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Former Gambia Minister faces trial in Switzerland for crimes against humanity

JURIST

Jammeh, a lieutenant of the Gambian armed forces, led a coup in 1994 that deposed Dawda Jawara, the then-President of Gambia. After six years of investigation, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) filed an indictment before the FCC of Switzerland, accusing Sonko of acts encompassing torture, kidnapping, sexual violence and killings.

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Sheriff’s Office Has Been Destroying Records Of Alleged Officer Misconduct For Years

The Crime Report

Attorneys have accused Sheriff Joe Lopinto of failing to discipline deputies and a lack of transparency when it comes to releasing records that might shed light on their history of complaints and disciplinary action. JPSO attorney Danny Martiny said the agency could not comment because of pending litigation.

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Texas and Louisiana lack right to challenge Biden immigration policy, court rules

SCOTUSBlog

Alito compared Kavanaugh’s “conception of Presidential authority” to “the powers that English monarchs claimed prior to the ‘Glorious Revolution’ of 1688, namely, the power to suspend the operation of existing statutes, and to grant dispensations from compliance with statutes.”

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

The court also granted motions to strike the state law claims pursuant to California’s anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) statute. Vermont Court Said Former Attorney General Could Be Deposed on Use of Private Email Account. Attorney General of Vermont , No. Resolute Forest Products, Inc.

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Yes, Trump Can Pardon Himself But He Should Not Do So

JonathanTurley

From bribery statutes to constitutional provisions, legal experts routinely and unfailingly conclude that Trump or his family can be prosecuted or impeached for an endless array of misdeeds. Indeed, for much of history, kings were deposed in a lethal, not a legal, sense. I held that position before Trump took office.