• Union asks judge to dismiss anti-smoking lawsuit targeting Atlantic City casinos

    Atlantic City’s main casino workers union wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a different union that seeks to ban smoking at the city’s nine casinos

  • Carthage City Council attempts suspension of city attorney despite resignation

    CARTHAGE, Mo. — Carthage City Council members attempt to suspend their city attorney - just two weeks after he tendered his resignation. In an emotional statement to the people of Carthage at last night's council meeting - City Attorney Nate Dally expressed sorrow about leaving his position and what it has meant to him. "It []

  • Judge Lynch once ruled Madera County

    For The Madera TribuneThis photograph of Spring Valley School in O’Neals was taken in 1894, one year after Victor Adams was hanged from a tree just up the road from the school. His body was left hanging for two days, and youngsters walking to school no doubt contemplated the consequences of breaking the law.Madera County has generally been a law-abiding place. Most of the time, law and order has prevailed. Every once in a while, however, the people have taken things in their own hands by using...

  • Edinburg moves city attorney in-house

    Just two weeks after Edinburg announced the pending departure of Edinburg City Attorney Omar Ochoa, officials moved toward changing how the city attorney office will function.

  • City considers new rules for ‘front door’

    City officials next month will consider amendments to the zoning ordinance that will create a new zoning district on the west side. Continue reading at The Republic News.

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    Residents react to Vandalia Schools’ lawsuit against city

    DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- Vandalia City Schools filed a lawsuit against the City of Vandalia earlier this week over financial matters. The school district alleges the city has failed to share tax revenue with this school, as the city disagrees with the district's decision to sue. The lawsuit comes from an update to revenue-sharing regulations []

  • Carthage Council discusses filling city attorney position

    CARTHAGE, Mo. — No official move Monday night in Carthage to terminate — or see whether the city council can terminate — City Administrator, Greg Dagnan. Several motions were made, though nothing came out of it. Councilmembers did vote unanimously to put out a request for bids by firms specializing in municipal law. It will []

  • Spanish city’s strict rules for dog owners

    Valladolid City Council has announced an update to its waste management and street cleanliness guidelines that directly impact pet owners. Recently, the city of Valladolid adopted a new ordinance governing the selective collection of domestic waste and street hygiene. According to Onda Cero, Alberto Cuadrado, the Councillor for Public Health and Citizen Safety, emphasised the […]

  • Trump wastes no time fundraising off judge's contempt of court ruling

    Almost immediately after the judge in his New York hush money criminal trial ruled that he was in contempt of court, Donald Trump's campaign sent out a fundraising email in an attempt to capitalize on the ruling. “A Democrat judge JUST HELD ME IN CONTEMPT OF COURT!” the email sent out on Tuesday read, according to Politico. “I was fined $9,000 for 9 gag order violations. THEY WANT TO SILENCE ME! They think they can BLEED ME DRY and SHUT ME UP, but I’ll NEVER stop fighting for YOU," read the...

  • An escaped convict hid out in a shuttered Circuit City for six months

    Having escaped from jail, "the most courteous thief in the nation" lived in a shuttered Circuit City and survived on supplies stolen from a neighboring Toys R Us. It sounds like Jeffrey Manchester's religion eventually led to his capture, and had the escape artist stayed more low-key, he might have stayed on the run for years. — Read the rest

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    Why Trump's hush money judge is holding off on a gag order ruling

    Donald Trump has allegedly violated the gag order in his New York criminal trial more than a dozen times. Former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti shares how the judge may be delaying any penalties for Trump to leave the threat "hanging over" his lawyers so they rein in their client.

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    Weinstein attorney: Judge should reconsider allowing Trump’s other cases

    The attorney who recently won Harvey Weinstein’s New York appeal, Arthur Aidala, says in the wake of that decision, Judge Juan Merchan should reconsider if Trump’s other cases can be admitted if he testifies.