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Introduction of 3 new bills in India’s Parliament aim to overhaul colonial-era criminal codes

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The three bills would significantly shift Indian criminal law away from British colonial-era laws. The bill would comprehensively overhaul India’s criminal laws, with changes such as capital punishment for mob lynching and stricter penalties.

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Pakistan amends criminal laws on sexual assault while excluding chemical castration as a punishment

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The Pakistan Parliament passed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2021 Thursday which amends the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898. While the bill initially contained a provision for chemical castration, it was reportedly dropped by way of a last-minute amendment in Parliament.

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Part 3, More on Criminal Appeals--NYCOA: The Wilson Uptick

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In Part 2, we saw that the number of criminal cases calendared for oral arguments for the same 4 months had actually doubled. In Part 1 of this series, we saw that the number of cases calendared for a hearing at the Court of Appeals in the first 4 months since Rowan Wilson became New York's Chief Judge increased significantly.

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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in attempted robbery case

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924(c)(3)(A). The US conceded that such a task was not required, but that the “utter absence” of support highlighted courts’ resistance to interpret criminal law in a way that supported Taylor’s claims. The US Supreme Court Tuesday heard oral arguments in United States v.

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What I Learned in Paralegal School vs On The Job

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Understanding Legal Procedures I was exposed to multiple areas of law such as Civil Litigation, Criminal Law, Business law, etc., LEARN MORE 3. Your 3-Step Plan to Accelerate Your Litigation Paralegal Career Open more doors for higher income potential and more job opportunities. GET ACCESS 3.

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Singapore High Court convicts two for $6B penny-stock manipulation

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These 3 companies had an irregular stock surge of about 800 per cent over the course of 9 months, before plunging over the span of 3 days in October 2013. Right after the crash of the 3 companies, SGX’s average daily traded volume plunged by more than 60 per cent in a year after September 2013.

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Supreme Shift (Part 3): More Barrett's Record

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In the last post, we looked at two opinions of then-Judge Amy Coney Barrett while on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. They were dissents. One involved immigration, the other gun rights. Patrick Semansky/APForget about originalism or strict construction or deference to the legislative branch or other species of "judicial restraint." (I