Comment on this story Comments Republicans in Congress are splintering over how aggressively to run interference for former president Donald Trump as he faces potential criminal prosecutors, with only his closest allies planning to directly attack the Department of Justice investigations now under the purview of special counsel Jack Smith. The chasm between lawmakers who…
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Trump Had Hidden $19.8 Million Loan From North Korea-Linked Company As President: Report
Donald Trump failed to disclose a $19.8 million loan from a company with ties to North Korea while he was president, Forbes reported Sunday, citing documents uncovered by the New York attorney general’s office. Trump owed the money to L/P Daewoo while he was campaigning in 2016 and into his presidency, according to records. He…
‘Uncommon’ legal questions arise in Wendy Howard trial
dec. 3—Ink and headlines splashed Wendy Howard’s verdict across pages and screens after jurors acquitted her of first- and second-degree murder but deadlocked on voluntary manslaughter. After a hung jury, the Kern County District Attorney’s Office could retry Howard for voluntary manslaughter, and a Friday hearing was held to determine Howard’s fate. During a 10-day…
Elfarissi – Spring 2022 – MJEAL
Walmart’s Liabilities Under the HWCL: A California Case Study Rita Elfarisi In December 2021, the California Attorney General along with approximately a dozen district attorneys filed a lawsuit against Walmart.[1] The complaint alleges Walmart dumped nearly 80 tons of hazardous waste from more than 300 stores in California landfills throughout the state every year over…
ID Supreme Court Holds City Was Not “Affected Person” Allowed to Seek Judicial Review Under Local Land Use Planning Act
This post was authored by Matthew Loescher, Esq. The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners granted Appellant Tina Gilgen a conditional use permit that allowed her to place a mobile home on real property she owned with her husband, Kelly Gilgen, in Jefferson County. As the Gilgen property fell within the City of Ririe’s area of…
Annual Pace Land Use Law Center Conference – December 8th
The Land Use Law Center is pleased to announce the 21st annual Alfred B. DelBello Land Use and Sustainable Development Conference. Scheduled for December 8, 2022, this year’s conference theme is Land Use Under Siege: Revisiting Well Grounded. Founder’s Award Reception will be held on Wednesday, December 7, 2022. Join us for a pre-conference reception…
High-profile attorney general races pit abortion against crime
Anthony Brown (facing camera), Democratic nominee for Maryland attorney general, hugs Democrat Wes Moore, left, after Moore was declared the winner of the Maryland gubernatorial race, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) MINNEAPOLIS – To hear Keith Ellison tell it, his bid for a second term as a Minnesota attorney general is…
OH Appeals Court Upholds Lower Court’s Decision to Reject Large Residential and Commercial Plan in the Village of West Jefferson Finding No Due Process
This post was authored by Michele Abatangelo, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Touro Law Center West Jefferson Properties, LLC (WJP) proposed a plan to build “a 24-building residential site consisting of 286 total units with an additional commercial site consisting of a one-story, multi-tenant building with approximately 16,000 square feet of retail space. ” Subsequently, after discussing…
Abortion doctor sues Indiana AG
An Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio is suing Indiana’s attorney general. INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio is suing Indiana’s attorney general, seeking to block him from using allegedly “frivolous” consumer complaints to issue subpoenas seeking patients’…
Donald Trump Sues New York Attorney General For Waging ‘Crusade’ Against Him
Former President Donald Trump sued New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday, accusing her of waging a “crusade” against him and his “great and upstanding businesses which have done nothing wrong.” The suit, filed in Florida’s Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court, comes amid James’ own lawsuit alleging decades of fraud by the former president and…