Half of Maryland jurisdictions do not have contested state’s attorney’s races in 2018 because the incumbent top prosecutor is unopposed both in the primary and general elections. Barring independent challengers, who have until July 2 to file, a dozen state’s attorneys ...

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Attorneys defending Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens in a criminal case used a highly unusual tactic when they sought to the call the prosecutor as a witness as they attacked her handling of the case.

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A fired Carroll County prosecutor has lost his $1 million defamation lawsuit against a county newspaper over articles and an editorial it published, which said he had given false testimony about a homicide.

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KAUFMAN, Texas — An assistant district attorney was shot and killed Thursday morning near the North Texas county courthouse where he worked, and authorities said they were searching for two suspects. Mark Hasse, who was in his 50s, had exited ...

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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge S. Ann Brobst, 59, a longtime county prosecutor before being elevated to the bench, died Monday night at Gilchrest Hospice of pancreatic cancer.

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A fired senior Carroll County prosecutor can proceed with his lawsuit against a local newspaper for its news reports and editorial stating that he gave false testimony about a homicide.

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About a year ago, when I started blogging for Generation J.D., my career was in a state of transition: I was leaving a firm and about to start my clerkship. One year later, I am in transition again. There were ...

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GREENSBORO, N.C. — Prosecutors are saying in closing arguments in the John Edwards campaign corruption trial that he was part of a politically ambitious scheme to take money from wealthy donors to hide his pregnant mistress. Prosecutors took 90 minutes ...

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A senior Carroll County prosecutor fired last week following newspaper reports and an editorial that said he gave false testimony about a homicide investigation has filed a $1 million defamation suit against the publication. David P. Daggett, through his attorney, ...

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The Baltimore legal community mourning the loss of a longtime prosecutor and a Baltimore County restaurant winning a round in a battle over its parking lot are among the Top 5 legal affairs stories of the week. The most-read story ...

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