Tag Archives: Legislation

Ex-law partner is evasive as attorneys press for details on Willis and Wade’s romance in Trump case

ATLANTA (AP) — A former law partner of Fulton County special prosecutor Nathan Wade was evasive on the witness stand Tuesday as lawyers pressed him on details about a romantic relationship between Wade and District Attorney Fani Willis that has roiled the 2020 Georgia election case against Donald Trump. Terrence Bradley, who also served for a time as Wade’s divorce …

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Virginia Democrats are sending gun-control bills to a skeptical Gov. Youngkin

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Dozens of pieces of gun-related legislation that advocates say will bolster public safety are winding their way through Virginia’s Democratic-controlled General Assembly, including a measure that would halt the sale of certain semi-automatic firearms. The question hanging over all the bills is: Just how many will Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin veto? Youngkin, who generally toed the …

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Ex-Mountie intelligence official sentenced to 14 years for breaking Canada’s secrets law

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A judge Wednesday sentenced a former senior intelligence official in Canada’s national police force to 14 years in prison for breaching the country’s secrets law. Cameron Jay Ortis led the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Operations Research group, which assembles classified information on cybercriminals, terror cells and transnational criminal networks. Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert Maranger said …

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