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• Claim Amanda Staveley in charge of Abu Dhabi Barclays deal 'a fantasy', court told

  15-07-2020 17:28 via theguardian.com
  
  High court in London hears evidence from ex-director of sovereign wealth fund as bank sued for up to £1.5bn A former director who helped manage Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund in 2008 said it was a “fantasy” to claim that Amanda Staveley was in charge of the Gulf state’s investment in Barclays, alleging that the businesswoman had “very limited knowledge” about those kinds of deals.In a witness statement submitted to the high court, David Forbes said St
  
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• US congress just got more power to investigate Big Tech. Let's make it count | Zephyr Teachout

  15-07-2020 11:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Lawmakers are about to undertake their first major antitrust hearing in 50 years. They should make Silicon Valley squirm
  In the last decision of the 2019-2020 supreme court term, Trump v Mazars, John Roberts outdid himself in being John Roberts. He authored a 7-2 decision in which he appears to stand up against Donald Trump’s lawlessness, by clarifying that Congress can issue subpoenas for Trump financial documents. However, the congressional power is constrained by a new, vague, four-part
  
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• Congress has the legal power to investigate Silicon Valley. Let's make it count | Zephyr Teachout

  15-07-2020 11:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Lawmakers are about to undertake their first major antitrust hearing in 50 years. They should make tech companies squirm
  In the last decision of the 2019-2020 supreme court term, Trump v Mazars, John Roberts outdid himself in being John Roberts. He authored a 7-2 decision in which he appears to stand up against Donald Trump’s lawlessness, by clarifying that Congress can issue subpoenas for Trump financial documents. However, the congressional power is constrained by a new, vague, four-part
  
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• ‘Paedophile hunters’ do not violate human rights, court rules

  15-07-2020 11:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Convicted paedophile claimed sting operation breached his right to respect for private lifeGathering evidence in covert sting operations by “paedophile hunter” groups does not breach a person’s human rights, the supreme court has ruled.Dismissing an appeal by Mark Sutherland, a paedophile who was convicted using evidence collected by an anti-grooming group in Glasgow, Lord Sales said in a unanimous judgment: “The reprehensible nature of the communications means they do no
  
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• Ruth Bader Ginsburg in hospital for treatment of possible infection

  14-07-2020 23:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Justice resting comfortably and will stay for a few daysGinsburg, 87, sits firmly on supreme court’s liberal wingUS supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been admitted to hospital for treatment for a possible infection.According to a statement, she is resting comfortably and will stay in hospital for a few days for antibiotic treatment.JUST IN: #SCOTUS Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized. pic.twitter.com/6pZ5oShvyn Continue reading...
  
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• Amber Heard's claim she had two black eyes was false, high court told

  14-07-2020 19:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Stylist told court she saw no injuries, despite ex-wife saying Johnny Depp had assaulted herAmber Heard said she asked a US stylist “Can you believe I just did that show with two black eyes?” following a television appearance the night after Johnny Depp, her then husband, allegedly hit her.But Samantha McMillan, who worked with the couple when they were together and continues to work for Depp, disputed Heard’s claim as the stylist gave evidence at the actor’s high court l
  
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• Priti Patel is wrong, modern slavery in Leicester is built on her government's failures | Emily Kenway

  14-07-2020 15:11 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘Cultural sensitivities’ aren’t the issue: we need proper labour inspection, migrant workers’ safety and strong unionisationThe Covid-19 pandemic has ensured that the conditions in garment sweatshops in Leicester are no longer an open secret shared by those in the know, but a nationally recognised shame. The government should be seizing this opportunity and taking action to rid these factories and many other workplaces around the country of exploitation. Instead, the week
  
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• Extremist fighter's groundbreaking sex slavery trial opens at ICC

  14-07-2020 13:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud accused of torture and extrajudicial punishmentsThe trial of a former Islamic militant accused of forcing hundreds of women into sexual slavery has opened at the international criminal court, with prosecutors seeking a lengthy jail sentence for crimes against humanity and war crimes.Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, 42, was transferred to the court’s custody more than two years ago from Mali, where he had been held by local autho
  
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• Ex-Islamist militant in court accused of forcing women into sexual slavery

