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(Trinidad Guardian) Leader of the Special Operations Response Team (SORT), Inspector Mark Hernandez, is set to be charged with misbehaviour in public office in relation to an investigation into the treatment of the suspects in the abduction and murder of Andrea
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Rwanda: Evaluation of Judges on Number of Cases Tried Blamed for 'Bad' Court Verdicts
[New Times] Evaluating the performance of judges based on the number of cases they try is one of the reasons for that some verdicts are characterised by injustice, it has emerged.
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Restorative Justice Courts now in Avondale, Englewood | The Crusader Newspaper Group
The Circuit Court of Cook County is set to launch its latest effort to address nonviolent crime and prevent recidivism with the opening of new Restorative Justice Community Courts in Chicago’s Avondale and Englewood neighborhoods, Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans announced recently. These new
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Gag order imposed in case of soldier who allegedly shot cop in Portmore love triangle
A judge today ordered that details about the case of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldier who reportedly shot a policeman he caught in his home in a compromising position with his wife should not be shared with the
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New 9/11 Judge at Guantánamo Quits After Two Weeks
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Judge in Nateniël Julies case fumes about postponement | News24
The judge has said investigations should be completed before cases are transferred to the High Court.
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Southern Justice Summit crafted as a tool for 'transformative change' - TSDMemphis.com
Declaring that the 'need for transformative change has never been clearer' and that the way forward is equally so,' Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris this week detailed plans for the first #SouthernJustice Summit to be hosted in virtual mode with the Memphis Urban League. 'This is that moment when
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The Judicial Friends Association, Inc. announces the release of its Report re: Systemic Racism | New York Carib News
Today, an association of Black and other minority judges officially released a comprehensive Report to the New York State Court's Commission on Equal Justice in the Courts ("Report").
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Malawi: Commonwealth Judges Add Voice of Concern Over Mutharika's Attack On Malawi Judiciary
Commonwealth lawyers, judges and magistrates have added their voice to the chorus of concern that President Peter Mutharika continues to criticise the Judiciary following the nullification of the May 21 2019 presidential election
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August 1 2018 shootings: Govt to foot legal bill
BY ARNOLD FANDISO HIGH Court judge Justice David Mangota has ordered Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri to pay legal costs for lawyers representing three people who were injured during the August 1 2018 shootings. The vicious military crackdown claimed six lives and left dozens others injured during
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Ghana: GFA Congratulates Justice Amadu Tanko
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) on behalf of the entire football fraternity, has congratulated the newly-appointed Justice of the Supreme Court (JSC) Issifu Omoro Amadu
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NFL's Josh Bellamy charged with fraud in alleged COVID-19 relief scheme
Former Jets wide receiver Josh Bellamy was charged and arrested for allegedly obtaining $1.2M in a COVID-19 relief fraud scheme.... View Article The post NFL's Josh Bellamy charged with fraud in alleged COVID-19 relief scheme appeared first on TheGrio.
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Relief for Sikhala, Hwende
BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE OPPOSITION MDC Alliance vice-chair Job Sikhala yesterday walked out of the tall walls of Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison after he was granted $50 000 bail by High Court judge Justice Erica Ndewere, who blasted the State for bringing unsubstantiated allegations to court. The
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Angola: Justice, Law Reform Commission Outlines Lines of Action
Luanda — The Justice and Law Reform Commission (CRJD) pointed out the reform of the organic laws of the Supreme Court, the Superior Council for the Judicial Magistracy and the Attorney General's Office as a priority for its
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The impeachment verdict: A function of who voted, not facts! | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Jack L. Daniel The 53-47 Senate vote not to find P45 guilty is a shameful example of what happens when the presented evidence demonstrates beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the crime in question, but the jury votes “guilty” or “not guilty” because of their
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Redwing contract cancellation application dismissed
BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE THE High Court has dismissed an application filed by Probadek Investments to stop Redwing Mining Company from cancelling a mining contract between the two parties. Probadek had approached the High Court saying it entered into a joint venture agreement with Redwing Mining on
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Uganda: Kazinda to Be Tried for Illegal Wealth - Court
[Monitor] Kampala -- The Anti-Corruption Court yesterday ruled that it will continue hearing the case of illicit enrichment against jailed former principal accountant in Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Geoffrey Kazinda, despite the Constitutional Court order for his release from prison on other
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President confers silk on Nandlall, Jonas and Ali - Stabroek News
President Irfaan Ali today elevated three attorneys to the status of Senior Counsel. The article President confers silk on Nandlall, Jonas and Ali appeared first on Stabroek News.
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True concern for the children of Marcus Smith - Carolina Peacemaker
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COVID-19: How Going to Jail Became A Death Sentence
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Chief Justice Edwards promise to get tough with corrupt officials in the judiciary
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 November 2020: Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards on Tuesday, warned those serving in the country’s Judiciary to desist from bribery, corruption and abuse of office which he said will undermine sustainable reforms and growth of the Judiciary. His
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Judge Denies Bail for Ed Buck - Los Angeles Sentinel
A request for bail was denied last Friday for Democratic Party fundraiser Ed Buck, who is accused of giving drugs to a man who died at his West Hollywood apartment after allegedly being lured across state lines for
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Namibia: Arrest Warrants for Community Members Cancelled
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Justice Miatta Samba is now Supreme Court Judge
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Government winning court cases but losing public buy-in, say analysts | News24
Government may be winning court cases seeking to challenge their response to the Covid-19 pandemic, but they are losing public buy-in.
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Zimbabwe: 2020 - Two Judges Up for Misconduct, Five Magistrates Fired - Malaba
[New Zimbabwe] Two judges in 2020 appeared before the Judiciary Services Commission (JSC) which was investigating the question of their removal from office while five magistrates were dismissed on charges of corruption and incompetence.
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