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

JURIST

Among all persons involved, Carles Puigdemont, the former president of Catalonia who declared independence, was charged with several crimes including rebellion, sedition, embezzlement and malfeasance. While in exile, Puigdemont founded the Together for Catalonia party ( Junts) , with which Sánchez’s amnesty deal was negotiated.

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A community-college spat leads to a First Amendment retaliation claim

SCOTUSBlog

Wilson contends that just before and during his time in office, the board “was plagued by accusations of corruption and other malfeasance, culminating in the longest-serving trustee’s conviction on federal bribery charges.” Therefore, the district judge reasoned, Wilson lacked a legal right to sue, known as standing.