Commissioners were going to hire an outside jail consultant, but the Bexar County Sheriff already did
One commissioner calls the sheriff's hire a "deflection" while the sheriff calls the court's pick a "waste" of taxpayer money.
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One commissioner calls the sheriff's hire a "deflection" while the sheriff calls the court's pick a "waste" of taxpayer money.
In an impromptu virtual news conference, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar announced...
In another departure from the style of his predecessor, President Biden has resisted weighing in during the riveting murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. But the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man whom Chauvin pinned to the ground for nine minutes with his knee on Floyd’s neck, had a profound impact on the 2020 presidential election. It sparked protests across the country, some of them violent, galvanized African American voters, and narrowed Biden’s choices for vice president, leading to the historic selection of Kamala Harris. And when the trial i...
Memphis homeowners lost their houses in environmental court. Now a DC law firm is suing Lawsuit against Shelby County Environmental Court By Jessica Jaglois | February 11, 2021 at 9:43 PM CST - Updated February 12 at 8:37 AM MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A federal lawsuit filed against Shelby County Environmental court claims the court illegally forced two homeowners out of their own homes that theyâd live in for decades. Sarah Hohenberg once lived in an Overton Park Mansion. She now lives in a motel room. Joseph Hanson used to live in a modest home in Memphis. He now lives in his old Niss...
Court rules Charlottesvilleâs tax on freelance authors is unconstitutional Court rules Charlottesvilleâs tax on freelance authors is unconstitutional By Max Marcilla | January 15, 2021 at 10:45 PM EST - Updated January 16 at 4:08 PM CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A judge in Virginiaâs 16th Judicial Circuit declared that it is unconstitutional for Charlottesvilleâs business license tax to be applied to freelance authors, a victory for an area novelist and the litigators that represented him. Author Corban Addison brought the case to courts with legal assistance from the...