(Updated at 3 p.m.) Dozens of local attorneys have signed a blistering letter criticizing the tactics of prosecutors in Arlington. The letter signed by criminal defense and civil rights lawyers comes as Commonwealth's Attorney Theo Stamos, the county's top prosecutor, is engaged in a primary election battle. The two-page letter is signed by 109
Parisa Dehghani-Tafti announced today (Tuesday) that she is running for reelection as Commonwealth's Attorney for Arlington County and the City of Falls Church. Dehghani-Tafti, who campaigned on
Commonwealth's Attorney Theo Stamos has officially kicked off her bid for re-election, looking to rebuild bridges among her fellow Democrats after repeatedly endorsing independent John Vihstadt and drawing a primary challenger from her left flank. Stamos emphasized that she's "been a Democrat since I was holding up signs for Hubert Humphrey on the south side
(Updated at 4:05 p.m.) Now that Arlington's top prosecutor has drawn a primary challenger, the stage is set for a battle next year over many of the criminal justice issues that have electrified traditionally sleepy races across the country. Parisa Dehghani-Tafti announced Monday (Dec. 10) that she plans to challenge Commonwealth's Attorney Theo Stamos (D)
An Arlington County policy on how defense attorneys access the materials they need to prepare their cases has become a hot topic in the already heated commonwealth's attorney race. Since Parisa Dehghani-Tafti launched her campaign to unseat Theo Stamos in the June 11 Democratic primary, discussions over the county's discovery policy