ATTORNEY Archives - LEGAL S.O.S

12Mar 2023 by Charles E. Price

Madrid clashes with the Balearics over cost-of-living legality measures

It is not uncommon for a regional government to clash with the Spanish government over the extent of powers, but nevertheless disagreement is usually confined to single issues, in the case of the Balearic government's special measures to compensate for the cost-of-living crisesMadrid has objected to multiple aspects of regional legislation considered to be unconstitutional. When such differences arise, a bilateral commission is established in order to thrash them out. If they cannot be resolved, Madrid has the right to refer them to the Constitutional Court for rulings. This happened, for example, with Balearic legislation designed to make bullfighting untenable. The court ruled against the Balearic government. It isn't necessarily the case that the Spanish government opposes legislation in principle, but it has to go by the book - that…

11Mar 2023 by Charles E. Price

Potential mass shooting averted in Los Angeles; man arrested, ‘high-powered’ weapons seized

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Los Angeles police officers seized several high-powered weapons from a man accused of making criminal threats Tuesday, averting what authorities believe could have been a mass shooting in the planning stages. Police say Braxton Johnson, 24, was arrested in Hollywood after officers responding to a report of a possible man with mental illness acted erratically. Braxton was arrested on a complaint of making criminal threats, the Los Angeles Police Department said. A search warrant was then served at the Lumina Hollywood, 1522 Gordon St., where officers recovered several high-powered rifles, shotguns, handguns and a “large cache of various munitions.” A man was arrested and a large cache of weapons were recovered in Hollywood on Jan. 31, 2023. (Los Angeles Police Department) “The suspect was located on the 18th floor of…

09Mar 2023 by Charles E. Price

Triad City Beat | ‘Acts that defy humanity:’ 3 essential reads on police brutality, race and the power of video evidence

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Featured photo: People attend a candlelight vigil in memory of Tire Nichols at the Tobey Skate Park on January 26, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee. 29-year-old Tyre Nichols died from his injuries three days after being severely beaten by five Memphis police officers on January 7. The officers have since been fired with criminal charges against the officers announced today. The video of the police encounter is expected to be released on Friday. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) this story was originally published by the Conversation. Story by Howard Manley. In the case of the five Blacks, former Memphis police officers accused of murder in the beating death of Tyre Nichols, justice has moved quickly. In fewer than 30 days after Nichols' Jan. 10, 2023 death, the former officers were charged…

08Mar 2023 by Charles E. Price

New poll shows Americans dissatisfied with the state of the nation

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President Joe Biden (C) is set to deliver his State of the Union address on Tuesday. Photo by Oliver Contreras/UPI | License Photo Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Americans remain dissatisfied with broad aspects of US society, continuing a trend that began at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, new polls from Gallup indicate. Just 41% of Americans said that they were satisfied with broad aspects of US society. That number has remained virtually the same over the last three years. It was at 50% right before the COVID-19 pandemic. The quality of life and opportunity to get ahead were the only two social dimensions that Americans viewed positively. However, those ratings have also dropped off since record highs in 2001 and 2002. "Less than two-thirds are satisfied with the quality…

06Mar 2023 by Charles E. Price

Man Aimed High-Powered Guns At Park From Sunset Blvd. High-Rise: LAPD

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HOLLYWOOD, CA — A Los Angeles man was in custody Wednesday after allegedly pointing guns at a park from the 18th floor of his high-rise Sunset Boulevard apartment, according to police. Police arrested 24-year-old Braxton Johnson for allegedly making criminal threats, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The arrest stemmed from an incident that occurred in Hollywood Tuesday, but police released few details about it. Officers were dispatched to the scene of a possible mental illness call regarding a man living on the 18th floor of an apartment building on the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Gordon Street who was pointing a gun at a park below his apartment, CBS Los Angeles reported.Find out what's happening in Hollywoodwith free, real-time updates from Patch."On the morning of January 31, 2023,…

05Mar 2023 by Charles E. Price

NC senators want tougher penalties for damaging substances

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RALEIGHA bill filed Wednesday in the North Carolina Senate would enact stricter criminal penalties for damage done to electrical substations and other vital infrastructure, in light of the December attack on substations in Moore County that left tens of thousands without power for days.[-->Senate Bill 58, introduced by GOP Sens. Tom McInnis, Danny Britt and Paul Newton, would make it a Class C felony to damage or try to damage substations or other energy facilities. The offense would carry a sentence of up to 123 months, or just over 10 years in prison, along with a $250,000 fine.[-->In addition to stiffer penalties for damaging substations, the bill would also make it a Class I felony to, without authorization, enter or remain on the premises of energy facilities, facilities that are…

04Mar 2023 by Charles E. Price

Potential mass shooting averted in Los Angeles; man arrested, ‘high-powered’ weapons seized

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Los Angeles police officers seized several high-powered weapons from a man accused of making criminal threats Tuesday, averting what authorities believe could have been a mass shooting in the planning stages. Police say Braxton Johnson, 25, was arrested in Hollywood after officers responding to a report of a possible man with mental illness acted erratically. Johnson was arrested on a complaint of making criminal threats, the Los Angeles Police Department said. A search warrant was then served at the Lumina Hollywood, 1522 Gordon St., where officers recovered several high-powered rifles, shotguns, handguns and a “large cache of various munitions.” A man was arrested and a large cache of weapons were recovered in Hollywood on Jan. 31, 2023. (Los Angeles Police Department) “The suspect was located on the 18th floor of…

03Mar 2023 by Charles E. Price

Police have ‘no record’ of whether Bryan Kohberger was offered an internship position months before the Idaho murders

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Sign up to our free US news bulletin sent straight to your inbox each weekday morningSign up to our free morning US email news bulletinThe Washington state police department that interviewed Bryan Kohberger for an internship months before the Idaho murders has “no documentation” regarding whether he was offered the position. The Independents filed a public records request with the Pullman Police Department earlier this year, asking for any documents relating to Mr Kohberger's application for the research assistantship for a public safety position. One of the core goals of the request was to determine whether Mr. Kohberger had been offered the position - as the department had previously declined to answer that question. A public records officer responded to the request with 10 documents on Friday - but with…

02Mar 2023 by Charles E. Price

Tire Nichols’ family news conference, calls for “Tyre’s Law”

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The attorneys said they are asking MPD Chief CJ Davis to disband the SCORPION Unit effective immediately, and plan to bring it up in a civil lawsuit. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The family of Tire Nichols and their attorneys held a news conference Friday morning, hours before the expected release of video of the confrontation that led to Nichols' death. The Shelby County District Attorney General said the video was expected to be released after 6 pm Friday. During the news conference, attorney Ben Crump applauded the district attorney for bringing charges against the five officers, and the quick actions by MPD leaders. Crump said while the family wanted first-degree murder charges, they were "accepting" and "respectful" of the charges brought forward by the DA "As they explained to us what…

01Mar 2023 by Charles E. Price

Inquiry into the handling of the Bruce Lehrmann case could be public, the ACT govt says

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A probe into the conduct of police and prosecutors in the rape case against former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann may have the power to hold public hearings, with the territory government vowing transparency in its inquiry. Retired judge Walter Sofronoff has been appointed by the ACT government to head the inquiry which will investigate whether the police, the Director of Public Prosecution or the Victims of Crime Commissioner breached their duties. Mr Lehrmann faced trial last year but the case was aborted due to jury misconduct. The DPP later dropped the charges against him over concerns about the impact a second trial would have on Ms Higgins' mental health. Read Next Mr Lehrmann has vehemently denied the allegations and there have been no findings against him. Mr Lehrmann left court…

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