Tag: Judicial appointments and nominations

Stitt taps Tulsa man for AG despite ‘not qualified’ rating

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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’

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ATLANTA — Four years can be a lifetime in politics. Especially in Georgia. ...