Defense attorneys cite James' supportive social-media post as evidence of bias, while James denies partiality and appointed former prosecutor Jacqueline Kelly.
A judge found the county in criminal contempt for violating an order halting the Care Center closure. The resolution approving outside counsel sets no spending limit, with one legislator calling it a “blank check.”
Democrats swept congressional races across the country, while Republicans held onto key state legislatures seats in more established GOP-controlled districts in New York and Pennsylvania.