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Myanmar dispatch: military junta’s activation of new conscription law spreads fear among draft-age young women

JURIST

Myanmar law students are reporting for JURIST on challenges to the rule of law in their country under the military junta that deposed the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. The 10th of February 2024 was a particularly dark day for the citizens of Myanmar.

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Myanmar authorities file new charge again Aung San Suu Kyi as military coup leaders tighten internet restrictions

JURIST

Deposed Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged by Myanmar police with failing to abide by COVID-19 restrictions under the country’s Natural Disaster Management Law, according to her lawyer Khin Maung Zaw on Tuesday. A crowd of protestors of all ages could be seen fleeing in terror from police prior to the beating.

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Proactive Litigation Paralegal Tip

Paralegal Bootcamp

The Players List also becomes your draft Trial Witness List when you start preparing for trial. By having all of the names and information in one place, you will also have a list ready when the attorney wants to decide who needs to be interviewed, deposed, or subpoenaed for trial. ” Step 3: Report on who has not been deposed.

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Myanmar law students resist military coup online and in the streets

JURIST

Young law students in Myanmar are defending democracy online and in public demonstrations as they resist the February 1 military takeover that deposed civilian Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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Litigators with a Data Fetish: Moneyballing Testimony

The Cloud Court Blog

That obsession extends to deposition data as well as to the psychology of the players involved: the attorneys taking and defending depositions; the witnesses being deposed; as well as the court reporters. It explains why retailers don’t send their competitors drafts of their Black Friday advertising campaigns. NDAs would be worthless.

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Moneyballing Litigation: Parallels between GCs and GMs

The Cloud Court Blog

i] His point is both simple and profound: initial impressions can be deceiving, and if you want to draft players that are going to perform better than the opposition, you’re going to have to do some math. For most of its history, important draft decisions in baseball were made based on superficial factors that trumped objective data.