Sexual assault survivor advocates are pushing for an extension or a more permanent way to seek legal accountability for abusers after more than 2,500 lawsuits were filed under the New York Adult Survivors Act before its one-year window to sue closed Thursday. The law, which Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul signed in May 2022, created the one-year window for people who …
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VATICAN CITY — Lawyers for a once-powerful cardinal accused Vatican prosecutors of being “prisoner to their completely shattered theory” on Wednesday in the latest round of closing arguments of a trial that has raised fundamental questions about the rule of law in the city state. Despite attempts to demonize Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the two-year trial hasn’t proved any of the …
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Illuminated aerial cityscape of Seattle, getty Innovation is a word we typically do not associate with the American judicial system, a network of 2,000 judicial districts across the United States. “The reality is the justice system in America hasn’t done much innovative in the last 400 years,” Jared Fishman told me in a recent interview. “We’re still using a very …
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Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale Shatta Wale’s manager, Sammy Baah Flex, has shared his artiste’s side of the story in the wake of a court judgment that instructs the musician to pay over $120,000 to the organizers of ‘Wildaland Festival’. A few days ago, Maverick City Entertainment, organizers of the popular Wildaland Festival, triumphed in a two-year-long legal tussle against Shatta, …
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A terminally ill baby has died during the night after her life support was removed following a lengthy legal battle between her parents and the NHS. Indi Gregory had incurable mitochondrial disease and passed away in her mother’s arms at 01.45am after being transferred to a hospice. Her parents, Dean Gregory and Claire Staniforth, from Ilkeston, had wanted specialists at …
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click to enlarge Courtesy photo Cozine A. Welch, Jr. was sentenced to prison at age 17. I was sent to prison in Michigan when I was just 17 years old in 1998. What started out as an argument and misunderstanding quickly turned into an altercation that ended in an exchange of gunfire. Nineteen years and nine months of my life …
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ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s court system needs to be urgently digitised in order to position Sri Lanka as an attractive destination for foreign investments, and uphold the integrity of Sri Lanka’s judiciary, minister of foreign affairs Ali Sabry said in parliament this week. “The IMF diagnostic report on Sri Lanka has analysed how Sri Lanka’s delays in justice have affected …
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NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Lawfare Project, the foremost organization focused on upholding the civil rights of the Jewish people through impact litigation, announces the formation of a Legal War Room. This Solidarity Campaign aims to bring unity and organization to the various lawyers, law firms and civic organizations willing to fight for justice for the Jewish people. …
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