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fromABA Journal
1 week ago

William Neukom, former ABA president with influence 'from boardrooms to ballparks to courtrooms,' dies at 83

"If you don't have the rule of law, you can't have human rights. If you don't have the rule of law, you can't have open, participatory governments. If you don't have the rule of law, you can't have an inclusive economy. And if you don't have the rule of law, you can't have a peaceful existence."
US politics
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Doug Emhoff Heads To Top Law School To Serve As Visiting Professor - Above the Law

It is great to be back home in Los Angeles, and I am excited and honored to return to USC Gould, where my legal journey began. In Washington, I had the privilege of not just serving as Second Gentleman, but also serving as a professor to law students at Georgetown University.
SF politics
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Woman wrongly held for years on US death row dies in Irish house fire

Sonia Sunny Jacobs, an advocate against wrongful convictions on death row, tragically died in a fire at her rural Irish home.
Law
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Kim Kardashian earns her law degree after six years

Kim Kardashian has graduated from her legal apprenticeship and aspires to practice law, balancing her responsibilities as a mother and businesswoman.
Chicago
fromNew York Post
2 months ago

Tech exec found 'pulverized,' missing a foot after plunging 20 stories from lux Chicago condo - and nobody has been charged

Caitlin Tracey's death remains a mystery, with no charges filed despite troubling circumstances and family calls for justice.
fromVulture
5 months ago

Harvey Weinstein Begs for New Rape Retrial Date, Citing Health Issues

Every day I'm on Rikers Island, it's a mystery to me how I'm still walking. I'm gasping for air. I know I'm headed toward Bellevue Hospital any day now, and I can't wait this long.
New York City
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