Explosive revelations by the country’s top prosecutor showed links between cartels and officials, a move that might be “kicking the hornet’s nest.”
Tag: Attorneys General
Plan Touching Netanyahu Corruption Case Angers Israel’s Opposition
The corruption case against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is overseen by the attorney general. Lawmakers in his party proposed stripping her of that responsibility, prompting anger and a swift reversal.
Israel’s New Judicial Law Could Threaten Attorney General’s Role
The law could make it easier for the government to fire the embattled official, Gali Baharav-Miara, who has criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul.
Indiana Sues TikTok for Security and Child Safety Violations
The lawsuits are the first by an American state against TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, in a sign of mounting legal pressure.
Mexico Arrests Top Prosecutor in Case of Missing Students and Issues 80 Warrants
The country’s former attorney general, accused of covering up the probable massacre of 43 students, was charged with forced disappearance, torture and obstruction of justice.
Republican Drive to Tilt Courts Against Climate Action Reaches a Crucial Moment
A Supreme Court environmental case being decided this month is the product of a coordinated, multiyear strategy by Republican attorneys general and conservative allies.
Christian Porter, Australia’s Attorney General, Denies Rape Claim
The cabinet minister offered his defense just two weeks after a separate case in which a government staff member said she was sexually assaulted in Parliament.
Lockerbie Bombing of 1988: US Unseals Charges Against New Suspect
Attorney General William P. Barr said that investigators had obtained a confession in 2012 from a bomb expert admitting his role in the terrorist attack on a jetliner over Scotland.
U.S. Unseals Charges Against New Suspect in 1988 Lockerbie Bombing
Attorney General William P. Barr said that investigators had obtained a confession in 2012 from a bomb expert admitting his role in the terrorist attack on a jetliner over Scotland.
Barr Urges U.S. Companies to Resist Serving as ‘Pawns’ for China
The attorney general accused several companies by name of appeasing an authoritarian government to preserve access to a huge consumer market.