  14-07-2020 13:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud accused of torture and extrajudicial punishmentsThe trial of a former Islamic militant accused of forcing hundreds of women into sexual slavery has opened at the international criminal court, with prosecutors seeking a lengthy jail sentence for crimes against humanity and war crimes.Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, 42, was transferred to the court’s custody more than two years ago from Mali, where he had been held by local autho
  
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• Salisbury attack: inquest must look into role of Russian officials, court told

  14-07-2020 11:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Lawyers for Dawn Sturgess’s family say inquest should examine who ordered novichok attackThe role played by senior Russian officials in the Salisbury nerve agent attack should be investigated during an inquest into a mother-of-three who died in the poisonings, the high court has been told.Lawyers for Dawn Sturgess’s family are arguing that public concern over the poisonings is so profound that her inquest should be widened to examine who ordered the attack and the network that backed
  
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• Naima Sakande: 'We need change. We are fed up of platitudes'

  14-07-2020 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Black women are badly let down by the legal system. We need change now, not more ‘fancy talk’, says the women’s justice advocate“Stop and search has little, if any, effect on police recorded crime, research has demonstrated time and again,” says Naima Sakande, women’s justice advocate at the UK charity law practice, Appeal.“Instead it erodes trust in authority among ethnic minorities who have to deal with invasive questioning by police under suspicion fo
  
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• 'No DSS' ruled unlawful after mother rejected by lettings agency

  14-07-2020 07:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Court found disabled woman was discriminated against by being rejected for private flatsA disabled single mother who became homeless after being refused the chance to move into a private rented property because she was on benefits has won a landmark court case that ruled she was unlawfully discriminated against.The case was the first time a court has ruled that the so-called No DSS rule operated by many private landlords – thought to have prevented hundreds of thousands of people from rent
  
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• Asda equal pay dispute goes to UK supreme court in virtual hearing

  13-07-2020 21:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Retailer wants justices to overturn verdict to pay shop workers same as depot staffAsda supermarket workers’ long-running legal battle to receive pay equal to their colleagues who work in the company’s warehouses is being considered in a virtual hearing that got under way at the supreme court.About 35,000 retail workers, the majority of whom are women, have filed claims asking to be paid the same as the predominantly male staff who work in the chain’s distribution depots, and w
  
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• Law Council urges parliament to pull back Australia's broad counter-terrorism powers

  13-07-2020 19:30 via theguardian.com
  
  The security and intelligence committee is set to review laws enabling bans on travel to conflict zones, preventative detention and control ordersParliament is facing calls to wind back some of the most restrictive aspects of Australia’s counter-terrorism laws, including the Abbott-era power to ban travel to conflict zones such as in Syria and Iraq.The Law Council of Australia said it was concerned the offences of travelling or remaining in zones listed by the government were “so bro
  
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• Johnny Depp tells high court libel case how he lost $650m in earnings

  13-07-2020 13:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Actor tells court he was left owing $100m in taxes after managers ‘stole my money’
  Johnny Depp has told the high court that he lost every cent of $650m he made at the height of his Pirates of the Caribbean fame and was left owing $100m in taxes on account of business managers he accused of stealing from him.On what is expected to be his final day of evidence in his libel case against the Sun, the actor denied he had been violent towards his former wife Amber Heard. Continue reading..
  
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• CDC Employees Call For Racial Justice At The Federal Agency : Shots - Health News - NPR

  13-07-2020 11:08 via npr.org
  CDC Employees Call For Racial Justice At The Federal Agency : Shots - Health News  NPR
  
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• Christopher Kapessa: A mum’s fight for justice - BBC News

  13-07-2020 10:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Christopher Kapessa: A mum’s fight for justice  BBC News
  
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• Justice for the Rohingya: The Role of Canada - An international virtual roundtable of experts - Summary Report (21 May 2020) - Myanmar - ReliefWeb

  13-07-2020 10:29 via reliefweb.int
  
  Justice for the Rohingya: The Role of Canada - An international virtual roundtable of experts - Summary Report (21 May 2020) - Myanmar  ReliefWeb
  
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• Families of Italy's virus dead seek answers, solace, justice - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  13-07-2020 09:56 via startribune.com
  
  Families of Italy's virus dead seek answers, solace, justice  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  
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• Liberal thinktank submission on class actions labelled 'an undergraduate essay that would fail'

