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Houston DA to pass anonymous letter to state over sheriff's race citing a conflict of interest.

A South Carolina court clerk who faced allegations of jury tampering during the Alex Murdaugh trial announced her resignation on Monday. The Post and Courier reported that Rebecca…

We can’t give you a direct link for legal reasons, but we can tell you that today, the website TPM (Talking Points Memo) published an article by Hunter Walker entitled,

With New York’s current watchdog facing legal peril, state lawmakers need to start working toward a constitutional change

Albany Times Union. February 21, 2024.

Attorney General William Tong on Tuesday announced his office had closed a whistleblower investigation into the Connecticut Port Authority and determined there was nothing illegal about the $523,000 “...

The Attorney General's office began investigating the CT Port Authority in 2020 after it got a whistleblower complaint about a 'success fee.'

The Town of Summerton will hold a special election on Tuesday, April 2, to fill the mayor’s seat after the death of Tony Junious. The town has named council member Darion Canty as mayor pro …

Georgias state Senate joined attempts to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Friday, voting 30-19 to create a special committee that Republican senators say is needed to determine whether the Democratic district attorney misspent state tax money in her prosecution of former President Donald Trump and others.

A bill that seeks to clarify the Governmental Conduct Act and increase possible penalties for violation of the law passed its first community unanimously. HB 8 would provide a new section to the law defining intent, provide specific guidance to public officers and employees about prohibited acts, clarify provisions prohibiting abuse of office, quid pro