The defense lawyer of Rota Mayor Efraim Atalig argues that citing three additional trips in the mayor’s trial wouldn’t help the U.S. government prove its case against the mayor and could possibly lead the jury astray. David George Banes, the court-appointed counsel for Atalig,...

The Commonwealth Election Commission board of directors has certified the candidacies of four individuals who are running for a vacant Precinct 3 seat in the House of the Representatives. CEC administrative officer Kayla Igitol disclosed yesterday that the board approved in a...

The Office of the Attorney General picks and chooses which rules to follow in contravention of its duty to pursue justice, among other things, according to assistant public defender Heather M. Zona, who is counsel for a man charged with sex abuse of a minor. Zona asked the...

The Office of the Public Defender wants the murder charges against Alfonso Sebastian Parongan be dismissed due to over 15 months delay in the trial. Parongan, who is accused of stabbing his female landlord to death and injuring her husband in Chalan Kanoa, has been in prison...