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Auditor’s Legal Battle Escalates | Des Moines News
Madison County Auditor Michele Brant just dodged a legal bullet — her former county attorney, Stephen Swanson, was disqualified from representing her in a retaliation lawsuit against two supervisors, Jessica Hobbs and Heather Stancil, due to a clear conflict of interest. The judge ruled Swanson couldn’t represent both the county and its officers he’s now defending against. In a major win for Brant, the court also ordered the county, not her, to pay for her new lawyer. While this doesn’t settle the core retaliation case — which centers on office restructuring and blocked hires — it’s a crucial…
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