Sentences with phrase «when local district attorneys»

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Since his last re-election, Clarke has openly supported Republican causes on local and national right - wing media outlets; proudly trumpets on official Milwaukee County letterhead his 2013 award from the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, whose leader suggested using women and children as human shields during Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's standoff with federal agents; accused Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele of having «penis envy» and being on heroin when crafting the county budget and needing to be drug tested; blasted Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers for being «soft on crime»; provided minimal protection for President Obama during his 2012 visit; employs former Scott Walker spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin, who was given criminal immunity over her role in Walker's mixing of campaign and county business; and created pro-gun public service announcements.

Cuomo and criminal justice reform advocates said that local district attorneys have a natural conflict of interest when it comes to investigating the police because the two agencies work so closely together to gain convictions.

On the local lawman front, Albany County District Attorney David Soares, a reformer endorsed by Eliot Spitzer when Spitzer was state attorney general, is set to release his own report on what's called «TroopergateAttorney David Soares, a reformer endorsed by Eliot Spitzer when Spitzer was state attorney general, is set to release his own report on what's called «Troopergateattorney general, is set to release his own report on what's called «Troopergate».

John W. Bailey, Abelove's attorney, said their case focused on the fact that Cuomo, when he signed the executive order two years ago, stated that while he believed district attorneys would appropriately handle fatal police incidents, he wanted to alleviate «public concerns... that such incidents can not be prosecuted at the local level without conflict or bias, or the public perception of conflict or bias.»

Michael Bongiorno, former district attorney and current privately practicing local lawyer, signed on as notary for Weisberg, but erred in his job when it came to the Independence Party signatures and a couple of the Working Family Party signatures as well.

After a Staten Island grand jury failed to indict a white NYPD officer in the death of Garner, a black Staten Islander, last year, critics in political and academic circles charged that local district attorneys, who often work closely with the police to prosecute crimes, are too close to law enforcement to consistently bring charges against them when they run afoul of the law.

When I talk to local district attorneys, they feel that they're fighting with one hand tied behind their back.»

«The outcome of the grand jury decisions in both of these cases demonstrates that it is unrealistic to expect district attorneys who rely upon local police to be absolutely impartial when investigating police misconduct,» she said.

Hundreds of felony cases handled by the Rensselaer County district attorney's office were never presented to a grand jury, and nearly 40 percent were dismissed when they were returned to local municipal courts as a result of the inaction.

Dennis C. Vacco, a former state attorney general, said that state law empowers a governor to appoint a special prosecutor at their discretion when there may be a potential conflict of interest involving a local district attorney.

The sharpest division within committee stemmed not from a local race but when Chairman Dan McCoy called for the endorsement of Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice to succeed Andrew Cuomo as state attorney Attorney Kathleen Rice to succeed Andrew Cuomo as state attorney attorney general.

Things get cra - zay when the Fosters are mistaken for a couple of crooks who have ticked off the District Attorney (William Fichtner), the dirty cops on his payroll (Common and Jimmi Simpson), and a local mobster (Ray Liotta).

The latest outcry involves a lawsuit by the local district attorney charging that the school board violated Louisiana's open - meetings law late last year when it approved a $ 210,000 settlement with Mr. Holmes.

Protecting Our Children: Improving Protections for Children When Allegations Are Made That School System Personnel Abused and / or Neglected Children (PDF - 5119 KB) State of Connecticut Attorney General & Office of the Child Advocate (2010) Explores systems aimed at protecting children in schools, including screening processes for school employees, mandated reporting laws, and the quality of investigations and responses of local school districts, the Department of Children and Families, and the Department of Education.

When the Board receives a complaint against an unlicensed contractor, it may issue an administrative citation or file a criminal action with the local district attorney's office.