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CLAT/AILET PG WORKSHOP BY IDIA KERALA CHAPTER: Register by 17th December

LexForti

Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to Legal Education (IDIA) is a non- profit organization working in India which aims to empower underprivileged children by providing them with equal access to quality legal education. She is currently pursuing LLM in Business Laws at National Law University, Delhi. About IDIA.

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How Donald Trump’s Indictment Could Backfire on Joe Biden

JonathanTurley

It is not clear if Smith will “rid [Biden] of this meddlesome president,” but his theory of criminality could prove costly to Biden himself. He is accused of seeking out those who would legitimize or enable his political spin on his 2020 defeat. Indeed, it could be used as a basis for an impeachment inquiry.

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington — With a Possible New Indictment of Donald Trump 

JonathanTurley

Today’s legal-political sequel, however, may prove to be a bit more controversial. Many people were surprised by the news, since Smith already is pursuing criminal charges in Florida on the mishandling of classified documents and the likely Jan. 6 allegations are far more tenuous legally. is obvious. of the vote.

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The “Why Not” Culture: Why the Georgia Final Report Should Worry Us All

JonathanTurley

It is the “why not” approach to criminal and constitutional law. Graham, for example, called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger after the November 2020 election to ask about absentee ballots and whether groups of ballots could be rejected.

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“Oh Georgia, No Peace I Find”: The Fourth Indictment of Donald Trump and the Criminalization of Election Controversies

JonathanTurley

The long-anticipated indictment by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is expected in the coming days and will focus on alleged election tampering and related offenses in the 2020 presidential election. They often (as they did in 2020) resist demands for access to evidence. However, it will be anything but costless.

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Bowser’s About Face: The District Admits Using Tear Gas Against Protesters and Seeks To Dismiss BLM’s Lafayette Park Lawsuit

JonathanTurley

Yet, the host of legal experts and media who condemned the use of tear gas and the clearing of the Lafayette park area last year are entirely silent on the disclosures. As I noted in my testimony to Congress on the protest, the clearing of the park raised serious legal questions, particularly the unjustified use of force that night.

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The Designated Defendant: Was Hunter Biden Always the Fall Guy?

JonathanTurley

He kept up that self-destructive lifestyle , he said, until his father’s 2020 presidential campaign began. Jonathan Turley, an attorney, constitutional law scholar and legal analyst, is the Shapiro Chair for Public Interest Law at The George Washington University Law School.