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A Question of Willfulness: The Trial of “Other” Officers in the Floyd Case Is No Slam Dunk

JonathanTurley

The federal trial court seated the jury last week. Ironically, in state court the prosecutors made the case for the defense of the three officers. The criminal conduct by all three officers must be “willful.” The case is no slam dunk. ” In the 1945 case Screws v.

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Third-party arbitration funding – Comparative analysis and Indian Perspective

LexForti

The Apex Court itself identified these outrageous costs as one of the major reasons responsible for the hindrance to the growth of arbitration [12]. Common law traditions that are being followed in India have been acquired from the UK but still the doctrines of “maintenance” and “champerty” have not been followed strictly here.

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State Hid Criminal Referrals of Other Chemists, Supervisors at Hinton Drug Lab for Years

The Crime Report

In a stunning development today in Massachusetts, a Middlesex County Superior Court judge unsealed records revealing the state concealed information for years that showed other chemists and supervisors may have engaged in wrongdoing at a beleaguered crime lab where rampant misconduct led to tens of thousands of wrongful drug convictions.

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TURKEY TORTS (2020)

JonathanTurley

In 2020, the cancelation of parades and the reduction of travel has led to a very different legal profile of holiday mishaps and malfeasance. Some things are happily left out of the courts. One such case now in court was brought by Amanda DuVall, 28. Thanksgivings tend to reflect the state of our society for better or worse.

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