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Georgia Man Ahmaud Arbery, Shot and Killed — Jogging While Black
“The decision to rely on the citizen’s arrest statute is really a recent invention, prior to that they just simply said it was self-defense,” Merritt told CNN, adding that the men are trying to use the law to say they were trying to stop
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SA Breweries to face off against government in court over alcohol ban | Fin24
SAB says it will argue that the decision to re-institute a ban on the sale of alcohol is unconstitutional.
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Tanzania passes Bill to give leaders immunity
The new clauses are included in the Written Laws Miscellaneous Amendments No 3 of 2020, which were approved under a certificate of urgency before Parliament was dissolved this week to pave the way for the October General
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LSK wins first round in suit against Uhuru
The Executive Order dated May 11, 2020, affected more than 20 commissions by putting them under respective departments and ministries.
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Confederate Congress Meeting
Confederate Congress, meeting in Montgomery, Ala., adopted constitution which declared that the passage of any law denying or impairing the right of property in Negro slaves was prohibited.
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Dawn M. Jones Installed As 58th President Of State Bar of Georgia | The Savannah Tribune
Attorney Dawn M. Jones, managing member of The Firm of Dawn M. Jones, LLC in Atlanta, was installed as the 58th president of the 52,000-member State Bar of Georgia on June 13. The Honorable Patsy Y. Porter of the State Court of Fulton County administered the oath of office. Jones has previously
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Louisville City Council passes ‘Breonna’s law’ to ban no-knock warrants
The Louisville City Council voted unanimously for “Breonna’s Law” which bans so-called “no-knock” warrants in the
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Biden and Harris meet with civil rights leaders | Afro
By Sean Yoes AFRO Senior Reporter syoes@afro.com Seven leaders of American civil rights organizations met with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris for a conversation the leaders described as frank and often passionate, as the country plots its way forward post Donald
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Black Attorney Selected As 2020 “Litigator of the Year” By the American Institute of Trial Lawyers - The New York Beacon
Nationwide— Every year, the American Institute of Trial Lawyers chooses a handful of the nation’s leading attorneys to receive their “Litigator of the Year” award. Attorney Zulu Ali received this award for 2020. The American Institute of Trial Lawyers is a professional organization that accepts
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ACLU, for first time, elects Black person as its president
By David Crary Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Deborah Archer, a professor at New York University School of Law with expertise in civil rights and racial justice, has become the first Black person in the 101-year history of the American Civil Liberties Union to be elected its president. The ACLU
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Ride for Racial Justice Encourages Voter Participation - Free Press of Jacksonville
The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (FRRC) assembled hundreds of motorcycle riders from across the country to “Ride for Racial Justice” in Florida. After the success of their Orlando event, FRRC traveled to different cities throughout [...]
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Appeal Court upholds Bar Association POCA challenge
The Appeal Court yesterday upheld the Jamaican Bar Association's challenge of amendments to the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) that would essentially force lawyers to report instances of financial crimes uncovered when dealing with their clients.The Bar Association had claimed that the legislation
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5 unlawfully detained under SOE to seek damages
LAWYERS for the five men who challenged the State on the legality of their detention under the recently ended states of emergency (SOEs) say they will now begin the process of getting a final edict from the courts to determine just how much the State will have to fork out to compensate the men.This
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Attorney General James' amicus brief says ICE makes our courts less safe | New York Carib News
Attorney General James said, “ICE’s continued efforts to arrest immigrants at or near state courthouses endanger us all and threaten every New
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'This has been a long time coming' - organisations react to Ace Magashule arrest warrant | News24
Helen Suzman Foundation director Francis Antonie says the whole country is watching the case of ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule and that the nation will not be pleased if the matter is "fizzled" away due to political connections.
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Africa: U.S. Demands Accountability From Countries but Rejects ICC Probe of American Troops
President Donald Trump, on Thursday, signed an executive order placing restrictions on officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the court's decision to investigate allegations of human rights violations against America's troops in
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Chief Election Officer is subordinate to GECOM - Stabroek News
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Chief Election Officer is defending the Constitution - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, There is a clear conflict between the Chairman of GECOM and the Chief Elec-tion Officer who are supposed to work together and have been doing so until recently.  The article Chief Election Officer is defending the Constitution appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Noel Chambers ‘victimised several times’ – judges
The Jamaican judiciary has accepted that systemic challenges within the court system could have contributed to the tragic death of Noel Chambers, who died in prison five months ago after 40 years without
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Cameroon: No Renege On the Law!
Last weekend's demonstrations are, to say the least, baffling on two counts - the manner of approach and what passes for the reasons behind the public disorder that characterised
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MARTA lawsuit filed to re-instate 70 eliminated bus routes
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Why the murder of a KZN environmental activist is worrying for the SAHRC | News24
The SA Human Rights Commission is concerned by the risks that environmental activists have to face.
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Nandlall acknowledges that Walrond appointment was unconstitutional - Stabroek News
Attorney General Anil Nandlall today told the High Court that the appointment of Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond as a Member of Parliament had been unconstitutional and that the matter will remedied by having her sworn-in
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Nandlall criticizes Alexis over report saying PPP appeal likely to fail - Stabroek News
Attorney Anil Nandlall today rapped Grenadian Queen’s Counsel, Dr Francis Alexis for remarks attributed to him in today’s Guyana Chronicle that a PPP appeal to the Caribbean Court of Justice over a Guyana Court of Appeal ruling has no “real prospect of
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Advocates seek law change to end citizen arrests in Georgia - 680 NEWS
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HPCSA to approach presidency regarding criminal matter against doctors | News24
The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) plans to take the matter about the death of Dr Abdulhay Munshi to the presidency.
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PNP saddened at sudden passing of Justice Harrison
The People’s National Party (PNP) is expressing condolences at the passing of retired Judge of the Court of Appeal, Justice Paul Harrison. Harrison passed away suddenly yesterday. Senator Donna Scott-Mottley, opposition spokesperson on...
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Ethiopia: House Approves Federal Intervention, Form Transitional Govt in Tigray Region
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The House of Federation has anonymously approved a proposed resolution presented to it by the federal government to interfere and establish transitional administration in Tigrai Regional state.
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Jamaican-born Deborah Archer elected first Black president of the ACLU in 101-year history - Face2Face Africa
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has elected its first Black President in its 101-year history. Deborah Archer, a clinal law professor at New York University School of Law, was elected virtually over the weekend by the union’s 69-member board of directors and she brings to this position
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Just in: Legal bid to end lockdown thrown out of court
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