  13-07-2020 09:52 via theguardian.com
  
  Inquiry descends into acrimony as witness accused of misquoting federal judge and citing unreliable figures A government-ordered inquiry into the funding of legal class actions descended into acrimony on its first day of hearings when the first witness from a Liberal party thinktank was accused of misquoting a federal judge and citing unreliable figures.James Mathias, the chief of staff at the Menzies Research Centre (MRC) and a former Liberal candidate for federal parliament, sought to defend h
  
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• Flying Trade Group say justice has been done - Clacton and Frinton Gazette

  13-07-2020 09:00 via clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk
  
  Flying Trade Group say justice has been done  Clacton and Frinton Gazette
  
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• Liberty, justice for all | Opinion | dailyitem.com - Sunbury Daily Item

  13-07-2020 08:00 via dailyitem.com
  Liberty, justice for all | Opinion | dailyitem.com  Sunbury Daily Item
  
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• Man Treks 1000 Miles From Alabama To Minnesota For 'Change, Justice And Equality' - WAMU 88.5

  13-07-2020 07:37 via wamu.org
  
  Man Treks 1000 Miles From Alabama To Minnesota For 'Change, Justice And Equality'  WAMU 88.5
  
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• The dark side of justice - Men seeking compensation from Government for false imprisonment - Jamaica Gleaner

  13-07-2020 07:13 via jamaica-gleaner.com
  
  The dark side of justice - Men seeking compensation from Government for false imprisonment  Jamaica Gleaner
  
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• Italian Marines case: The long road to justice for Kerala's fishermen - Times of India

  13-07-2020 07:05 via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  
  Italian Marines case: The long road to justice for Kerala's fishermen  Times of India
  
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• Lawmakers weigh in on Justice's legal authority | News, Sports, Jobs - The Inter-Mountain

  13-07-2020 06:07 via theintermountain.com
  Lawmakers weigh in on Justice's legal authority | News, Sports, Jobs  The Inter-Mountain
  
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• WV Supreme Court Justice-Elect Wooton: 'His career is very varied, and he brings a lot of experience and competency to the court' - WV News

  13-07-2020 06:00 via wvnews.com
  WV Supreme Court Justice-Elect Wooton: 'His career is very varied, and he brings a lot of experience and competency to the court'  WV News
  
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• Rep. James Gailliard appointed to criminal justice reform panel - Spring Hope Enterprise

  13-07-2020 05:16 via springhopeenterprise.com
  
  Rep. James Gailliard appointed to criminal justice reform panel  Spring Hope Enterprise
  
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• Dozens gather at Old Courthouse steps for 'Lamar Johnson Justice Rally' - KSDK.com

  13-07-2020 05:13 via ksdk.com
  Dozens gather at Old Courthouse steps for 'Lamar Johnson Justice Rally'  KSDK.com
  
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• 'They will understand what they took from us' | Father seeing justice after Fort Hood soldier was shot, killed - KCENTV.com

  13-07-2020 04:49 via kcentv.com
  'They will understand what they took from us' | Father seeing justice after Fort Hood soldier was shot, killed  KCENTV.com
  
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• Longmont protestors call for justice for Vanessa Guillén - Longmont Times-Call

  13-07-2020 04:29 via timescall.com
  
  Longmont protestors call for justice for Vanessa Guillén  Longmont Times-Call
  
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• Mothers from across the country march in St. Paul for justice - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  13-07-2020 04:04 via startribune.com
  
  Mothers from across the country march in St. Paul for justice  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  
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• Hundreds gather for March for Equality and Justice in Nashville - WBIR.com

  13-07-2020 03:32 via wbir.com
  Hundreds gather for March for Equality and Justice in Nashville  WBIR.com
  
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• Grand Rapids car parade continues call for justice in Breonna Taylor's death - WZZM13.com

  13-07-2020 03:17 via wzzm13.com
  Grand Rapids car parade continues call for justice in Breonna Taylor's death  WZZM13.com
  
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• Gov. Justice to hold news conference Monday - WCHS-TV8

  13-07-2020 02:50 via wchstv.com
  Gov. Justice to hold news conference Monday  WCHS-TV8
  
