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JANUARY 18, 2021

The US Department of Justice announced on Thursday that it had indicted 14 of the world’s highest-ranking members of the MS-13 gang, charging them with the following: conspiracy to provide and conceal material support to terrorists, conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries, conspiracy to finance terrorism and narco-terrorism conspiracy in connection with the defendants’ leadership of the transnational criminal organization over the past two decades from El Sa

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JANUARY 18, 2021

Finalising your divorce may be a prolonged event if you do not take up the right kind of legal assistance. Efficient and dedicated LDAs see to it that they can bring clarity to clients under the problematic and stressful burden of divorce. People may act confused and uncertain after a divorce decision has been made. Instead of making you more panicked or tense, reliable LDAs from well-established firms can offer proper action and support throughout the entire divorce process.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

On Monday, the Seoul High Court sentenced Samsung chairman Lee Jae-yong to two and a half years in prison on charges of corruption and bribery. Mr. Lee is the son of former Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee, who was himself the son of Samsung founder Lee Byung-chul. Samsung is Korea’s largest chaebol , which refers to family-owned industrial conglomerates widespread in Korea.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

Federal Rule of Evidence 704(a) states that An opinion is not objectionable just because it embraces an ultimate issue. However, while Rule 704(a) allows experts to offer factual conclusions, it does not allow them to offer legal conclusions. So, on.

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JURIST

JANUARY 18, 2021

Scotland’s top criminal court refused to overturn the murder conviction of the “Lockerbie bomber” in a 64-page appeal judgment released Friday. A panel of five judges in the Scottish High Court of Justiciary upheld the late Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi’s conviction for 270 counts of murder. The murders were committed in 1988 when Megrahi placed an explosive device onto Pan Am Flight 103, which subsequently exploded over Lockerbie in Scotland, killing 259 persons on bo

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JANUARY 18, 2021

The Indian Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a petition challenging the All India Bar Examination Rules 2010 which require an advocate to qualify for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) within two years after enrolment to a State Bar Council. The writ petition has been filed by Parthsarthi Mahesh Saraf, a new advocate who enrolled in 2019. The petition challenges the Bar Council of India’s authority to prescribe a post-enrollment qualification for practising law.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

“Justices May Usher In the Modern Broadcast Age — Two Decades Late; Since 2003, two activist judges on the Third Circuit have been arbitrarily stalling FCC innovation”: Robert M. McDowell will have this op-ed in Tuesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

The NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) on Monday announced the initiation of The Marshall-Motley Scholars Program (MMSP), which aims to educate and train individuals to become civil rights attorneys that will serve the needs of southern Black communities. The MMSP is searching for “brilliant minds who are dedicated to pursuing racial justice in the South, and for whom this work is a personal and professional calling.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

“Joe Scheidler, founder of Pro-Life Action League, dies at 93; Scheidler’s family and allies remembered him Monday as a particularly effective and passionate leader — but one also targeted by opponents in litigation that lasted decades and landed repeatedly before the U.S. Supreme Court”: Jon Seidel of The Chicago Sun-Times has this report.

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JURIST

JANUARY 18, 2021

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on the Cuban Ministry of Interior and the Minister of Interior, Lazaro Alberto Álvarez Casas, for alleged human rights abuses on Friday. Under Executive Order 13818 , the Treasury Secretary has the authority to impose sanctions. The Treasury Department has also recently imposed sanctions on other individuals, such as Iraqi military leader Falih al-Fayyadh , for alleged human rights abuses.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

“The Fire Last Time: Timothy McVeigh’s 1995 attack in Oklahoma City spurred legislation that gutted death row inmates’ rights; In the wake of the siege of the Capitol, will we make a similar mistake?” Columnist Elizabeth Bruenig has this essay online at The New York Times.

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SimplyLawJobs

JANUARY 18, 2021

For lawyers, etiquette is very important when it comes to communicating with their clients and prospects. While it’s safe to assume that most lawyers use email to communicate (either personally or for law firm business), there are still certain aspects of email etiquette that they often overlook. First and foremost, emails to clients are often treated as legal documents, and can act as binding contracts.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

“Deborah Rhode, Who Transformed the Field of Legal Ethics, Dies at 68; A Stanford professor, she pushed the legal profession to confront the ways it failed clients and to be more inclusive of women”: The New York Times has published this obituary written by Clay Risen.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

Deputies knew they were dealing with a "severely autistic" teenager, yet decided to restrain the youth by sitting on his back and placing him in a chokehold, eventually killing him.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

“Impeachment After Leaving Office: There is good reason to think that impeachment remains on the table, even after politicians leave office.” James R. Rogers has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

There really should be more links between patent law and patent leather. — Dennis Crouch (@patentlyo) January 18, 2021. Patent Leather Boots pic.twitter.com/K59943VKAS. — Dennis Crouch (@patentlyo) January 18, 2021.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

“Jensen: The man and the Chief Justice of the S.D. Supreme Court.” Del Bartels of The Capital Journal of Pierre, South Dakota has this interview of both that state’s new chief justice and the new chief justice’s wife.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

SolarWinds investors believe top executives purposely withheld information regarding stocks.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

“One judicial trailblazer inspires another: ‘For the judiciary to have legitimacy, it needs to be representative of the people over whom it holds sway,’ 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson says.” Edward Fitzpatrick of The Boston Globe has this report.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

As we pause to honor Dr. King, his vision, and that of the Founders, seems as far away as ever.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

“School choice lawsuit surge pushes possible high court fight”: Lisa Rathke of The Associated Press has this report.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

Although plaintiff styled his case as a false imprisonment claim based on a two-hour hold in a hospital related to a mental health evaluation, the Court of Appeals affirmed the ruling that the case actually fell within the HCLA and was thus subject to dismissal for failure to provide pre-suit notice and/or a certificate of good faith. In Weakley v. Franklin Woods Community Hospital , No.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

“Can The Senate Try An Ex-President?” Nina Totenberg had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.

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SimplyLawJobs

JANUARY 18, 2021

Any candidate going for an interview has to have a level of preparedness in them to be successful. Being able to answer questions confidently and accurate is the secret code to cracking any interview. However, you can go one step better to catch your interviewer’s attention with the kind of questions you ask. If you’re being interviewed at a law firm, here are 10 out of the box questions that you can ask your interviewer.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

“COVID-19 fuels quick push for Kansas anti-abortion measure”: John Hanna of The Associated Press has this report.

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