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Apr 05 2024
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Nayib Bukele’s Authoritarian Appeal
On the afternoon of February 4th, as Salvadorans were voting in Presidential and legislative elections, a fifty-seven-year-old writer named Carlos Bucio Borja walked into a polling place near his home in the capital and began to read the constitution aloud. The sitting President, Nayib Bukele, was seeking a second consecutive mandate, which legal scholars have denounced as a violation of the
The New YorkerJan 30 2024
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Appeals court tosses ex-Jackson police detective’s manslaughter conviction
Mississippi’s appeals court reversed the manslaughter conviction of a former Jackson police officer who pulled a man from his car and slammed him to the ground, citing insufficient evidence. The ruling also rendered an acquittal. “The State concedes error in this issue,” reads Tuesday’s majority opinion written by Chief Justice Donna Barnes of the Mississippi Court of Appeals. “After review,
Mississippi Today NewsFeb 13 2024
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Delaware Supreme Court upholds one count, reverses another in McGuiness appeal
DOVER, Del. - The Delaware Supreme Court has affirmed one count and reversed another in the ongoing corruption trial against former state auditor Kathy McGuiness. According to the opinion released on Tuesday, the Delaware Supreme Court ruled McGuiness received a fair trial overall but ruled her conviction for official misconduct must be reversed due to legal insufficiency. The Delaware Supreme
WRDEJan 30 2024
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Appeals court reverses conviction, acquits former JPD officer of manslaughter
GOODS SAID THEY QUICKLY FOUND JONES AND TOOK HIM INTO CUSTODY. MISSISSIPPI ATTORNEY GENERAL LYNN FITCH IS ASKING FOR THE MANSLAUGHTER CONVICTION OF FORMER JACKSON POLICE OFFICER ANTHONY FOX TO BE REVERSED. FOX IS CONVICTED AND SERVING TIME FOR CULPABLE NEGLIGENCE MANSLAUGHTER IN THE 20-19 DEATH OF GEORGE ROBINSON.. ROBINSON DIED AFTER HE WAS HIT OVER THE HEAD AND CHEST BY FOX, WHILE FOX AND
ABC 16 WAPTMar 05 2024
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Arizona Supreme Court rejects Kari Lake's appeal in defamation case, lifts temporary stay
The Arizona Supreme Court said Tuesday it would lift a temporary stay in a defamation lawsuit against former gubernatorial and current U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake. The court chose to reject Lake's appeal challenging Maricopa County Judge Jay Adleman's December decision to allow the suit to go forward. The news comes after the Arizona Court of Appeals also said it would not consider a
Yahoo NewsMar 05 2024
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Arizona Supreme Court rejects Kari Lake's appeal in defamation case, lifts temporary stay
The Arizona Supreme Court said Tuesday it would lift a temporary stay in a defamation lawsuit against former gubernatorial and current U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake. The court chose to reject Lake's appeal challenging Maricopa County Judge Jay Adleman's December decision to allow the suit to go forward. The news comes after the Arizona Court of Appeals also said it would not consider a
AZ CentralMar 20 2024
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Maryland labor attorney becomes first openly gay judge on 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals
A Maryland labor attorney is set to become the first openly gay judge on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after winning final confirmation by the U.S. Senate. Nicole Berner, who worked as the general counsel for the Service Employees International Union, was nominated by President Joe Biden in November. She was confirmed Tuesday by a 50-47 vote in the Senate. Berner, 59, previously worked
San Diego Union-TribuneMar 13 2024
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Top Idaho court rejects Bryan Kohberger's appeal of key ruling but keeps his arguments secret
Accused quadruple murderer Bryan Kohberger cannot appeal his trial judge’s refusal to dismiss his indictment in the Nov. 13, 2022, stabbings of University of Idaho students as they slept, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. In December, one month after ruling that the eventual trial will be livestreamed on the court’s YouTube channel, the Latah County jurist presiding over the high-
Law & CrimeMar 12 2024
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State Appeals Court upholds denial of teaching license for ex-officer who killed Philando Castile
The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld the decision of the state's teacher licensing board to deny ex-officer Jeronimo Yanez's application to become a substitute teacher. In November 2022, the appellate court found that the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board inappropriately denied a teaching license to Yanez, a former St. Anthony police officer who fatally shot
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