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California Primary election: LA County’s district attorney faces 11 challengers

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the country’s most progressive prosecutors, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascónwas leading in partial results in his bid for reelectionand Nathan Hochman, a one-time Californian attorney general candidate who ran as a Republican in 2022, was closely behind him. Tuesday’s nonpartisan primary pits incumbents Gascon against 11 opponents, including county judges and former federal prosecutors, such as Hochman. Partial returns showed Jonathan Hatami in third place. The local prosecutor who was running against his boss serves in the office’s unit that prosecutes the most difficult child abuse cases and has spoken about his…
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Terminated Prattville library director demands reinstatement, name-clearing hearing in attorney’s letter to library board

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The recently terminated director at the Autauga/Prattville Library is demanding his reinstatement as director, restoration of library privileges, and a “name-clearing hearing.” Earlier this month, the Autauga/Prattville Library Board voted to terminate then-Library Director Andrew Foster for “revealing confidential information in violation of criminal law.” The confidential information Foster was accused of sharing involved a public records request filed with the library by the far-left website Alabama Political Reporter (APR). APR writer Jacob Holmes then used the information in an articles highlighting perceived ambiguity and confusion with the new board’s policies involving “weeding,” removing or relocating books. The story contained…
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Race for Chicago-area prosecutor seat features tough-on-crime judge, attorney with Democratic backing

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CHICAGO (AP) — An open seat to lead the nation’s second-largest prosecutor’s office has become one of the most spirited races in the Illinois primary with a Democratic matchup between a tough-on-crime judge and an attorney with union and establishment backing. The Cook County state’s attorney primary features Eileen O’Neill Burke, a former appellate judge with a large campaign war chest, versus Clayton Harris III, a professor and former prosecutor who’s held government posts. The race is the latest example of how the legacy of progressive Democrats who swept into big city prosecutor’s offices over the past decade has fractured.…
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