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• Protesters Shut Down Joliet Intersection, Demand Justice - Joliet, IL Patch

  13-07-2020 02:34 via patch.com
  
  Protesters Shut Down Joliet Intersection, Demand Justice  Joliet, IL Patch
  
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• Austin protesters call for justice for slain Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen - Austin American-Statesman

  13-07-2020 02:33 via statesman.com
  Austin protesters call for justice for slain Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen  Austin American-Statesman
  
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• Five years after her death, Tiffany Valiante's family continues fight for justice - Press of Atlantic City

  13-07-2020 01:35 via pressofatlanticcity.com
  
  Five years after her death, Tiffany Valiante's family continues fight for justice  Press of Atlantic City
  
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• Eisgruber condemns professor's op-ed that called Black Justice League a 'terrorist organization' - The Daily Princetonian

  13-07-2020 01:28 via dailyprincetonian.com
  
  Eisgruber condemns professor's op-ed that called Black Justice League a 'terrorist organization'  The Daily Princetonian
  
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• Plan to double maximum sentence for attacks on 999 emergency workers

  13-07-2020 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Offenders in England and Wales could face up to two years in prison under new proposalsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMaximum jail sentences for violent offences against emergency workers could be doubled to two years in England and Wales, under proposals put forward by ministers.The proposals, which will be subject to consultation, follow a surge in assaults against NHS workers and police officers during the coronavirus lockdown even as other crime fell. Assau
  
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• ‘Race and Sports in America: Conversations’ primetime special covers social justice, combating inequality - OlympicTalk

  13-07-2020 01:00 via olympics.nbcsports.com
  
  ‘Race and Sports in America: Conversations’ primetime special covers social justice, combating inequality  OlympicTalk
  
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• Sixers’ Al Horford says he won’t wear social-justice phrase on his jersey for NBA restart - Tampa Bay Times

  13-07-2020 00:02 via tampabay.com
  
  Sixers’ Al Horford says he won’t wear social-justice phrase on his jersey for NBA restart  Tampa Bay Times
  
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• Hundreds March Through Philadelphia Streets Calling For Educational Justice For Black Students In Schools - CBS Philly

  12-07-2020 23:37 via philadelphia.cbslocal.com
  
  Hundreds March Through Philadelphia Streets Calling For Educational Justice For Black Students In Schools  CBS Philly
  
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• New office: Mayor seeks to add Anchorage Office of Equity and Justice - Must Read Alaska

  12-07-2020 23:33 via mustreadalaska.com
  
  New office: Mayor seeks to add Anchorage Office of Equity and Justice  Must Read Alaska
  
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• A powerful chief justice and unexpected splits: 6 takeaways from the Supreme Court term - Minnesota Public Radio News

  12-07-2020 22:57 via mprnews.org
  
  A powerful chief justice and unexpected splits: 6 takeaways from the Supreme Court term  Minnesota Public Radio News
  
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• Speakers 'Back the Blue' during rally as protesters continue calls for justice - Evening News and Tribune

  12-07-2020 22:24 via newsandtribune.com
  Speakers 'Back the Blue' during rally as protesters continue calls for justice  Evening News and Tribune
  
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• Did Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng breach the oath? - IOL

  12-07-2020 19:15 via iol.co.za
  Did Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng breach the oath?  IOL
  
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• Charles Barkley: Sports' social-justice statements becoming a 'circus' - New York Post

  12-07-2020 17:50 via nypost.com
  
  Charles Barkley: Sports' social-justice statements becoming a 'circus'  New York Post
  
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• Post-Roger Stone: Ten ideas for repairing Trump’s justice system - The Washington Post

  12-07-2020 16:00 via washingtonpost.com
  
  Post-Roger Stone: Ten ideas for repairing Trump’s justice system  The Washington Post
  
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• Ex-Tory whip calls for start of delayed review into secret courts

  12-07-2020 15:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Andrew Mitchell says in letter to justice secretary that closed trials are being used to hide state wrongdoing
  A former Conservative chief whip is demanding that the government implements an overdue review of secret courts, warning that they are being used to “hide embarrassing evidence of state wrongdoing”.Andrew Mitchell has written to the justice secretary, Robert Buckland, asking to start the assessment, which was promised for 2018 at the time the system was introduced in 2013. C
  
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