Dianna Bartels claims she was discriminated against because she is a woman, has autism and is of Irish descent.

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PINE BLUFF, Ark. – Several Jefferson County Quorum Court members met Thursday night amid an ongoing struggle to pass a county budget for 2025, though without the county judge present. Seven of the ...

Jefferson County employees are still without a paycheck as issues with a proposed county budget drag on. The Jefferson County Quorum Court ... Powell says that if the budget on the floor were to pass, ...

Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Shanta Owens later called the encounter a “miscommunication” to AL.com on Wednesday, adding, “The juror was indeed excused a short time after arriving ...

A Jefferson Circuit judge ... "At this point in (Judge Bellows') treatment, it isn't clear how long she will need to be out," Retired Judge McKay Chauvin, the Jefferson County Court Administrator ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A judge will be transferred out of the Domestic Violence Division of Cook County Circuit Court at his own request, following harsh criticism after the judge released a man who ...