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25Jul 2023 by Charles E. Price

Legal Aid DC Reopens Anacostia Office

Legal Aid of the District of Columbia recently announced that it will reopen its offices in Ward 8 in Southeast that were suspended in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Legal Aid office was in the Anacostia Professional Building, also known as the Big Chair, until DC Mayor Muriel Bowser instituted the public health emergency that shuttered many businesses and nonprofits in the District in March 2020. With the emergency lifted a few months ago, the organization's leadership decided to rebuild its community contacts and reinstalling the Anacostia office became a priority. “We're thrilled to reopen our Big Chair location and increase access to free, in-person legal services for District residents who live or work east of the river,” said Vikram Swaruup, executive director of the organization. “Ultimately, we…

02May 2023 by Charles E. Price

Racine Receives Legal Aid DC Honor

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Former DC Attorney General Karl A. Racine received one of two Servant of Justice Awards from Legal Aid DC during its 33rdrd annual dinner at the JW Marriott Hotel in Northwest on April 19. The Servant of Justice Award is designed to “celebrate people who have demonstrated faithful dedication and remarkable achievement in ensuring that all persons have equal and meaningful access to justice,” according to the organization's program. Legal Aid DC assists over 9,000 low-and-middle income Washingtonians with civil cases and has a staff of 90.65 of whom are attorneys. Previous recipients of the Award include Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall (posthumously in 1993), former US Attorney General Eric Holder (1998) and retired founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund Marian Wright Edelman (2016). Racine served as the…

10Apr 2023 by Charles E. Price

The state is nearing settlement with ACLU over indigenous legal services

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Maine's public defense agency for the poor and the ACLU are nearing a settlement on a plan to improve legal representation for criminal defendants, lawyers for both sides told the court Friday, though state budget decisions over the next few months may change the final outcome.Carol Garvan, legal director of the ACLU of Maine, and a lawyer for the state both said they are making progress on a multi-year agreement. Details of the proposed settlement are confidential. “We are well into the details of a settlement,” Assistant Attorney General Sean Magenis told the court Friday. Still unknown are the budget and statutory changes that state lawmakers could pass this year that may affect the settlement. Decisions such as to hire public defenders or adjust the mission of the Maine Commission…

23Feb 2023 by Charles E. Price

Attorney General Tim Griffin responded to concern after hundreds of Summit Utilities bill complaints

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark – Hundreds of customers with Summit Utilities have been seeing their gas bill skyrocket leaving some Arkansans frustrated and demanding answers. Arkansas leaders like Attorney General Tim Griffin responded to the concern after his office received hundreds of complaints. Griffin said his office has received 650 calls and emails since last week about Summit Utilities' high energy bills. Griffin said on Facebook, he learned from some customers that they were overcharged due to an error in Summit's billing system. Attorney General Tim Griffin addresses Summit Utilities overcharge in energy bills “One was they [Summit] took over from the CenterPoint so they are making a transition on their computer system, they were sending out some estimated bills and maybe that was the source of the different level of…

19Feb 2023 by Charles E. Price

Israeli AG: Netanyahu cannot be involved in legal overhaul

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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel's attorney general has told Benjamin Netanyahu that he must not be involved in an… TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel's attorney general has told Benjamin Netanyahu that he must not be involved in an overhaul to the country's judicial system proposed by his government because it would amount to a conflict of interest over the prime minister's corruption trial, according to a letter made public Thursday. Netanyahu's new far-right government has been made changing the legal system a centerpiece of its legislative agenda and despite mounting public criticism, has charged ahead with steps to weaken the Supreme Court and grant politicians less judicial oversight in their policymaking. Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara's office also released her legal opinion concerning the proposed changes, and said they…

12Feb 2023 by Charles E. Price

Israel’s Attorney General tells Netanyahu to steer clear of judicial overhaul

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Jerusalem, Israel | xinhua | Israel's Attorney General has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a letter made public Thursday that he must refrain from involvement in the government's proposed judicial reforms due to a possible conflict of interest with his ongoing corruption trial. Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara states in the letter that Netanyahu, as prime minister, “must avoid involvement in initiatives related to the legal system.” She stressed that Netanyahu must also not give "direct or indirect" instructions to others to advance the plan, including "informal consultations." The Attorney General expressed concern that there is “a reasonable risk” that Netanyahu's involvement would put him in a conflict of interest in his ongoing criminal trial over charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. Netanyahu is…

11Feb 2023 by Charles E. Price

Israel’s attorney general says Netanyahu cannot be involved in a legal overhaul

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Israel's attorney general has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he must avoid being involved in an overhaul to the country's judicial system proposed by his government, saying in a letter made public Thursday that he risks a conflict of interest in his ongoing corruption trial.Netanyahu's new far-right government has made changing the legal system a centerpiece of its legislative agenda and despite mounting public criticism, has charged ahead with steps to weaken the Supreme Court and grants politicians less judicial oversight in their policymaking. For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Netanyahu is on trial for fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in a series of scandals involving influential media moguls and wealthy associates. He denies wrongdoing. “You must avoid being part of…

10Feb 2023 by Charles E. Price

Israel’s attorney-general tells Netanyahu to stay out of push for judicial changes

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By Maayan LubellJERUSALEM (Reuters) -Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must stay out of his cabinet's push to overhaul the judicial system, a plan that could give the government "unlimited power", Israel's attorney-general said on Thursday, adding friction to a bitter row over the proposals.In an official legal advisory to Justice Minister Yariv Levin, Gali Baharav-Miara said the planned changes would harm the country's democratic checks and balances, and risked giving the government unbridled power that would be "a sure recipe for harming human rights and clean governance".The plans to strengthen political control over appointments of judges, including the Supreme Court, while weakening that body's ability to overturn legislation or rule against the government, have brought tens of thousands of Israelis onto the streets in nationwide protests.Critics say the proposed changes will…

04Feb 2023 by Charles E. Price

Israel’s attorney general says Netanyahu cannot be involved in a judicial system overhaul

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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel's attorney general has told Benjamin Netanyahu that he must not be involved in an overhaul to the country's judicial system proposed by his government because it would amount to a conflict of interest over the prime minister's corruption trial, according to a letter made public Thursday. Netanyahu's new far-right government has made changing the legal system a centerpiece of its legislative agenda and despite mounting public criticism, has charged ahead with steps to weaken the Supreme Court and grants politicians less judicial oversight in their policymaking. READ MORE: Blinken appeals for calm in Israel-Palestine conflict during trip to Middle East Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara's office also released her legal opinion concerning the proposed changes, and said they would deal “a serious blow to the…

29Jul 2022 by Charles E. Price

DOCUSIGN INVESTIGATION INITIATED By Former Louisiana Attorney General: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Investigates the Officers and Directors of DocuSign, Inc. – DOCU

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NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq., a partner at the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”), announces that KSF has commenced an investigation into DocuSign, Inc. . (NasdaqGS: DOCU). In December 2021, the Company released its financial results for the third quarter 2022, disclosing dramatically slowed billings growth, constituting a 28% drop year-over-year, primarily due to waning demand as customers began returning to their offices and resumed in-person signature processes, Contrary to its prior representations that a pandemic-driven demand would be viable long-term. Further, the Company disclosed the departure of former CFO Michael Sheridan, one of the primary executives responsible for setting the Company's billings guidance early in the pandemic. Thereafter, the Company and certain of its executives were sued in…

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