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Crime & Courts April 16, 2024 - 3:56 pm

Kansas prosecutor who framed innocent man surrenders law license, will soon be disbarred

by Peggy Lowe, Kansas News Service

Terra Morehead, who retired as a federal prosecutor last August, has agreed to turn over her law license as part of an agreement with a Kansas disciplinary board. As a Wyandotte County prosecutor in the 1990s, Morehead helped KCKPD Detective Roger Golubski frame an innocent man who spent 23 years in prison.

Crime & Courts January 30, 2024 - 4:39 pm

Kansas disciplinary board dismisses complaint with prosecutor’s false account of police shooting

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

A secretive Kansas disciplinary board has dismissed a complaint against Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe for releasing a false narrative about the 2018 police killing of John Albers.

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts December 18, 2023 - 11:51 pm

On day 1 of disciplinary hearing, judges, ex-employees testify about harm from Douglas County DA’s actions

by Mackenzie Clark

Derogatory public statements by the district attorney have altered Douglas County’s criminal legal system from March 2021 forward, according to testimony in the DA’s disciplinary hearing Monday. 

Crime & Courts December 6, 2023 - 9:37 am

Disciplinary panel: Hearing on complaint against Douglas County DA will not be livestreamed

by Mackenzie Clark

The panel of attorneys who will listen to evidence in a disciplinary case against Douglas County DA Suzanne Valdez has ruled that the three-day hearing in Topeka will not be available in any format other than in person.

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Crime & Courts September 6, 2023 - 5:11 pm

Douglas County DA’s answer to complaint admits some allegations, shifts focus to former employees

by Mackenzie Clark

The Douglas County DA has filed her answer to a disciplinary complaint, admitting some of the core allegations against her but adding context and placing some blame on ex-employees.

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts September 5, 2023 - 6:49 pm

Douglas County DA responds to disciplinary complaint, says her political speech should have First Amendment protection

by Mackenzie Clark

Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez on Tuesday filed her answer to a pending disciplinary complaint and released a statement saying, in part, that her comments about a judge were “deserving of heightened protections under the First Amendment.”

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Crime & Courts September 2, 2023 - 4:29 pm

Updates on the disciplinary case against the Douglas County DA and how much it’s cost so far

by Mackenzie Clark

A pending complaint against Douglas County DA Suzanne Valdez will proceed to a disciplinary hearing in which several judges and former prosecutors may be called to testify.

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts August 19, 2023 - 7:56 pm

Douglas County DA faces disciplinary complaint for conduct toward judge; DA challenges ex-employee’s role in case

by Mackenzie Clark

A complaint accuses the Douglas County DA of misconduct for her comments about a judge, including allegedly calling him a sexist and a liar. DA Suzanne Valdez’s attorney is challenging an ex-employee’s involvement in the investigation.

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Crime & Courts October 5, 2021 - 7:49 pm

Attorney files complaint against Douglas County district attorney, calls for investigation of coroner

by Mackenzie Clark

A Lawrence attorney has filed a complaint against the Douglas County district attorney for “spiteful, malicious” conduct, called for an investigation of the former coroner, and says the DA’s office should be disqualified from handling his client’s case.

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