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1 Sep 2010, 6:04 pm by Brian Shiffrin
Kirk, 30 Misc.2d 1041, which held that the District Attorney had no authority to represent the Nassau County Commissioner of Police, a member of the county police department and Nassau County itself, we are dealing with public officers and municipal agencies whose powers and duties are spelled out specifically by statute. [read post]
15 Apr 2020, 9:00 pm
You’re told if you can’t afford an attorney one will be appointed, usually from the public defender’s office unless there is a conflict between the office and yourself. [read post]
14 Jul 2010, 2:03 pm by Mark Bennett
A policy against cops talking freely to defense counsel suggests that the police department is more interested in the outcome of litigation than in the truth; a state of affairs that casts doubt on every officer’s testimony. [read post]
27 Oct 2011, 7:47 am by Timothy Coates
The district court denied the motion, rejecting qualified immunity out of hand because it would be reasonably clear to any police officer that perjury to procure a criminal indictment was unlawful. [read post]
12 Sep 2016, 7:47 am by Eugene Volokh
Eighth Circuit: The prosecutors are entitled to absolute immunity, but the city, which lacked a conflict-of-interest policy, is not. [read post]
6 Apr 2023, 12:00 am
At the arraignment, if the defendant does not have or cannot afford legal representation, you will be assigned a court-appointed attorney, usually from the Public Defender’s Office, unless the case has a conflict of interest with that office. [read post]
31 Dec 2011, 6:12 pm by Rick
If anything, 2011 seems to me to be the year the world’s police officer, the United States, finally turned itself — like too many other police officers these days — full-face towards corruption and fascism. [read post]
5 Jul 2018, 9:01 pm by Jim Sedor
      National: Ethics Charges Could Hurt Fight Against Legionnaires’ DiseaseDetroit Free Press – John Wisley | Published: 7/5/2018 Conflict-of-interest charges could derail a nationwide effort to curb outbreaks of deadly Legionnaires’ disease. [read post]
24 Jan 2020, 4:57 am by MBettman
The Prosecutor’s Office is interested in this case because it prosecutes speeding offenses every day. [read post]
10 May 2018, 4:12 am by SHG
As organized labor was establishing itself as a formidable political force in the early twentieth century, even pro-union politicians observed a fundamental conflict of interest evident in nascent attempts at police unionization. [read post]
29 Nov 2019, 8:45 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Potter County contains most of Amarillo, while Armstrong is a nearby, very rural county with very few lawyers, an 8-bed jail, and no municipal police departments. [read post]
9 Jun 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
The Justice Department has charged a handful of other political operatives with fraud for running what prosecutors called “scam PACs. [read post]
11 Aug 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From Right-Hand Man to Critical Witness: Pence at heart of Trump prosecution DNyuz – Shane Goldmacher, Maggie Astor, and Luke Broadwater (New York Times) | Published: 8/7/2023 Former Vice President Mike Pence’s transformation from Donald Trump’s most loyal lieutenant to an indispensable, if reluctant, witness for his prosecution became clear when he emerged as perhaps the central character in an indictment accusing the former president of a criminal… [read post]
13 Jun 2022, 12:00 am
  Drivers who are pulled over because of a police officer’s reasonable suspicion of impairment should not offer to convic [read post]
21 Jan 2021, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
Granholm joins a series of Biden nominees who have ties to corporate and private interests, which have raised concerns over potential conflict-of-interest. [read post]
18 Jun 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
In the process, they’ are shaking up the municipal landscape, creating a brain drain in City Halls and upsetting the political pipeline all over America. [read post]