The attorney general’s office has appealed the case in which a driver accused of causing permanent injuries to a jogger was let off the hook because the charges were deemed time-barred by the court. Matteo Grima spent two weeks in a coma and was left with permanent injuries after he was hit by car driven by Raymond Camilleri in Triq …
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Attorney General Moody Fights Ruling on Lobbying Restriction
Pointing to securing the “public trust,” Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office has asked a federal appeals court to overturn a decision that blocked part of a 2018 state constitutional amendment imposing new restrictions on lobbying. U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom this summer issued a permanent injunction against a restriction on state and local officials lobbying other government bodies while in …
Read More »Let’s look at the timeline of Attorney General Ken Paxton’s legal troubles
Timeline: Ken Paxton’s legal troubles Timeline: Ken Paxton’s legal troubles 02:35 NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) – Less than two months after he was acquitted of wrongdoing in his impeachment trial, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will be in a Houston courtroom for a hearing in a long-delayed criminal case. Paxton faces charges for securities fraud. It’s a case that goes back …
Read More »Equity, inclusion efforts remain legal under federal law: Attorney General
Phil Weiser issued the legal opinion in responce to questions and concerns about the constitutionality of DEI programs in the wake of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions NEWS RELEASE ATTORNEY GENERAL PHIL WEISER **************************** Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs that employers implement to ensure individuals from all backgrounds are offered equal opportunities in the workplace are not illegal according …
Read More »Attorney general rejects Levin’s ‘conflict of interest’ allegation in spyware in…
The Attorney General’s Office on Sunday rejected Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s claim that it has a conflict of interest over the government’s spyware commission of inquiry, telling him it was obligated to speak up if the government exceeds its authority. In a letter to Levin, Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon said the Attorney General’s Office was concerned the commission could …
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