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North Dakota Court seeks staff attorney for Wahpeton District Court
The North Dakota Court System is seeking a Staff Attorney for the District Court in Wahpeton, ND.
Consultation notice issued for North Central Judicial District Judgeship No. 1
A Notice of Consultation has been posted concerning a vacancy in the North Central Judicial District Judgeship No. 1, located in Minot.
Founder convicted for abusing boys at Haitian orphanage
A federal jury in Miami has found Michael Karl Geilenfeld, a 73-year-old man from Colorado, guilty of sexually abusing several boys at an orphanage he founded in Haiti.
Israeli freight forwarder sentenced for illegal exports to Russia
Gal Haimovich, a 49-year-old Israeli national, has been sentenced to two years in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in a conspiracy to illegally export aircraft parts and avionics from the United States to Russia.
Chief Justice Stanfill to deliver judiciary address before Maine Legislature
Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Valerie Stanfill is set to present her State of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the 132nd Maine State Legislature.
Attorney General James announces $970K grants for fair housing programs in Capital Region
New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced the allocation of $970,000 in grants to support fair housing programs in New York's Capital Region.
Dominican man sentenced for drug trafficking in Portsmouth public housing
A Dominican national has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for drug trafficking activities at a public housing development in Portsmouth.
Tri-Cities drug traffickers sentenced after major fentanyl bust
Richland, Washington – Two men involved in a significant drug trafficking operation across Eastern Washington have been sentenced to federal prison.
San Carlos man faces arson charge for July fire on reservation
Keanu Rudy Dude, a 25-year-old member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, has been arrested in connection with the Watch Fire that occurred on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation in July 2024.
Colorado City man receives life sentence for involvement in child sexual abuse ring
LaDell Jay Bistline, Jr., a 46-year-old resident of Colorado City, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by United States District Judge Susan M. Brnovich.
Coalition supports Consumer Financial Protection Bureau against Trump's directive
New York Attorney General Letitia James has co-led a coalition of 23 attorneys general to support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and its employees.
Palmetto Promise Institute: Imbalanced tort system saddles businesses with job-killing damages awards
South Carolina businesses continue to be pummeled by a civil justice system that forces each household in the state to pony up $3,181 annually in the form of a “lawsuit tax” to fund out-of-control damages awards, a new report concludes.
Troutman Pepper Locke Helps Secure Asylum for Pro Bono Clients
Troutman Pepper Locke recently secured asylum for a family of three from Honduras, who had fled gang violence and endured the challenges of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program in Mexico.
UB Greensfelder’s Immigration and Franchise Attorneys Earn Recognition by Chambers Global
UB Greensfelder LLP is pleased to announce that the firm’s Immigration Law Practice has been included in the 2025 Chambers Global Guide, a ranking of the top global lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel in more than 200 jurisdictions across the world.
Conservative justice: Libs on Wisconsin SC just gutted voters' rights
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - It's another 4-3 vote on the Wisconsin Supreme Court that has angered the conservative minority, as one justice says the denial of a voter's power to question how 2022 voting was held "guts" the people's access to courts in election law.
Attorney General Alan Wilson urges U.S. Senate to pass HALT Fentanyl Act, end loophole for Chinese copycat fentanyl
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a total of 25 states in urging the U.S. Senate to pass the HALT Fentanyl Act, which will end the copycat fentanyl loophole and save American lives.
Fox Rothschild Attorneys Selected to 2025 Chambers Global List
Fox Rothschild is pleased to announce Marie Jiacopello Jones and C.J. Fisher have been selected to the 2025 edition of Chambers Global* for Gaming & Gambling Law – Global Market Leaders, and Odia Kagan has been ranked in the category of Privacy & Data Security: Privacy – USA.
AG Campbell Issues Joint Statement On Lawsuit To Protect Americans From DOGE
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in releasing the following statement ahead of a court hearing in their case against the Trump administration for illegally granting Elon Musk and members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access to Americans’ private information:
Court of Appeals Affirms Sexual Assault Convictions of Clio Man
Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions and sentences of John Digiacomo, 61, of Clio, who was accused of committing multiple sexual assaults on an underage girl in Tuscola, Genesee, and Saginaw Counties between 2014 and 2015, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.
Attorney General Neronha issues statement regarding Vice President Vance’s comments on judicial review
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha released the following joint statement signed by 17 state attorneys general regarding Vice President Vance’s comments on judicial review made on February 9, 2025.