New Mexico Attorney General Faces Fraud, Corruption Allegations Amid Power Company Merger
Civic and environmental groups accuse AG Hector Balderas of improper dealings with a lawyer and longtime friend.
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New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas may have violated state fraud and anti-corruption laws by hiring the firm of an old law school friend to work on several lucrative cases for the state, according to a complaint filed with the state auditor in mid-July.
The five environmental and civic groups behind the complaint are asking State Auditor Brian Colón to investigate the potential violations as well as alleged “overbilling and duplicative billing” by a firm where Balderas’ longtime friend Marcus Rael is a partner. The attorney general is required to sign off on hires and billing.
Can states override or ignore federal law?
Bob Buckley
Legal perspectives
Among the bills passed in the last legislative session in Missouri is “The Second Amendment Preservation Act. Governor Parson signed the bill at the Frontier Justice gun store in Lee’s Summit. The ink barely dried on the governor’s signature when a lawsuit was filed by the City and County of Saint Louis challenging the constitutionality of the law.
The lawsuit filed in Cole County Circuit Court against the attorney general, Eric Schmidt, states in the introduction: “A recently enacted Missouri law, formerly known as HB 85 and HB 310 (collectively HB 85 ), was adopted as the latest step in ongoing efforts to nullify federal gun laws. HB 85, however, is unconstitutional under the United States and Missouri constitutions.” The lawsuit further states that its intent is not to infringe upon anyone’s right to bear arms. The lawsuit also states that the legislation is a “radical, dangerous and obvi
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Appeals court reverses course, lifts CDC cruise COVID-19 safety rules
The zig-zagging court decisions come as cruise companies are trying to restore consumer confidence in cruising.
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A man watches as Royal Caribbean International s Freedom of the Seas cruise ship sets off down Government Cut past Miami s South Pointe Park on a simulated voyage from PortMiami on June 20, 2021. [ DANIEL A. VARELA | Miami Herald ]
By Taylor Dolven, Miami Herald
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Three judges on the U.S. Appeals Court for the 11th Circuit on Friday vacated their decision issued last weekend that allowed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to enforce its cruise COVID-19 safety rules in Florida.
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