Seattle elected officials are considering whether the city should take on the responsibility of prosecuting public drug use and possession charges, amid a new state law and a rising substance use crisis. City Attorney Ann Davison is asking the City Council to approve a bill classifying public drug use and drug possession as gross misdemeanors, which would give the city attorney’s office the authority to prosecute both charges. In a special session on Tuesday, state legislators passed a bill that changes drug possession to a gross misdemeanor and criminalizes public use, after the Legislature failed to agree on a replacement for the current possession law, which is set to expire in July.…
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WATCH: Attorneys for Lunden Roberts, mother of Hunter Biden’s daughter, speak to media following court hearing
BATESVILLE, Ark. – The attorneys for Lunden Roberts, an ex-stripper and the mother of Hunter Biden’s unacknowledged four-year-old daughter born out of wedlock, spoke to members of the media Monday following a court hearing in the open child support case between the two parents. “We feel like it went well, and we appreciate Judge Meyer and her impartiality and her directness,” attorney Clint Lancaster said when asked how he thought the proceedings went. The team of lawyers remained tight-lipped for most of the media’s questions, refusing to comment on certain aspects of the case, including the $20,000-per-month payments Biden’s attorney said during the hearing her client was paying Roberts in child support.…
WA Attorney General Bob Ferguson announces campaign for governor
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is running for governor, he announced in a video Tuesday morning, wasting no time in launching an exploratory campaign just one day after Gov. Jay Inslee said he would not seek a fourth term. A three-term Democratic attorney general, Ferguson touted his battles with the Trump administration over issues such as immigration and abortion rights, as well as his recent legislative success in banning semi-automatic rifles like AR-15s. “I’ve never been afraid to take on big fights,” Ferguson wrote on Twitter. “From the Trump Admin & gun lobby to anti-abortion extremists & corporate interests, I’ve taken on powerful adversaries, and won.…
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Fiji’s former attorney general is taken into custody
SYDNEY, May 1 (Reuters) – Fiji’s former attorney general, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, who is also general secretary of the Pacific island nation’s main opposition party Fiji First, was taken into custody on Monday after being charged with abuse of office, police said . The charge relates to a complaint lodged by an election official in February, the Fiji police said in a statement. “Mr Sayed-Khaiyum remains in custody and will be produced in the Suva Magistrates Court tomorrow,” the statement said. The criminal charge was approved by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution, it added. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecution did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment outside of office hours.…
Preston Hemphill, white officer in the Tire Nichols case, will not be charged, his attorney says
Preston Hemphill, the white officer seen on body camera footage during Tire Nichols’ traffic stop, will not be charged in Nichols’ death, according to Hemphill’s attorney. Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy also announced Tuesday that he would not bring any criminal charges against Hemphill in connection with the case. Nichols, 29, died three days after he was beaten by officers during a January traffic stop in Memphis. Hemphill, who was not present at the beating, was fired from the Memphis Police Department in February for violating “multiple department policies” during the incident, the department said.Memphis police officer Preston Hemphill.…
Attorneys announced a $24 million settlement with California after the in-custody death of Edward Bronstein
Attorneys for the family of Edward Bronstein, who died in police custody in 2020, announced they reached a $24 million settlement with the state of California during a press conference Wednesday. “Today is huge because the amount of the settlement matters,” said Annee Della Donna, an attorney for Bronstein’s family. “It is a huge message to every officer out there: Take your knees off our necks.” Family attorney Eric Dubin said this is the biggest civil rights settlement in California’s history. Nationwide, it is the second largest settlement behind the $27 million George Floyd’s family was approved for. There was no admission of wrongdoing by California as part of the settlement, according to Dubin.…
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Trump defense attorney grills E. Jean Carroll in civil trial
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