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Leaked Draft Opinion Rocks the Court and Washington

JonathanTurley

Jackson Women’s Health Organization has rocked the Court and Washington. The Washington Post did run some leaks the court’s internal deliberations. If the culprit is a lawyer, disbarment would seem a virtual certainty. The leaking of a draft opinion in Dobbs v. The 98-page draft opinion is dated Feb.

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Media companies investigating data leak uncover global abuse of cyber-surveillance technology

JURIST

Journalists, lawyers, business executives, and human rights activists across the world appear to have been targeted by government actors using the Pegasus software sold by Israeli security company NSO Group according to an investigation revealed Sunday.

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President Reagan shooter given unconditional release by US judge

JURIST

Hinckley was sent to a Washington D.C. ” After the hearing, Hinckley’s lawyer Barry Levine said Hinkley worked hard “to correct something that he was unable to erase, and this is the best outcome that one could imagine.” mental hospital for treatment but since 2016 has resided in Virginia.

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‘Just Prosecutors’ Take Lessons From Hip Hop, BLM

The Crime Report

criminal legal system and turns even so-called progressive prosecutors into “win-seekers rather than neutral agents of justice,” warns a Virginia law professor. criminal legal system, needs to be fundamentally reimagined. The traditional adversarial approach undermines the U.S.

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Interview: International law firms on legal freelancing | Vincenzo Senatore

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I am Vincenzo Senatore , dual Italian/English qualified lawyer with over 14 years of combined experience representing and advising clients on matters involving corporate law, Italian and English law, domestic and international business transactions, business litigation, international criminal law.

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Washington Post Column: Jussie Smollett is “Just Another Black Man Serving Time-in a System More Perverted than his Crime.”

JonathanTurley

The Washington Post yesterday ran a column by MSNBC Legal Analyst and Georgetown Law Professor Paul Butler that argued that the incarceration of actor Jussie Smollett for 150 days is a miscarriage of justice fueled by racism. Special investigator Dan Webb shredded that claim, which has found a new life in the Washington Post.

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Police Suggest Possible Charges for Those Who Filmed Rape on Train

JonathanTurley

Generally there is no duty to rescue or to call police under the common law. For example, Washington state allows for the charging of a misdemeanor. The law covers violent crimes, sexual assault, and assault of a child. Indeed, I know of no law requiring an intervention in a violent crime scene anywhere in the country.

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