Newsom’s moves to reduce death sentences spark revolt among district attorneys as prosecutors warn of a legal fight

Newsom’s moves to reduce death sentences spark revolt among district attorneys as prosecutors warn of a legal fight

California prosecutors condemn Newsom’s plan to commute death sentences At least 12 California district attorneys have criticized Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to commute all 548 death sentences in the state. They say a blanket decision would set aside jury verdicts, disregard victims’ families and run counter to voters’ decisions on capital punishment. Newsom announced the […]

Republican attorneys general are ready to be the party’s last defense against left-wing policies after disappointing midterm results

Republican attorneys general are ready to be the party’s last defense against left-wing policies after disappointing midterm results

Republican attorney general candidates held up better than other GOP candidates in several key midterm races, according to an analysis by the Republican Attorneys General Association. The group said the results reinforced the importance of Republican attorneys general as a “front line” against Democratic policies, even after an election night it described as a “category-five […]

Who are Ilhan Omar’s lawyers? Meet the influential Democratic attorneys hired by the embattled representative

Who are Ilhan Omar’s lawyers? Meet the influential Democratic attorneys hired by the embattled representative

Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, has hired two prominent Washington attorneys with experience representing senior political figures, as she faces two federal investigations: one involving alleged immigration fraud and another concerning financial disclosures. A CBS report identified the lawyers as Amy Jeffress and Joshua Matz, partners at Hecker Fink LLP. Both have represented Democratic […]

Paramount Completes Major Warner Bros. Acquisition After Efforts by State Attorneys General and Hollywood Actors to Block It

Paramount Completes Major Warner Bros. Acquisition After Efforts by State Attorneys General and Hollywood Actors to Block It

Paramount Acquires Warner Bros. Discovery in Major Deal On Tuesday, Paramount finalized its substantial $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, creating a new entity called Skydance that unites some of the most iconic names in the entertainment industry. This monumental agreement brings together Warner Bros., HBO, CNN, CBS, Paramount Pictures, HBO Max, and Paramount+, […]

Attorneys ask Governor Bill Lee to reduce Christa Pike’s death penalty.

Christa Pike granted a stay of execution by appeals court in Tennessee

Christa Pike’s legal team is urging Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to convert her death sentence to life in prison after she survived an execution attempt involving two doses of lethal injection drugs, an occurrence deemed unprecedented by a death penalty expert. Pike, sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of a classmate, was taken to […]

Friends of Nolan Wells exonerated by grand jury as attorneys promise accountability

Body discovered near island following disappearance of teen during vacation boat ride with friends

After a Mississippi grand jury determined that Nolan Wells’ death was deemed “consistent with drowning,” and found no evidence of a crime or racial motivations involved, an attorney for one of the individuals previously targeted online expressed intentions to seek accountability from the accusers. Nineteen-year-old Wells vanished on July 4, following a boat trip to […]