammeier, now an administrative law judge who is currently not practicing law, faces Michelle Lauron, a supervising deputy district attorney, in Tuesday’s primary election.
And in Merced County, Dammeier also is seeking a seat on the bench, facing two attorneys in another judicial office without an incumbent on the ballot.
Dammeier, 55, an administrative law judge for the…
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Jakarta. In a landmark decision on Thursday, the Constitutional Court ruled against the appointment of executives from any political party to the position of the attorney general.
The court argued that this prohibition is essential to safeguard the independence of the attorney general’s office from political influence.
The ruling was prompted by a motion filed by anti-corruption activist Jovi Andrea Bachtiar, who sought revisions to the 2021 regulation outlining the requirements for the attorney general position.
Chief Justice Suhartoyo said the president’s appointee to this crucial role must have “resigned from a managerial role in any political party for at…
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Yakima, Washington – United States Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref announced today that Bree R. Black Horse has joined her office as an Assistant United States Attorney dedicated to prosecuting cases involving Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP), in connection with the Justice Department’s MMIP regional program. AUSA Black Horse will work out of our Yakima Office, but she will serve throughout the Northwest Region – including in Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, and California.
AUSA Black Horse is an enrolled member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office, AUSA Black Horse worked in the Native…
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In summary
A large field of candidates is taking on unpopular incumbent George Gascón in the race for Los Angeles district attorney, but only four challengers are worth taking seriously. Next week’s primary will determine whether Gascón cruises to re-election or faces an uphill battle.
The first round of the race for Los Angeles district attorney – one of the nation’s biggest and most closely emulated prosecutorial agencies – is down to the finish. A large field of candidates is arrayed against an unpopular incumbent, George Gascón, creating a complicated set of possible outcomes for next week’s primary.
Here, then,…
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An investigation is underway after an explosive device was detonated outside the office of the Alabama attorney general this weekend, officials said.
No one was hurt in the Saturday morning incident in Montgomery, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said in a statement on Monday.
“The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency will be leading the investigation, and we are urging anyone with information to contact them immediately,” Marshall said.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigation was notified of the suspicious package at 8:19 a.m. local time Monday. It was determined that the suspicious package was an explosive device that…
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