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• Ginni Thomas: Wife of Supreme Court justice donated $15,000 to Trump and other GOP campaigns, records show - The Independent

  22-03-2022 23:33
  
  Ginni Thomas: Wife of Supreme Court justice donated $15,000 to Trump and other GOP campaigns, records show  The Independent
  
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• Justice Patricia Guerrero confirmed as 1st Latina on CA Supreme Court - KSBW Monterey

  22-03-2022 22:36
  Justice Patricia Guerrero confirmed as 1st Latina on CA Supreme Court  KSBW Monterey
  
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• Peter Nygard to be extradited to US to face charges, justice minister says - CBC.ca

  22-03-2022 22:17
  
  Peter Nygard to be extradited to US to face charges, justice minister says  CBC.ca
  
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• Minnesota Senate Democrats roll out session's latest criminal justice policy pitch - Star Tribune

  22-03-2022 22:10
  
  Minnesota Senate Democrats roll out session's latest criminal justice policy pitch  Star Tribune
  
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• Web Accessibility and the ADA Justice Department New Guidance - The National Law Review

  22-03-2022 21:56
  
  Web Accessibility and the ADA Justice Department New Guidance  The National Law Review
  
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• Chief Justice warns about access to justice and importance of independent courts - The Irish Times

  22-03-2022 21:40
  
  Chief Justice warns about access to justice and importance of independent courts  The Irish Times
  
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• Former IRS Employee Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion - Department of Justice

  22-03-2022 20:18
  Former IRS Employee Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion  Department of Justice
  
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• Peru: Fujimori release undermines access to justice for victims – UN experts - OHCHR

  22-03-2022 19:56
  Peru: Fujimori release undermines access to justice for victims – UN experts  OHCHR
  
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• Government work often done on WhatsApp during Covid, says top official

  22-03-2022 19:25
  
  Statement comes as it emerges that series of messages lost from Boris Johnson’s phone in April 2021Communication within government during the pandemic was often by instant messaging, such as by WhatsApp, a senior Cabinet Office official has accepted, as it emerged that a series of messages have been lost from Boris Johnson’s phone.The messages were lost in April 2021 amid security precautions when it was found that the prime minister’s phone number was listed on the internet, a
  
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• Minister admits Ukrainian refugees arriving in UK illegally would risk jail under nationality bill plan – as it happened

  22-03-2022 19:17
  
  MPs debate Lords amendments to nationality and borders bill. This live blog is now closed – for Ukraine updates, please follow the dedicated live blogMPs to hold inquiry into delay over Iran debt paymentSecret recording sheds light on Zac Goldsmith tax evasion caseFormer minister takes second job as No 10 drops plan to cap MPs’ earningsRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesThere is an urgent question in the Commons at 12.30pm today on compensation for the subpostmasters and mistresses af
  
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• Ketanji Brown Jackson says Roe v Wade ‘the settled law of the supreme court’ – live

  22-03-2022 18:42
  
  Jackson discusses 1973 ruling that established right to abortionRepublicans on Monday attacked nominee as ‘radical’ liberalSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailAsked about her views of the second amendment’s right to bear arms, Jackson said that the supreme court had already established it as a “fundamental right.”“There is precedent in the supreme court related to various rights that the court has recognized as fundamental,”
  
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• 'Diligent' council brings Topshop to justice over death of 10 year old - Local Government Chronicle

  22-03-2022 18:33
  
  'Diligent' council brings Topshop to justice over death of 10 year old  Local Government Chronicle
  
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• UK ministers accused of ‘government by WhatsApp’ in court

  22-03-2022 18:17
  
  Two high court cases brought by transparency campaigners exploring whether use of self-destructing messages is unlawfulTransparency campaigners have accused ministers of conducting “government by WhatsApp” in the UK’s third-highest court, arguing that the use of self-destructing messages on insecure platforms is unlawful and undemocratic.Ministers and government officials could be stopped from sending “disappearing messages” after failing to keep public records of e
  
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• Canton Doctor Indicted for Health Care Fraud | USAO-MA - Department of Justice

  22-03-2022 17:22
  Canton Doctor Indicted for Health Care Fraud | USAO-MA  Department of Justice
  
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• Minister admits Ukrainian refugees arriving in UK illegally would risk jail under nationality bill plan – politics live

