Tag: Attorney

Judge and District Attorney step aside from Fayette County sex offender case

Judge Recuses Himself from 2019 Benton Case On Thursday, Judge Samuel Junkin stepped back from the case involving Timothy Benton, who was previously convicted of a second sodomy crime aboard a ship in 2019. According to APR, earlier this year, Junkin had agreed to Benton’s transfer to a housing arrest program. This decision came as […]

US Attorney Still Considering Civil Rights Charges in Light Rail Murder Case

Possible Additional Charges for Ukrainian Refugee U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson for the Western District of North Carolina announced on Tuesday that Irina Zaltoska, a Ukrainian refugee, might face further charges. Zaltoska was involved in an incident on August 22nd when she was stabbed on a Charlotte Light Rail train by DeCarlos Brown, a man with […]

Deaths and issues in L.A. County jails lead to a lawsuit from the state attorney general.

California Attorney General Sues LA County Sheriff Over Jail Conditions California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Sheriff Robert Luna, citing what he described as a “humanitarian crisis” within the county jail system. During a press conference on Monday, inmates shared distressing conditions, claiming they lived […]

Norwalk decides to lift the ban on homeless shelters, according to the Attorney General.

Norwalk Repeals Homeless Shelter Ban in Settlement The city of Norwalk has decided to repeal its local laws from last year that banned homeless shelters as part of a settlement aimed at concluding ongoing state lawsuits, according to General Rob Bonta. Last fall, the state took legal action against various communities in southeastern Los Angeles […]

Colorado legislators are upset about Space Command relocating to Huntsville – Alabama’s Attorney General is unconcerned about legal issues.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis took to social media on Tuesday to express his frustrations after President Trump declared that the Department of Defense would transfer the US Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs back to Huntsville, Alabama. Polis criticized the move, stating it poses a risk to national security, squanders taxpayer money, and disrupts the […]

SAM KAY: There’s a Reason Virginia’s Attorney General Shows Support for Red

In Virginia politics, there are a few “truths” that newcomers quickly come to understand. It’s more like a federation than a strict nation. For instance, don’t forget about the Eastern Shore. Interestingly, “Take Me Home, Country Roads” is about western Virginia, not West Virginia. Moreover, the Attorney General’s office typically skews Republican, even if the […]