Top Bridgeport prosecutor addresses court backlog from pandemic
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State s Attorney Joseph T Corradino in the Bridgeport courthouse.Daniel Tepfer / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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State prosecutors and judges will work this week to eliminate the backlog at the Golden Hill Street courthouse in Bridgeport.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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BRIDGEPORT With the state’s first criminal trial now behind them, state officials are gearing up for the next step in the path to returning to “normal” in the state’s criminal justice system.
“Connecticut is getting past this pandemic, and going forward with this trial shows that the state’s attorney’s office and the judges are following the governor’s lead in returning the state’s business to normal,” said Bridgeport State’s Attorney Joseph Corradino following the conviction Wednesday of Larise King in the death of her husband. The case was decided by a
2 Overland Park Police women officers suing department for discrimination
Officers claim discrimination of race, age and gender
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and last updated 2021-04-08 15:29:40-04
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Two women officers in the Overland Park Police Department have filed a lawsuit against the department alleging they were discriminated against when they were passed up for promotions.
Police Capt. Kathleen Morgan and Sgt. Tirsa Otero filed the lawsuit in February in Johnson County, Kansas, District Court.
Morgan, 57, alleges she was the victim of age and gender discrimination, and retaliation, when she was passed up for a promotion to Major.
2 Kansas police officers allege discrimination in lawsuit
April 9, 2021
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) Two female police officers allege in a lawsuit that the Overland Park, Kansas, police department discriminated against them when it repeatedly passed over them for promotions in favor of younger, less experienced men.
Capt. Kathleen Morgan and Sgt. Tirsa Otero filed the lawsuit alleging discrimination based on race, age and gender. It was recently moved to the U.S. District Court in Kansas City because its discrimination claims are made under federal law, the Kansas City Star reported.
Police spokesman Officer John Lace declined to comment on the ongoing lawsuit.
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