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Mass protests take place in Spain against PM Sánchez’s amnesty deal with Catalan separatists

JURIST

The Spanish Constitutional Court then nullified the referendum, holding that the regional law on which it was based was illegal under the Spanish Constitution. Shortly after the Constitutional Court ruling, Puigdemont fled and has since remained in other European countries, including Belgium, Finland, Denmark and Germany.

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‘Invisibility’ of Prosecutor Misconduct Erodes Trust: PA Report

The Crime Report

“American citizens lack the ability to make even the most cursory inquiry into whether their prosecutors operate within the rules,” the report asserted. million judicial opinions published between 2000 and 2016 by federal and state courts in Pennsylvania. Adopt American Bar Association Rules for Defining Prosecutorial Misconduct.

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A bungled house sale, a bankrupt couple, and a statutory puzzle involving debts incurred through fraud

SCOTUSBlog

Dissatisfied with the purchase, Buckley eventually obtained a judgment in a California state court based on the failure of the Bartenwerfers to disclose information about the house on the standard-form Transfer Disclosure Statement. Buckley also emphasizes a Supreme Court decision from 1885 (not a typo), Strang v. What’s not to love.

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