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Repeated “frivolous” comments by a Texas judge during domestic violence hearings “trivialize” the seriousness of the cases and demonstrate a “deep-seated bias” that requires the recusal of criminal Court-at-Law Judge Reagan Helm in 74 pending cases, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office argues in filings yesterday.The filings cite comments by Helm including his alleged pattern of telling men in such cases that female complainants have them “by the balls,” reports the Houston Chronicle.Helm denies that he has made inappropriate comments and says prosecutors should have talked with him informally rather than filing a recusal motion.“They’re making a mountain out of a molehill and not a very big molehill at that,” the judge tells the newspaper.Helm has been on the bench since 1994. … [Read more...] about DA: Judge’s ‘Deep-Seated Bias’ Requires Recusal in 74 Domestic Violence Cases

Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Politics Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Today’s Paper Politics | Jon Kyl to Leave Arizona Senate Seat, Setting Up Tussle Over His Replacement Supported by ByJonathan Martin Dec. 14, 2018 WASHINGTON — Senator Jon Kyl, Republican of Arizona, announced Friday that he would resign at the end of the year, again opening up the seat previously held by John McCain and creating a showdown between Republicans in Washington and Arizona over who should replace Mr. Kyl in an increasingly competitive state. In a letter to Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona dated Wednesday, Mr. Kyl wrote that he “concluded that it would be best if I resign so that your new appointee can begin the new term with all other senators in January 2019 and can serve a full two (potentially four) years.” A senator-turned-lobbyist, Mr. Kyl agreed to return to the Senate after Mr. … [Read more...] about Jon Kyl to Leave Arizona Senate Seat, Setting Up Tussle Over His Replacement

Opinion PUBLISHED: 05:30 17 January 2019 Paul Geater It is difficult to persuade some people that there is anything positive about Ipswich . Picture: ARCHANT FILE Archant Much has already been said and written about the comments from Suffolk Coastal councillor Geoff Holdcroft about the “cesspit down the road” which was almost universally seen as dig at Ipswich. Councillor Geoff Holdcroft outside the offices of Suffolk Coastal and Waveney District Councils in WoodbridgeI was very surprised when I first heard about this, not least because I’ve always regarded Mr Holdcroft as one of the more competent politicians at Suffolk Coastal.I’m still not sure whether Mr Holdcroft was really expressing a deeply held (but usually repressed) belief that he holds about Ipswich – or whether at that precise moment in a heated debate he thought it would be a clever thing to say to make a point to the audience.Whatever his motivation it … [Read more...] about Can we really change minds about Ipswich – or is prejudice too deep-seated

Former Michigan state Rep. Rashida Tlaib has won the Democratic nomination to run unopposed for the House seat long held by former Rep. John Conyers, setting her up to become the first Muslim woman elected to Congress. No Republicans or third-party candidates ran in Tuesday's District 13 primary race, meaning Tlaib is set to win the seat in November's election and begin serving a full two-year term in January. The special primary race to serve the last two months of Conyers' term was still too close to call as of early Wednesday morning, with Tlaib and Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones were neck and neck. The winner of that race will also run unopposed in November's election. Tlaib, 42, served in the Michigan House from 2009 until 2014. She defeated five other candidates to win the nomination to run for a full term representing the heavily Democratic district, which covers much of Detroit and some of its suburbs. The 89-year-old Conyers was first elected to the House in 1964. … [Read more...] about Tlaib Wins Conyers’ Seat, Set to Become 1st Muslim Woman in Congress

The number of women running for the U.S. House of Representatives set a record Thursday, the vast majority of them Democrats motivated by angst over President Donald Trump and policies of the Republican-controlled Congress.Their ranks will continue to grow, with candidate filing deadlines still to come in more than half the states. In Florida, the deadline to qualify for federal offices is May 4.In many places, women are running for congressional seats that have never had a female representative."It's about time," said Kara Eastman of Nebraska, one of two Democrats vying to challenge a GOP incumbent in a district centered in Omaha.A surge of women into this year's midterm elections had been expected since the Women's March demonstrations nationwide just after Trump's inauguration in January 2017. Numbers analyzed by The Associated Press show that momentum is continuing.After Virginia released its candidate list Thursday, a total of 309 women from the two major parties have filed … [Read more...] about Number of women running for U.S. House seats sets record