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French Supreme court ruling in the Lafarge case: the private international law side of transnational criminal litigations

Conflict of Laws

Written by Hadrien Pauchard (assistant researcher at Sciences Po Law School) In the Lafarge case (Cass. The decision addresses several key aspects of private international law in transnational criminal lawsuits and labour law. Interactions between criminal jurisdiction and conflict of laws.

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UNC Law Student Who Questioned Racial Incident Is Disqualified From Running For New Office

JonathanTurley

The charges are connected to the prior controversy and raise serious free speech and retaliatory concerns at the law school. . Sharma was targeted at UNC Law School because he would not agree that a recent exchange between law students involved a racial insult. So the question is whether it is disparaging.

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A Manhattan Canned Hunt: The Trump Jury is Out But is the Case in the Bag?

JonathanTurley

I remain hopeful that a couple jurors will balk at this manufactured criminal theory. Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at the George Washington University Law School. We will see. Canned hunts are great for trophies, not so much for trials. Jonathan Turley is the J.B. and Maurice C.

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“I See Dead People”: Bragg’s Case Against Trump Goes Paranormal

JonathanTurley

In a case based on a dead misdemeanor and a rapidly falling heart rate on the manufactured felony, one can understand the appeal of witnesses who can speak for the dead. Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at the George Washington University Law School. Jonathan Turley is the J.B. and Maurice C.

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Profile of a potential nominee: Leondra Kruger

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After Harvard, Kruger went to Yale Law School, where she was the editor in chief of the Yale Law Journal – the first Black woman to hold that job. During law school, Kruger spent one summer as an intern for the U.S. as “only jealousy.”. A stint in the Obama administration, including arguments at the Supreme Court.

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Gagging Donald Trump: Why Smith’s “Narrowly Tailored Motion” is a Neither Narrow Nor Wise

JonathanTurley

This was not some manufactured claim to allow him to poison a jury pool. Jonathan Turley is an attorney and professor at George Washington University Law School. I supported Vice President Mike Pence and his certification of the election of Joe Biden. Is it really worth the cost?