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Alaska

Federal judge in Alaska Joshua Kindred resigns after misconduct report | #alaska | #politics

A federal judge in Alaska resigned Monday after an investigation found he violated the code of conduct in several ways, including having an inappropriate relationship with a law clerk in his office. Appointed by former president Donald Trump, U.S. District Court Judge Joshua M. Kindred issued a letter to President Joe Biden on July 3, […]

Mayor

Judge does not grant anonymity for witness against Athens mayor in recall

The organizer of a recall effort against Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz won’t be allowed to have a secret witness testify in a closed courtroom in any hearings connected to Girtz’s petition for a legal review of recall proceedings. That ruling, from Judge J. David Roper, the retired senior Superior Court judge from outside the […]

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See what’s happening in the recall effort for the Athens mayor

In two recent court filings, the Athens-Clarke County government contends it should be dismissed from legal action filed by Mayor Kelly Girtz challenging a recall effort against him. The mayor named the county as a respondent in an April petition in Superior Court challenging the recall effort led by Winterville conservative firebrand James Lee DePaola. […]

City Council

Springfield ending 3 a.m. alcohol sales beginning in 2025 | #citycouncil

The days of alcohol being sold until 3 a.m. are officially numbered in Springfield. Springfield City Council voted 8-2 in favor of ordinance 2024-231. However, there was a slight modification to the ordinance ahead of the vote. The ordinance initially called for alcohol sales to end at 1 a.m., but an amendment passed 9-1 during […]

Arkansas

Arkansas reverend comforts death row inmates in final moments

When the Rev. Jeff Hood entered Missouri’s execution chamber this past week, he saw something hauntingly out of the ordinary: himself. The window to the death chamber is one-way, meaning witnesses can see inmates but inmates cannot see who is watching them, Hood told USA TODAY, adding that every other execution he’s witnessed in other […]

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Judge blocks release of ‘racially charged’ Spotswood bodycam footage

NEW BRUNSWICK – A Superior Court judge has ruled that bodycam footage of Spotswood Mayor Jackie Palmer allegedly making racist comments to police during a meeting in her office will not be publicly released. Gannett, the publisher of MyCentralJersey.com and the Home News Tribune, and Spotswood resident Steve Wronko had requested the footage through the […]

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Man looking to recall Athens mayor makes first court filing

Apparently acting as his own attorney, the leader of a recall effort targeting Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz, Clarke County Sheriff John Q. Williams and Western Judicial Circuit District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez has made his first legal filing in Girtz’s petition to dismiss the application for a recall petition against him. In his filing, James […]

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Linden NJ mayor, schools hit with suit claiming antisemitic hiring

LINDEN – A former assistant superintendent of schools has gone to court, alleging he was forced to quit because he objected to an “antisemitic and illegal scheme” by the mayor, school superintendent and school board president to “keep Linden from by being ‘taken over’ by Jews.” Paul Oliveira, who joined the district as assistant superintendent […]

City Council

Quincy school board to hire lawyer in with city council | #citycouncil

QUINCY ‒ The school board decided to hire its own legal counsel in an escalating conflict with the city council. The turf war picked up steam when the council passed a law, which Mayor Thomas Koch then signed, that closes schools on Lunar New Year. This came six weeks after the school board approved a calendar […]

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Expert says Pueblo City Council violated Colorado open meetings law | #citycouncil

Pueblo City Council violated Colorado open meeting law on May 13 when it inadequately announced a closed-door discussion with the city’s lawyer. That’s according to Steve Zansberg, a Colorado attorney with expertise in the First Amendment and Colorado Sunshine Law. Councilors filed into a private room shortly before 7 p.m. amid spirited discussions about banning […]