No Recording at Council Meetings: An Attorney’s Advice
10/13/2010 One councilman made an inquiry about recording council meetings and making them public. Councilman Dale Walter of Mt. Washington, raised a question to his fellow city leaders regarding the recording of their meetings, and to make it available for the public. Norman Lemme, the City Attorney, said that the Municipal Clerks Association and the […]
Lawyers of 4 Men Charged for Bomb Case are Seeking for a Mistrial
10/13/2010 Defense attorneys for the four men who were charged as involved in a plot to shoot down military planes and bomb Bronx synagogues, asked the judge to declare a mistrial because jurors were able to see evidence, which were not admitted during trial. The evidence being referred to were transcripts of the telephone calls […]
Fernandez Lawyer’s Request to Remove Lamar: Denied by Judge
10/13/2010 The request of Mildred Fernandez’s lawyer to remove State Attorney Lawson Lamar from her trial was denied by a circuit judge. Fernandez was suspended as Orange County Commissioner due to corruption charges. In the argument presented by Fernandez’s lawyer, Anthony Suarez, he said that Lamar has been “compromised” due to the interactions he had […]
Racine Circuit Court Imposes Decorum
10/13/2010 Wisconsin – New Racine Circuit Court Judge Gene Gasiorkiewicz’s, imposes decorum in his courtroom, particularly at Racine Circuit Court Branch 2. The judge, who took the bench in August laid out certain rules in his courtroom. Lawyers were not allowed to wear shorts. Female lawyers in particular were prohibited from wearing flip-flops, and they […]