By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary on Thursday gave the nod to U.S. Attorney nominees in California, Kansas and Pennsylvania, the website Main Justice reported. The matter now goes before the full Senate for a vote. The nominees include: Melinda Haag for the Northern District of California; Barry R. Grissom for Kansas…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A man wanted on a warrant for aggravated assault, was shot and wounded Sunday in a Kansas City, Ks., suburb after exchanging gunfire with an FBI Violent Crime Safe Streets Task Force, the Kansas City Star reported. The paper reported that task force members confronted the man about 7:15 p.m. outside…
Well, maybe defendants will be a little better behaved if prosecutors pack heat. Who knows? By CARL MANNING The Associated Press TOPEKA — Wyandotte County District Attorney Jerome Gorman thinks allowing prosecutors to carry concealed guns in county courthouses could give them an added measure of protection if they ever needed it. And on Thursday,…
