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Dear Mrs Huntington, I have a friend who went, through a lawyer, to do his United States (US) citizenship interview in January 2019. However, the lawyer did not present himself with my friend at the interview. This is his third time applying for...
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A group of Caribbean-American lawyers and judges have created a new affinity bar association known as the Caribbean American Lawyers Association.
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Angola: Constitutional Court Organic Draft-Law Ready for Parliament
Luanda — The draft law on the Organic Structure of the Constitutional Court (TC) is to be submitted to the National Assembly (parliament), after having been favourably assessed, last Wednesday, by the Angolan Government, in a Cabinet Council
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Man who killed neighbour secures manslaughter verdict, reduced sentence - Stabroek News
The Court of Appeal yesterday upheld a challenge to the murder conviction of Mark Assing and substituted a manslaughter verdict and a lower sentence for the killing of his
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Ruling Guyana coalition supporters protest ahead of CCJ ruling
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) Supporters of the ruling coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) yesterday staged a silent protest ahead of the ruling by the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on whether or not it has jurisdiction to hear an appeal filed by two senior members of
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Dr Alexis must withdraw his remarks about this case before the CCJ
Yesterday’s Sunday Edition of the Guyana Chronicle’s, lead headline loudly screams, `Dr. Francis Alexis, QC says PPP/C appeal to the CCJ has no real prospect of
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Willard Ransom: Pioneer in Civil Rights Movement in Indianapolis
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Vrede Dairy Farm: LRC welcomes ruling to dismiss Mkhwebane's bid to appeal judgment | News24
The Legal Resources Centre has welcomed a ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal, dismissing Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's application for leave to appeal the scathing Estina Dairy Farm judgment.
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Kenya: Executive 'Keen On Rolling Back Democratic Gains'
[Nation] The dramatic arrest and release of three senators in what appeared to be a calculated plan to tilt the vote on shareable revenue has added to an increasingly worrying trend where the police target those opposed to the executive.
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Time to Work Together to Strengthen Relationships Between Law Enforcement and Black Communities – Free Press of Jacksonville
In December, I was honored to be sworn in as Kentucky’s 51st Attorney General, the first Black man to hold the position, the first to be named chief law enforcement officer of the Commonwealth, and the first to be independently elected to a statewide constitutional
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Nigeria: Mass Terror Trials Test Nigeria's Criminal Justice System
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Black Americans need marijuana conviction relief now
As more states continue to legalize marijuana, access to expungement and marijuana conviction relief for Black Americans must remain a top priority. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law has created a Post Cannabis Conviction Toolkit to provide a comprehensive overview of three main
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High Court quashes MDC Alliance activists’ conviction
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Why The Revolution For Racial Justice Starts With The Youth Vote - Blavity
That video made me think about Eric Garner, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Atatiana Jefferson, Sandra Bland, Sean Bell and the countless other Black bodies that were unfortunately lost due to racist
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Gov. Evers appoints Kori Ashley as Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge
Gov. Tony Evers announced on June 5, 2020, his appointment of Kori Ashley as Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge. The appointment fills a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Dennis R. Cimple, effective September 11, 2020. “Kori Ashley will be a dynamic judge who pushes for real
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Dr. Yumkella speaks about Sierra Leone’s judiciary as parliament approves Appeals Court Judges
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Dawn M. Jones Installed As 58th President Of State Bar of Georgia
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Rwanda: Court of Appeal President Outlines Challenges in Criminal Justice
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