Tag: Judicial appointments and nominations
Stitt taps Tulsa man for AG despite ‘not qualified’ rating
OKLAHOMA CITY — A Tulsa attorney whom the American Bar Association rated as “ not qualified " to serve as a federal judge was...
Mississippi to file arguments in landmark abortion case
JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi attorney general’s office is expected to file briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to outline the state’s...
UN rights body names panel to probe Israel, Palestinians
GENEVA — The U.N.’s former top human rights official will be part of a new permanent panel investigating abuses in Israel, Gaza and the...
New prosecutor appointed in shooting of Rayshard Brooks
ATLANTA — Georgia's attorney general announced Wednesday that he has appointed the head of a prosecutors' group to oversee the criminal case against the...
Watchdog: Little help from Trump officials in census probe
A watchdog agency investigating the origins of a failed attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census form was unable to question...
A year out, $60M bribery scandal felt in business, politics
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The arrests one year ago Wednesday of then-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and four associates in connection with an alleged $60...
Spears hearing to deal with turmoil from her dramatic speech
LOS ANGELES — Three weeks after Britney Spears ' dramatic comments in court condemning the conservatorship that has controlled her life for 13 years,...
Judge appoints attorney for man in Gary bank guard’s killing
HAMMOND, Ind. — A federal magistrate appointed a public defender for a man during his first court appearance in the June killing of a...
Appeals court: Dealers can sell handguns to 18-year-olds
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A federal law that for more than 50 years has banned licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults...
Q&A with Georgia Gov. Kemp: Voters ‘know what the truth is’
ATLANTA — Four years can be a lifetime in politics. Especially in Georgia.
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