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District Attorney
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San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Client Punches Attorney
Criminal law is challenging. The lawyer must fight with the District Attorney, and sometimes with his own client. Everything reaches a climax with the sentencing hearing. That is when a…
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
Important Lessons from the Back of the Courtroom
Before law school, I would have called myself a professional observer. I started working at my county’s district attorney’s office at the age of 16. I was thrust into a…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
State Officials Express “Grave Concerns” about GoFundMe’s Charity Donation Pages
Earlier this month, more than 20 state attorneys general and other state charity regulators wrote a letter to GoFundMe expressing "grave concerns about GoFundMe’s creation of donation web pages for…
Missouri Lawyers Media
Wisconsin judge sanctions DA for false AI citations, dismisses 74 charges
By Scott Andera
A Wisconsin judge sanctioned Kenosha DA Xavier Solis for undisclosed AI use and false citations, dismissing 74 charges against two defendants in 2026. The post Wisconsin judge sanctions DA for…
North Carolina Criminal Law
Revisiting Simeon v. Hardin: Part II, Lack of “Order” in the Trial Order
In Part I of this three-part series revisiting Simeon v. Hardin, 339 N.C. 358 (1994), I explored the district attorney’s calendaring practices that were challenged in the landmark case, and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Progressive DA Larry Krasner easily wins primary in Philadelphia on way to third term
As reported in this AP article, "Larry Krasner has won Philadelphia’s Democratic primary election Tuesday to continue serving as district attorney after withstanding an impeachment attempt and years of criticism…
Simple Justice
Trump Hits Bottom With Jeanine Pirro
It’s unfair to argue whether the now-withdrawn nominee, Ed Martin as United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, is worse than the new nominee, former Westchester, NY, County Court…
EvidenceProf Blog
Judge Orders Kaitlyn Conley Released While Decision is Made Over Whether to Take the Case to a Grand Jury for the Third Time
By Colin Miller
As I noted on Saturday, last week a New York appellate court vacated Kaitlyn Conley's manslaughter conviction. This was a case in which I provided pro bono assistance after it became clear…
The Right Coast
Poll shows Hochman has momentum to beat L.A. County Dist. Atty. Gascón – Los Angeles Times
But as of now, there is broad-based support for Hochman across nearly every subgroup, according to Mark DiCamillo, director of the poll, conducted between July 31 and Aug. 11.Gascón s…
The Daily Intake
Kroger Faces Civil Lawsuit Over Calorie Claims on Bread Products
The District Attorney’s Offices of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties have filed a civil lawsuit against The Kroger Co. in Santa Barbara Superior Court alleging that Kroger had violated California’s…