COLUMBIA, S.C.—The South Carolina Supreme Court indefinitely suspended the law license of prominent attorney Alex Murdaugh on Wednesday, two days after his law firm said he took money from the business. The one-page order by Chief Justice Don Beatty said he acted at the request of the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, which investigates misconduct by…
Lawyer Whose Son and Wife Were Killed Has Law License Suspended
September 8, 2021
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Lawyer: Capitol Cop Who Shot Ashli Babbitt ‘Ambushed’ Her on Jan. 6 Without Warning
August 12, 2021
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Kicking off the first hearing of the House Select Committee investigating the U.S. Capitol riot, Chairman Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, promised to fully investigate “the facts of what happened on Jan. 6,” calling it “a scene of violence in the citadel of democracy.” But over the next 3½ hours, he and other Democrats, along…
Britney Spears’s New Lawyer Files to Remove Father’s Control
July 28, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Britney Spears’s new attorney petitioned Monday to oust her father from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years, and replace him with a professional accountant. Matthew Rosengart said in documents filed in Los Angeles Superior court that the current legal arrangement “has grown increasingly toxic and is simply no…
Leaked Documents Show China Put Politics Before Law in Suppression of Spiritual Group
Leaked documents recently obtained by The Epoch Times detailed the Chinese judicial system was not in accordance with the law on suppressing Falun Gong in China, highlighting the ongoing tension faced by the spiritual group. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual practice that includes meditative exercises and moral teachings centered around…
Orange County Fire Authority Attorney Racks Up $40,000 in Travel Fees
June 28, 2021
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The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) has spent more than $40,000 on a lawyer’s travel fees in the past three years, an expense that continues to draw the ire of some elected officials. An attorney representing the OCFA was compensated $40,425 for billed travel between Los Angeles and Orange County from 2017 to 2020. The rate is…
Chinese Lawyer Tortured, Denied Access to Family and Attorneys for Over 6 Months
A Chinese rights lawyer said he has been tortured and denied access to his family and attorneys for six months. Chang Weiping, who is well-known for representing vulnerable groups in China, is currently detained in a detention center in Fengxian county, Shaanxi province. On May 4, human rights officials from the United States, EU, Germany,…
Lawyers of Hong Kong Activists Punished: One Firm Forced to Dissolve, One Lawyer Barred From Travel
Two Chinese lawyers have been punished by Chinese authorities—one lawyer barred from traveling abroad, one’s company facing dissolution—both have had their licenses revoked for crossing Beijing’s red line by representing politically sensitive high-profile cases. Chinese human rights lawyer Lu Siwei and Ren Quanniu represented two of the 12 Hong Kong youth, who were intercepted by…
Plaintiff Loses After Lawyer Refuses to Wear Mask in Court
NEW YORK—A woman lost her personal injury lawsuit after her lawyer refused to wear a mask in court and the judge threw out her case, which had been set for trial. The New York Daily News reported Friday that Brooklyn Judge Lawrence Knipel tossed the case after attorney Howard Greenwald said he could not breathe…
China Insider: Missing Chinese Lawyer Wins Women of Courage Award
March 11, 2021
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On March 8, International Women’s Day, the U.S. Department of State presented The International Women of Courage Award to women around the world who have demonstrated outstanding courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, and human rights. Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Yu, acclaimed as the “Bravest Female Lawyer in China” by rights activists,…
China’s ‘Bravest Female Lawyer’ Wins US Women of Courage Award
A woman known as the “bravest female lawyer in China,” has been honored by the United States with an International Women of Courage Award. Wang Yu, one of China’s most prominent human rights lawyers, was arrested and imprisoned amid an infamous nationwide round-up of hundreds of lawyers and rights advocates known as the “709 crackdown”…
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