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Governor Josh Green, MD | DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S KALEI GRANT HONORED AS GUEST OF SENATOR MAZIE HIRONO AT STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S KALEI GRANT HONORED AS GUEST OF SENATOR MAZIE HIRONO AT STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

Posted on Feb 6, 2023 in Latest Department News, Newsroom

HONOLULU, HI – US Senator Mazie K. Hirono has invited Kalei Grant, Assistant Coordinator of the Hawai’i Department of the Attorney General’s Missing Child Center Hawaii (MCCH), to be her guest at President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address. Grant has served as the Assistant Coordinator at MCCH since 2018.

Grant is a Native Hawaiian survivor of sex trafficking and an advocate leader in the movement to combat human

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Attorney General visits government lawyers in Leeds

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The Rt Hon Victoria Prentis KC MP visited the Government Legal Department’s (GLD) Leeds office on Friday 27 January 2023 to meet with civil servants, including government lawyers.

The Attorney General was joined by Elizabeth Hambley, Director General of GLD’s Commercial with Trade and International directorate and champion of the Leeds office.

GLD is staffed with nearly 3,000 colleagues and over 2,500 lawyers, 172 of whom are based in Leeds – up from 112 in 2021.

Government lawyers work on some of the most complex and varied legal issues of the day, ranging from education and transportation to health.

GLD

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Five percent of lawyers are Black. Matthew Graham aims to change that.

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Matthew Graham was reluctant to allow his wife to record him as he opened his results from the Maryland bar exam. She was insistent. Now he’s glad he did.

The video was captured by Graham, 29, who graduated from the University of Baltimore Law School in December, as he opened the email. His wife, Ciara Graham, 29, and their 11-month-old daughter, Celine, stood over his shoulder.

“I just felt overwhelmed,” said Graham, who was in tears before he even clicked the results that day, April 21. “I was anxious to finally see it.”

Matthew Graham,

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Attorney for billionaire at center of Clarence Thomas controversy offers to meet with Judiciary staff

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An attorney for GOP megadonor Harlan Crow offered to meet with Senate Judiciary Committee staff as Democrats push to investigate undisclosed, luxury trips that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted from the real estate developer.

Crow’s attorney, Michael Bopp, has rebuffed the committee’s demands for information, but in a Monday letter, Bopp offered to meet with the committee staff to discuss their request.

“While the concerns we expressed in our Response about the Committee’s investigation remain, we respect the Senate Judiciary Committee’s important role in formulating legislation concerning our federal courts system, and would welcome a discussion with your staff,”

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Attorney for Artesia teen charged with 1st-degree murder of her newborn speaks out

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ARTESIA, NM (KRQE)- News 13 is hearing from the defense attorney of the Artesia teen who police said gave birth in a hospital bathroom and threw the baby in the trash, where he died. Her attorney said there’s a lot more to the story.

Gary Mitchell is representing 19-year-old Alexee Trevizo, who is currently behind bars facing a first-degree murder charge. “I think it’s pretty outrageous, actually,” said Mitchell. “She’s in great distress because she’s in jail and has never been there before. And didn’t do anything to deserve

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Top Trump attorney has recused himself from handling the Mar-a-Lago case

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Attorney Evan Corcoran reccused himself from representing former President Donald Trump in the special counsel investigation related to the Mar-a-Lago documents given that he tested for investigators, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

Corcoran’s exit, which was first reported by The Washington Post, was an expected development after special counsel Jack Smith’s office forced him to testify without the shield of attorney-client privilege in front of the grand jury and prosecutors accused Trump of using his attorney to advance a crime.

Despite recusing himself from the Mar-a-Lago probe weeks ago, Corcoran continues to represent Trump

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