By: Terry Ahtziry Cardenas Banda, attorney, social activist, philanthropist and law professor. Between tears, uncertainty and pain, a human rights tragedy is being experienced, with unfounded justifications, lack of evidence and with the international community against them, the Russian Federation continues to attack the rule of law of the Ukrainian …
April, 2022
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25 April
Melissa Lucio’s Execution Delayed by Texas Criminal Court
-Editorial Melissa Lucio has walked through hell grieving the loss of a daughter and trying to escape the death penalty that has knocked on her doors several times. Her time is running out and once again she has escaped death as she was scheduled to be executed on April 27. …
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22 April
Imperial County Lawyers Association Welcomes U.S. District Ruth Bermudez Montenegro
-Editorial For many girls in Imperial County, U.S. District Judge Ruth Bermudez Montenegro is the inspiration for what they can become in the future. Bermudez Montenegro is the first valley native to achieve that level, but certainly, she wouldn’t be the last. At a reception at the United States Courthouse …
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21 April
Arrests Increase at The U.S.-Mexico Border
-Editorial U.S. border authorities arrested 210,000 migrants attempting to cross the border with Mexico in March, the highest monthly total in two decades and underscoring challenges in the coming months for U.S. President Joe Biden. The March total is a 24% increase from the same month a year earlier when …
March, 2022
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28 March
Comprehensive brand protection
By: Jaime Israel Dávila Gómez, Attorney. Until a few years ago, the protection of a trademark in our country was related to both, the minds of entrepreneurs and to companies, with a single act: its registration before the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI). Currently, due to the changes and …
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11 March
New Attorneys Join the Imperial County District Attorney’s Office
-Editorial Imperial County District Attorney Gilbert Otero has a few months left in office but he is not wasting time and is working to fill up his staff with qualified attorneys that advocate for the public. The office welcome six new Deputy District Attorneys that were sworn by Otero. They …
February, 2022
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25 February
Josue Mercado Found Guilty of Misappropriation of Funds
-Editorial Imperial County Auditor-Controller Josue Guadalupe Mercado was found guilty of misappropriating public funds at his trial. The jury declared him guilty on Feb. 24. He is scheduled to go before Judge Poli Flores next month to hear his sentencing which could go up to 4 years in prison. Upon …
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18 February
George Marquez, promises to bring the law, order and justice people deserve
-Editorial George Marquez is an attorney from Imperial Valley that has the respect of his peers and the community as a whole because of his character and humble personality that exudes confidence. With professional experience as a former prosecutor and now as a deputy public defender, Marquez has a unique …
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17 February
Certification Brands
By: Jaime Israel Davila Gomez, Lawyer Since 2018, our legal system contemplates certification brands, both in the law applicable at that time and in the new law, in force since November 2020. These types of brands, like traditional brands, fulfill a distinctive function, that is, that consumers and other market …
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14 February
El Centro School District Dominates the Imperial County Mock Trial Competition
-Editorial A celebration for very talented students who participated in the recent mock trial competition received their awards in a ceremony held outside the United States Federal Court in El Centro. The participants were joined by their proud parents who honked proudly from their cars as they got their awards. …