  22-03-2022 16:44
  
  Latest updates: MPs debate Lords amendments to nationality and borders billMPs to hold inquiry into delay over Iran debt paymentSecret recording sheds light on Zac Goldsmith tax evasion caseFormer minister takes second job as No 10 drops plan to cap MPs’ earningsRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesThere is an urgent question in the Commons at 12.30pm today on compensation for the subpostmasters and mistresses affected by the Horizon scandal.That means the debate on the Lords amendments to th
  
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• Ketanji Brown Jackson cites Justice Amy Coney Barrett as she dodges question on court-packing - Fox News

  22-03-2022 16:08
  
  Ketanji Brown Jackson cites Justice Amy Coney Barrett as she dodges question on court-packing  Fox News
  
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• First Looks At DC Comics' New Teen Justice & Young Justice - Bleeding Cool News

  22-03-2022 15:57
  
  First Looks At DC Comics' New Teen Justice & Young Justice  Bleeding Cool News
  
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• Technology to become embedded in UK justice system by 2040, senior judge suggests - Pinsent Masons

  22-03-2022 15:20
  
  Technology to become embedded in UK justice system by 2040, senior judge suggests  Pinsent Masons
  
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• Guardian wins legal challenge over access to employment tribunal papers

  22-03-2022 15:18
  
  Ruling builds on recent judgments enhancing rights of reporters to access documents placed before courtJournalists should be provided with access to documents from employment tribunal cases even in the aftermath of a judgment, it has been ruled, after a successful legal challenge by the Guardian.In a significant victory for open justice, the employment appeal tribunal threw out a ruling from a lower court that the costs of transparency would be too burdensome, and instead ordered that the Guardi
  
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• ‘Two murders in a week’: Honduran activists risk death to defend rights

  22-03-2022 15:06
  
  Deadly catalogue of killings continues unchecked despite hopes raised by election of centre-left female presidentOne Sunday morning in January, Pablo Isabel Hernández set off to walk to church in San Marcos de Caiquín, a remote part of Honduras, but never arrived. One of Hernández’s brothers, who followed later, found Pablo, 33, dead on the road. He had been shot in the back.The next day, as Thalía Rodríguez, 46, lay in bed with her partner 500 miles (800
  
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• Waiting for racial justice from Boris Johnson’s government? You’ll have a long wait - The Guardian

  22-03-2022 14:15
  
  Waiting for racial justice from Boris Johnson’s government? You’ll have a long wait  The Guardian
  
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• No 10 plays down prospect of Boris Johnson visiting Ukraine after Tory chair says he’s ‘desperate’ to go – live

  22-03-2022 14:15
  
  Latest updates: PM’s spokesperson says he has ‘no plans to travel’ to Ukraine after Oliver Dowden said Boris Johnson wanted to go last nightMPs to hold inquiry into delay over Iran debt paymentSecret recording sheds light on Zac Goldsmith tax evasion caseFormer minister takes second job as No 10 drops plan to cap MPs’ earningsRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesThere is an urgent question in the Commons at 12.30pm today on compensation for the subpostmasters and mistresses
  
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• Birmingham pub bombings: court allows Chris Mullin to keep source secret

  22-03-2022 14:10
  
  Historic case for press freedom as judge rules police cannot force journalist to identify man who confessed to role in attack Chris Mullin, the journalist and former MP, has won the right to protect his sources in a historic freedom of the press case at the Old Bailey.Judge Lucraft ruled that it was not in the public interest to force Mullin to hand over data that would identify a man who had confessed his role in the 1971 Birmingham pub bombings many years ago. Continue reading...
  
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• Ketanji Brown Jackson faces questions on second day of confirmation hearings – live

  22-03-2022 14:08
  
  Senators to quiz Jackson about record and judicial philosophyRepublicans on Monday attacked nominee as ‘radical’ liberalSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailThe nominee is present and nearly all senators are in their seats. The hearing should be underway soon. Good morning and welcome to our politics live blog.Continue reading...
  
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• FTC and Justice Department Listening Forum on Firsthand Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions: Food and Agriculture - Federal Trade Commission News

  22-03-2022 13:00
  
  FTC and Justice Department Listening Forum on Firsthand Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions: Food and Agriculture  Federal Trade Commission News
  
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• Mark Cookson: Family seek justice seven years after man's death - BBC.com

  22-03-2022 12:27
  
  Mark Cookson: Family seek justice seven years after man's death  BBC.com
  
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• The rise of citational justice: how scholars are making references fairer - Nature.com

  22-03-2022 12:22
  
  The rise of citational justice: how scholars are making references fairer  Nature.com
  
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• The rise of citational justice: how scholars are making references fairer - Nature Journal

