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• Attorney John P. McKleroy, Who Helped Seek Guardian for Joann Bashinsky in...

  

  John P. McKleroy A veteran lawyer, who helped file a petition for a guardian or conservator in the probate case of Birmingham philanthropist Joann Bashinsky, ha... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2020 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Alleged Gunman in Shooting at New Jersey Home of Federal Judge Esther Salas Had...

  

  U.S. Judge Esther SalasThe alleged gunman in the shooting of a federal judge's family -- killing her son and critically injuring her husband -- had ties to... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2020 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Tales of Intrigue from Tommy Gallion: An Intrepid Attorney, with Deep Southern...

  

  Shadow Government, Southern Style: A Saga of Political Corruption From D.C. to Dixie (2020), by Thomas T. Gallion III; available from Amazon and Kindle... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2020 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Despite Criticism from Trump and Gov. Mike Parson, Missouri Prosecutor Has Lawfu...

  

  Mark and Patricia McCloskeyThe governor of Missouri doesn't like it and the president of the United States doesn't like it, but Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2020 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• As Public Officials Consider Defunding Police Departments, Here is a Reminder...

  

  Officers from the LA County Sheriff's DepartmentA number of municipalities around the country are giving serious consideration to some form of defunding police... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2020 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Former Drummond Exec Seeks Order from Alabama Supreme Court, Compelling Jeffco...

  

  Tamara Harris JohnsonA former Drummond Co. executive is asking the Alabama Supreme Court to force a Jefferson County circuit judge to rule on motions in his... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2020 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• High-traffic Areas in Rome, Georgia, Courthouse Present an Opportunity for...

  

  Floyd County Courthouse in Rome, GAHave courthouses become primary hothouses for spread of the coronavirus? Evidence from some locales suggests the answer is... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2020 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Rogue Judges Run Rampant Around the Country, but Many of Them Escape Punishment...

  

  Marquita Johnson (Reuters)It must be impossible to write an article about court corruption without focusing on at least one Alabama judge. Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2020 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Maryland Company's Intranasal Vaccine Candidate, Called AdCOVID, Shows...

  

  A vaccine candidate for COVID-19 is showing promising results in preclinical trials at UAB, according to a statement from drugmaker altimmune, of Gaithersburg,... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2020 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Muck-raking Reporting That Exposes Elite B'ham Law Firm Draws Critical Response...

  

  Jay E. Town stunned the Birmingham legal community on Friday by resigning as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama. The move from the Trump... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2020 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Trump Appointee Jay E. Town Resigns as U.S. Attorney for Northern District of...

  

  Jay Town (left) and Alabama Power CEO Mark Crosswhite.Jay E. Town has resigned as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, sources tell Legal... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2020 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Doug Jones Ignores Criminal Investigation at Austal USA as He Decries Mobile...

  

  Austal USA shipyard in MobileU.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) recently voiced displeasure with the U.S. Navy's decision to award a shipbuilding contract to a... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2020 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Joann Bashinsky, of Golden Flake Fame, Regains Control of Her Own Finances, but...

  

  Joann Bashinsky (center)Joann Bashinsky, heiress to the Golden Flake Snack Foods fortune and one of Alabama's most admired philanthropists, has regained... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2020 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Photographic Evidence Emerges to Suggest Verizon Used an Imposter in Deposition...

  

  Jason Forman, of VerizonA newly released photo indicates the Verizon "employee" who testified in a deposition for the Burt Newwome Conspiracy Case is not a... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2020 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Do Black Lives Matter to Executives at Southern Company? Not When They Can Put o...

  

  Tom Fanning The chief legal officer for Atlanta-based Southern Company, parent firm of Alabama Power, says he found nothing "inappropriate" after reviewing... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2020 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Alabama Cop, a Central Figure in Staged Arrest of Solo Attorney Burt Newsome, an...

  

  The two most challenging, non-pandemic issues currently facing the United States probably are systemic racism and police misconduct. Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2020 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Mark and Patricia McCloskey, Husband-wife Lawyers, Break out Weaponry When...

  

  Patricia and Mark McCloskey point guns at protesters.A husband-wife lawyer duo caused a social-media stir when they were taped over the weekend pointing guns... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2020 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Oliver Robinson Has Been Released from Federal Prison, but He Still Might Face...

  

  Oliver Robinson Former Alabama State Rep. Oliver Robinson (D-Birmingham), recently released from federal prison because of COVID-19 concerns, could become a... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2020 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Traffic Stop That Led to Missouri Deputy's Fatal Shooting of Hannah Fizer, 25,...

  

  Hannah FizerA traffic stop that ended with a Missouri deputy fatally shooting 25-year-old Hannah Fizer was captured on a restaurant's surveillance camera,... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2020 LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Trump and Barr Combine to Fire Geoff Berman in SDNY, Likely Committing...

  

  Geoff Berman The ham-fisted firing over the weekend of Geoff Berman, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, could eventually lead to... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2020 LEGAL, SOCIETY