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CHICAGO (AP) — Two brothers who admitted helping actor Jussie Smollett stage a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago last year are again willing to help in the case after initially saying they were done cooperating with prosecutors, their attorney said Thursday. In yet another strange twist in
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Darren Wilson Will Not Be Charged For Murder of Michael Brown
The fight for justice for Michael Brown has come to a devastating end after a grand jury declined to prosecute the officer responsible for his death for the murder. On Thursday (Jul 30), six years after the murder that sparked protest around the globe, a county prosecutor announced Thursday that
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Heartbreak in the wake of Breonna Taylor’s death and still holding hope for justice - TheGrio
For the past few months, many of us have been made to believe that justice right now looks like one... View Article The post Heartbreak in the wake of Breonna Taylor’s death and still holding hope for justice appeared first on TheGrio.
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Chuck touts virtual courts as avenue to clear case backlog
Touting the benefits of the greater use of technology within the island’s courts, Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck this morning said that with the donation of audiovisual equipment worth over $85 million from the European Union, Jamaicans can look forward to saving time and
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Guyana Court of Appeal to hear motion seeking to stop release of election results
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Court of Appeal will meet this weekend to hear arguments by lawyers in the matter in which a private citizen is seeking a series of orders to stop the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) from moving ahead with the declaration of the results from the disputed March
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Zimbabwe: Kasukuwere Hires Kunaka to Evict Farmer
Former Cabinet Minister Saviour Kasukuwere has allegedly hired a gang led by former ruling party youth leader Jim Kunaka to evict Mazowe district war veterans' chairman Cde Elfanos Madzimunye from his Concorpia Farm recently, ZBC reported last
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Grand Juror Speaks After Judge Ruling in Breonna Taylor Case
LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) — A grand juror who won a court fight to speak publicly about the Breonna Taylor investigation took issue Tuesday with statements by Kentucky's attorney general and said the jury was not given the option to consider charges connected to Taylor's shooting death by police. The
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Woman awarded $9m for hospital negligence
The Supreme Court has awarded damages of more than $9 million to a woman for negligence in the removal of her womb at the Spanish Town Hospital almost nine years
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Appeals court judges reject State’s attempt to derail Palo Conteh’s case
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 02 December 2020: Sierra Leone Judiciary's Appeals Court yesterday Tuesday, rejected an attempt by the State Prosecutor to derail former minister of defence – Retired Major Palo Conteh's appeal hearing. According to report by Awareness Times, the legal manoeuvre by the State
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Kenya: LSK Waives Practising Certificate Fees in Wake of Virus Disruptions
"In order to assist members mitigate the effects of Covid-19 pandemic, the Council of the LSK has waived back fees for Advocates applying for practising certificates for 2020 2020 under section 25 (1) (a) of the advocates Act, Cap 16," he
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Woman awarded $9m for hospital negligence
The Supreme Court has awarded damages of more than $9 million to a woman for negligence in the removal of her womb at the Spanish Town Hospital almost nine years ago. The verdict was handed down by Justice Carol Lawrence-Beswick on May 27, 2020, in...
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Audio from Breonna Taylor grand jury proceedings released
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hours of grand jury proceedings were made public Friday in the case of Breonna Taylor’s fatal... View Article The post Audio from Breonna Taylor grand jury proceedings released appeared first on TheGrio.
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Texas Supreme Court again blocks Harris Co. from sending mail-in ballot applications - DefenderNetwork.com
The Texas Supreme Court has once again blocked Harris County from sending mail-in ballot applications to all its 2.4 million registered voters ahead of the November election. In a Tuesday order, the Supreme Court granted the Texas attorney general’s request to halt the county’s effort just before
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Ex-MPD officers charged in George Floyd death appear in court; Freeman removed from case -
Judge Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill disqualifed Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and three other county attorneys from the proceedings involving Floyd's death. Source
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Prosecutor reads racist messages by Ahmaud Arbery's killer - DefenderNetwork.com
The man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery had previously used racial slurs in a text message and on social media, a prosecutor said Thursday as a judge weighed whether to grant bond for the defendant and his father. Travis McMichael and his father, Gregory McMichael, have been jailed since
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Texas Court Holds First Jury Trial Via Zoom In Insurance Feud | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Potential jurors called in from their couches, dining tables and offices Monday morning to a Texas state court insurance trial that appears to have been the first in the country to use the videoconferencing platform Zoom with jurors during the coronavirus
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Breonna Taylor Grand Jury: Kentucky AG Seeks Delay of Records Release
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Nigeria: APC Crisis Deepens As Court Extends Giadom's Acting Tenure
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Request From Breonna Taylor's Mom To Have 'Competent' Prosecutor Investigate Her Daughter's Killing Gets Denied - Blavity
The family of Breonna Taylor suffered another setback when the Kentucky Prosecutors Advisory Council voted to deny their request to appoint a new special prosecutor.
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GECOM Chair opts out of CCJ hearing | New York Carib News
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jun 29, CMC – The chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired Justice Claudette Singh has said she will not ‘actively participate” in the appeal filed by the two senior members of the main opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) in relation to
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Kenya: Maraga Tells Kenyatta to Appoint 41 Judges Proposed By JSC Without Delay
[Nation] Chief Justice David Maraga has laid blame on President Uhuru Kenyatta for the delay in appointing of 41 new judges proposed by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and continuous disobedience of court decrees on the part of government.
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In seeking to influence CCJ this ad violates norms of justice - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, Reference is made to an advertisement in the Trinidad Guardian (page 10 July 5) regarding the Guyana constitution and jurisdiction of the Caribbean Court of Justice. The article In seeking to influence CCJ this ad violates norms of justice appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Court of Appeal to rule Monday in challenge to GECOM declaration
The Guyana Court of Appeal is to rule on Monday at 1.30 pm in the case brought by Eslyn David against GECOM and the Chief Election Officer seeking to stop the declaration of the results of the March 2nd general
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MDC Alliance activists trial in false start
THE trial of MDC Alliance activists Netsai Marova and Cecilia Chimbiri failed to kick-off yesterday after they requested for a stay of trial pending a High Court determination on their application to challenge separation of trial. By MIRIAM MANGWAYA Chimbiri and Marova were jointly charged with
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Cigarette ban: Five possible ways it could come to an end
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Challenge to immigrant licenses law struck down in Appeals court | New York Carib News
A lawsuit seeking to nullify New York state’s Green Light Law that allows immigrants without legal documents to seek driver’s licenses was dealt a hard blow in appeals court dealt on Monday.
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Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Proceedings Released
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police who shot Breonna Taylor announced themselves as law enforcement before entering her apartment, according to grand jury testimony that was among hours of audio recordings released Friday. “We knocked on the door, said police, waited I don’t know 10 or 15
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Dallas Weekly News: Ep. 83- Governor says virus tests may increase as schools reopen | Dallas Weekly
Today in Dallas Weekly News, Governor says virus tests may increase as schools reopen, Texas Court holds jury trial in traffic crime case over zoom, and the Dallas city hospital report.
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