Pennsylvania Judges Michael Conahan, Mark Ciavarella Ordered to Pay $200 Million for Kids-For-Cash Jail Scheme | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The financial kickbacks two Pennsylvania judges earned in the “kids-for-cash” scheme didn’t prove to be worth it in the end, with a judge ordering them to hand over more than $200 million in damages this week to the 300 victims named in a civil suit. Michael Conahan and Mark Ciavarella were accused of accepting $2.8 […]
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Advocacy groups argue Madison County judgeship should be returned to Jefferson County | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAFF) – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama (ACLU-AL) advocated in a preliminary hearing on Monday to block a move to take a judgeship from Jefferson County and move it to Madison County. According to the legal director for ACLU-AL, the Alabama Judicial Resources Allocation […]
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Judge says NYC can’t let noncitizens vote in city elections | #elections | #alabama
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City can’t let noncitizens vote for mayor and other city officials, a judge ruled Monday, siding with Republicans who challenged the measure as unconstitutional. In January, New York became the first major U.S. city to grant widespread municipal voting rights to noncitizens, though none had cast ballots yet. The […]
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Judge says NYC can’t let noncitizens vote in city elections | #elections | #alabama
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City can’t let noncitizens vote for mayor and other city officials, a judge ruled Monday, siding with Republicans who challenged the measure as unconstitutional. In January, New York became the first major U.S. city to grant widespread municipal voting rights to noncitizens, though none had cast ballots yet. The […]
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Judge says NYC can’t let noncitizens vote in city elections | #elections | #alabama
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City can’t let noncitizens vote for mayor and other city officials, a judge ruled Monday, siding with Republicans who challenged the measure as unconstitutional. In January, New York became the first major U.S. city to grant widespread municipal voting rights to noncitizens, though none had cast ballots yet. The […]
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Judge says NYC can’t let noncitizens vote in city elections | #elections | #alabama
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City can’t let noncitizens vote for mayor and other city officials, a judge ruled Monday, siding with Republicans who challenged the measure as unconstitutional. In January, New York became the first major U.S. city to grant widespread municipal voting rights to noncitizens, though none had cast ballots yet. The […]
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Alabama Judge James Patterson Suspended for Calling Kay Ivey ‘Gov. MeMaw’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
An Alabama judge who called Gov. Kay Ivey “Gov. MeMaw” in a written order has been suspended and might lose his job. AL.com reported that the Judicial Inquiry Commission investigated claims that Mobile County Circuit Judge James T. Patterson also used profanity in court and found found that he isolated judicial ethics. Patterson, a Republican […]
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Portsmouth mayor attempts to seek criminal charges against councilmen Barnes, Whitaker
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – One week after the Portsmouth City Council majority voted to fire former City Manager Angel Jones, Mayor Shannon Glover went before a magistrate to file criminal charges against Vice Mayor De’Andre Barnes and councilman Dr. Mark Whitaker. News 3 has obtained a copy of the complaint and the magistrate’s decision. To read […]
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