  22-03-2022 12:22
  The rise of citational justice: how scholars are making references fairer  Nature Journal
  
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• Swipe right – find misery and heartbreak. The law must get tough on online dating scams | Charlotte Proudman

  22-03-2022 12:00
  
  Fraudsters are deceiving and manipulating people who yearn for love. These catfishers must be held accountable“Catfishing” sounds like an exciting hobby, but language can sometimes conceal the insidious nature of abuse. Perpetrators reel in victims by deceiving and manipulating them, pretending to be someone else and preying on their vulnerabilities to create emotional dependency. Then, when they have been duped into a relationship, they extract something from them – money or e
  
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• Swipe right – find misery and heartbreak. Here’s why catfishing should be a crime | Charlotte Proudman

  22-03-2022 12:00
  
  Fraudsters who deceive and manipulate people looking online for love must be held accountable by the law“Catfishing” sounds like an exciting hobby, but language can sometimes conceal the insidious nature of abuse. Perpetrators reel in victims by deceiving and manipulating them, pretending to be someone else and preying on their vulnerabilities to create emotional dependency. Then, when they have been duped into a relationship, they extract something from them – money or emotion
  
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• Police fail in legal bid to force journalist and ex-MP Chris Mullin to reveal source for Birmingham Six exposé – live

  22-03-2022 11:52
  
  Latest updates: Journalist Chris Mullin will not have to disclose source material dating back to his investigation into the Birmingham pub bombingsHunt calls for inquiry into delay over Iran debt paymentSecret recording sheds light on Zac Goldsmith tax evasion caseFormer minister takes second job as No 10 drops plan to cap MPs’ earningsRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesThere is an urgent question in the Commons at 12.30pm today on compensation for the subpostmasters and mistresses affected
  
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• Sudan’s military is brutally suppressing protests – global action is needed

  22-03-2022 10:30
  
  A targeted response, including sanctions against those leading the repression, will allow Sudanese striving for a fairer future the freedom to organiseIn Sudan, where prices for bread and fuel have risen sharply after the coup, people are once again taking to the streets. The global shortage of wheat triggered by the war in Ukraine may be adding fuel to the fire, but dissatisfaction has been brewing for years.Five months ago, Sudan’s military carried out a coup, bringing an abrupt end to t
  
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• Spend a day with me in the eviction court, Mr Sunak, and you’ll understand the ‘cost of living’ | Polly Toynbee

  22-03-2022 09:00
  
  If the chancellor raised benefits in line with inflation, it would help those tenants for whom rising bills are the last strawExpect something on Wednesday, some gesture in the spring statement to ease the gathering cost-of-living storm. But for whom? That’s the chancellor’s political and moral choice. But, before he chooses, I would like to bring him with me to sit in court to watch a day of housing evictions, warrants and repossessions.Since the ban on evictions in England during C
  
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• Prince William attempts to channel the Queen using 1994 social justice speech at end of controversial tour - GB News

  22-03-2022 08:38
  
  Prince William attempts to channel the Queen using 1994 social justice speech at end of controversial tour  GB News
  
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• From crime scene to courtroom: Advancing the fair administration of justice - Open Access Government

  22-03-2022 08:00
  
  From crime scene to courtroom: Advancing the fair administration of justice  Open Access Government
  
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• John Barilaro tells court he felt ‘broken’ after Friendlyjordies videos appeared on YouTube

  22-03-2022 05:07
  
  Former NSW deputy premier abused at shopping centre, called ‘corrupt’ and sworn at in front of daughter, court hearsGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesFormer New South Wales deputy premier John Barilaro was “broken” and “wanted to hide” during the state’s Delta outbreak due to the abuse from members of the public that followed a series of Friendlyjordies videos, a defamation tria
  
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• Ryan Reynolds Reacts To Justice League's Cut Green Lantern Image - Screen Rant

  22-03-2022 01:02
  Ryan Reynolds Reacts To Justice League's Cut Green Lantern Image  Screen Rant
  
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• Salvation and Social Justice: Jajuan Henderson Shot and Paralyzed by Trenton Police over 30 days ago. But Still no Body Camera Footage. - InsiderNJ

  22-03-2022 00:40
  
  Salvation and Social Justice: Jajuan Henderson Shot and Paralyzed by Trenton Police over 30 days ago. But Still no Body Camera Footage.  InsiderNJ
  
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• Cuban guilty of ignoring court order | USAO-SDTX - Department of Justice

  22-03-2022 00:12
  Cuban guilty of ignoring court order | USAO-SDTX  Department of Justice
  
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