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Jan. 6 was an example of networked incitement

LLRX

6, 2021, signaled a major break from the nonviolent rallies that categorized most major protests over the past few decades. The shocking events of Jan. What set Jan. 6 apart was the president of the United States using his cellphone to direct an attack on the Capitol, and those who stormed the Capitol being wired and ready for insurrection.

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

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She is currently pursuing LLM in Business Laws at National Law University, Delhi. She secured AIR 3 in AILET PG 2021. She is also a tutor for law entrance exams at Jays Academy, Trivandrum. Her areas of interest include Contract Law, Intellectual Property Law and Constitutional Law. GUIDELINES.

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Rittenhouse Goes To Jury After Case Collapses in Court

JonathanTurley

Mystal, who stated earlier this month that white, non-college-educated voters supported Republicans in the 2021 races in part because they care about “ using their guns on Black people and getting away with it ,” not surprisingly, has written that this trial is a sham. One man – not society – is on trial.

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Ketanji Brown Jackson to Join SCOTUS as First Black Female Justice

Constitutional Law Reporter

She also served as a Supreme Court law clerk to Justice Stephen Breyer. Circuit, appointed by President Joe Biden in 2021. Given her unique legal background, she may also be able to sway her colleagues to view issues her way, particularly in cases involving criminal law. Judge Jackson most recently sat on the U.S.

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Twitter’s Trust Bust: New Documents Show How “Trust” Executives Misled Congress and the Public

JonathanTurley

Indeed, a recent federal filing revealed a 2021 email between Twitter executives and Carol Crawford, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s digital media chief. Second, destruction of documents could also prove relevant as part of an investigation into whether false statements were given under oath.

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Petito’s Parents File Lawsuit Against Laundrie’s Parents Over the Murder of their Daughter

JonathanTurley

In an effort to avoid any contact with Nichole Schmidt, on or about September 10, 2021, Roberta Laundrie blocked Nichole Schmidt on her cellular phone such that neither phone. They further allege that they struggled to find the truth about their daughter between August 27, 2021 and September 19, 2021, but received no help from the Petitos.

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Open Borders and Closed Courts: How the Supreme Court Laid the Seeds for the Immigration Crisis

JonathanTurley

The southern border in 2024 is, constitutionally, suffering no more an “invasion” than the Capitol riot in 2021 was an “insurrection.” There is a difference between the colloquial and constitutional meaning of such terms. States have also tried to go to court to enforce these laws in cases like Arizona v.