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Backpage Judge’s Order on Pre-Trial Motions Favors Prosecution

Stephen Lemons/July 27, 2023October 4, 2023 /Leave a comment

In an order issued on Monday, July 24, federal Judge Diane Humetewa in Phoenix granted prosecutors significant wins on a series of motions affecting the retrial of veteran newspapermen Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin, set to begin on Aug. 8….

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Lacey/Larkin: SCOTUS Decision in Hansen Case Supports Motion to Dismiss

Stephen Lemons/July 3, 2023July 4, 2023 /1 Comment

With about a month to go before jury selection is set to begin in the retrial of veteran journalists Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin, defense attorneys have filed a new motion arguing that a June 23 decision by the U.S….