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Guilford County judge suspended after ordering magistrate to change bond for son, taking over courtroom without permission, court says
A Guilford County district court judge has been suspended without pay after multiple alleged abuses of power, including using her authority to try to get her son’s bond lowered in Wake County. On Friday, the Supreme Court of North Carolina ordered that District 18 Judge Angela Foster be suspended without pay for 120 days . The Judicial […]
Washington man sentenced for selling faulty Chinese ballistic vests to police
Jeffrey Meining, a 42-year-old man from Vancouver, Washington, received a 12-month and one-day federal prison sentence, plus three years of supervised release, for intentionally marketing and selling low-quality ballistic protective equipment made in China to many domestic law enforcement agencies and the U.S. Military. From 2016 until 2022, Meining ran a ballistic equipment business called […]
Black People Made Up 61% Of Exonerees In 2023, New Report Finds
Out of 153 exonerations in 2023, around 61% of exonerees were Black, according to a new report published by The National Registry of Exonerations released on March 18. New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, California, and Oregon were the top states for exonerations last year. In 2023, individuals who were cleared of wrongdoing collectively reclaimed 2,230 years of their lives that had been unjustly […]
Georgia State University’s Closure of Prison Education Program: Navigating Pell Grant Challenges and Budget Constraints
The decision by Georgia State University to close its prison education program is primarily attributed to various factors, including challenges with federal rules regarding Pell Grants and budget constraints. Here’s a breakdown of the key points: Overall, the closure of Georgia State University’s prison education program underscores the challenges and complexities involved in providing higher […]
Senate Bill 8, which is now law, favors tyranny over justice
There is no greater tyranny than government taking a person’s liberty without the criminal process being a “fair fight.” Public defenders are the nation’s firewall that protects the indigent accused from the “machinery of law enforcement.” But who should appoint the person to run public defense in Louisiana? I believe that we are all one […]
Tennessee Supreme Court Abolishes Century-Old ‘Safeguard’ for Criminal Defendants
Earlier this month, the Tennessee Supreme Court took the extraordinary step of reversing the 2023 first-degree murder convictions of a Memphis woman named Laronda Turner, dismissing the charges against her completely. It did so based on a rule that has been in place in Tennessee as long as the court itself. Known as the accomplice […]
Judge Tracy E. Van Den Bergh Rulings Repeatedly Shows Bias and Abuse of Discretion
On May 11, 2023, the Michigan Court of Appeals published an opinion in which a three-judge panel found Washtenaw County Trial Court Judge Tracy E. Van den Bergh’s rulings in a divorce case repeatedly showed bias and abuse of discretion. Further, Van den Bergh was found to have violated court procedures. The Court of Appeals also reversed […]
Free dental service event in Issaquah
Issaquah’s 425 Dental is hosting a free dental service event for people who can’t afford routine care. The event, called 425 Smiles, will take place 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 6 in the dental office, 710 NW Juniper St. The event has no financial or insurance prerequisites, but patients must sign up ahead of […]
Ohio, Alaska, Wyoming attorneys general want presidential immunity test
Three state attorneys general want the U.S. Supreme Court to establish a legal test for the limits of presidential immunity. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor and Wyoming Attorney General Bridget Hill filed an amicus brief in former President Donald Trump’s immunity appeal on federal criminal charges. They believe setting a […]