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CLAT/AILET PG WORKSHOP BY IDIA KERALA CHAPTER: Register by 17th December

LexForti

IDIA – Kerala Chapter functions from its base at The National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi, which is the only National Law University in Kerala. Important areas relating to law must be clearly understood by the aspirants. She is currently pursuing LLM in Business Laws at National Law University, Delhi.

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Sioux Tribe Imposes Language Criterion For Priority Vaccinations

JonathanTurley

Federal and state laws do apply on Indian reservations despite their status as self-regulating states. Smith (1990) , the Supreme Court rejected the claim of exemption of tribes from the federal criminal prohibition on the sue of peyote from the general application of its criminal laws.

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“Malicious Communications”: Scottish Feminist Criminally Charged For Tweets Opposing Gender Self-Identification

JonathanTurley

What constitutes hate speech remains a highly subjective matter and we have seen a steady expansion of prohibited terms and words and gestures. As noted in a prior column, free speech appears to be dying in the West with the increasing criminalization of speech under discrimination, hate, and blasphemy laws.

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The Cuties and the “Younger” Doctrine: Netflix Prevails in Key Federal Ruling Over Controversial Movie

JonathanTurley

Judge Truncale gives a detailed account of how the prosecutors were “repulsed” by the sexualization of children in the movie, which began streaming Cuties on September 9, 2020. Therefore, her nudity cannot constitute child pornography. However, the court highlighted deep flaws in the prosecutorial case.

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Presidential Immunity Under Trump v. United States

Constitutional Law Reporter

Trump on four counts for conduct that occurred during his Presidency following the November 2020 election. The President is not above the law. But Congress may not criminalize the President’s conduct in carrying out the responsibilities of the Executive Branch under the Constitution. Madison , 5 U.S.

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Rittenhouse Goes To Jury After Case Collapses in Court

JonathanTurley

It got worse from there, including a glaring constitutional violation by the prosecution when Binger began his cross examination of Rittenhouse by commenting on his decision to remain silent. Her guest, MSNBC legal analyst and Georgetown law professor Paul Butler, concurred and called it “the greatest performance of (his) life.”.

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Aged Out at 17? Prince Andrew Raises Surprising Defense to Giuffre Lawsuit

JonathanTurley

The law is needed because Giuffre’s action against Prince Andrew would be otherwise time-barred. Prince Andrew is arguing that there is an inherent conflict under state law with these claims in light of the general consent law in New York. 88476, 2020 WL 856432, at *4 (N.Y. 21, 2020); ARK3 Doe v.

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