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Election 2024: Democratic Cook County state’s attorney candidates, Eileen O’Neill Burke, Clayton Harris III face off over finances

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CHICAGO (WLS) — There was new criticism Monday over campaign donations in the race for Cook County state’s attorney. The two Democratic candidates are facing off over finances. Cook County state’s attorney candidate Clayton Harris III and his supporters, including Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, are sounding the alarm about the amount of money his opponent, Eileen O’Neill Burke, has raised, and her source. “When we see the million dollars put into her campaign by the extreme far right side, it lets you know her policies are attracting extremism,” Harris said. O’Neill Burke has raised almost $2.25 million, compared…
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Entire attorney staff at key domestic violence nonprofit leave, citing internal conflict

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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Seven staff attorneys at the Domestic Violence Action Center have quit in recent months and tell Hawaii News Now that they all left for the same reason — because other staff were allowed to provide legal advice to clients. Legal representation is a crucial part of DVAC’s resources for survivors — and a key source of funding for the non-profit. But the attorneys who left say non-lawyers were allowed to provide legal advice to clients. They called it an “unauthorized practice of law.” The CEO of the nonprofit denies the allegation, however. The attorneys who left DVAC…
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Court Bans Political Party Executives from Serving as Attorney General

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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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