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China amends criminal laws in latest anti-doping measure

JURIST

Amendment XI was added to Article 355 of the Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China, a provision which originally punished the act of providing addictive narcotics to another person. The post China amends criminal laws in latest anti-doping measure appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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Russia athletes banned from competing under Russian name and flag

JURIST

The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland has sanctioned Russian athletes from using the country’s name and flag for two years. The WADA had initially banned Russia from international sports events for four years in 2019. However, the court decided to cut the ban from 4 years to 2.

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Who’ll Shoot First? How Relaxed Gun Rules Fuel a ‘Small Arms Race’

The Crime Report

Looking at a scaled down version of mid-century nuclear strategy, a vignette of two people encountering one another in a low-lit side street late at night details how these relaxed vigilante justice laws can turn deadly. The authors create a scenario of two men, Lee and Jesse, both of whom are sporting firearms on hip holsters.

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FIFA Cases Hold Lessons for FDA-Regulated Companies – Organizations can be Victims of Their Own Employees’ Criminal Conduct

FDA Law Blog

The Guidelines rationale is that “[o]rganizations can act only through agents and, under federal criminal law, generally are vicariously liable for offenses committed by their agents.” In other words, despite a widespread and seemingly systemic fraud, the organization was a victim.

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How to Get Work as a Paralegal

SimplyLawJobs

local government, property, family or criminal law etc.). Choose a business that matches your interests, such as retail companies, sports organisations, car manufacturers, tech businesses or charities. Where to Start? If you already have experience, that’s a great place to start. Freelancing.

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NFL Star Richard Sherman Arrested and Denied Bail For “Burglary Domestic Battery” and Other Offense

JonathanTurley

That would be a terrible loss for Sherman — and football — given him well-deserved position as one of the living legends of the sport. A domestic violence crime could be a career ending — or at least suspending — matter. There is no report of a weapon or an assault by Sherman.

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Federal Court Strikes Down Another Provision of New York’s New Gun Control Law

JonathanTurley

. “In sum, the vast majority of land in New York is held privately, and it encompasses homes, stores, businesses, factories, vacant land, hotels, parking lots and garages, grocery stores, pharmacies, medical offices, hospitals, cemeteries, malls, sports and entertainment venues, and so on.

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