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Pakistan dispatch: persecution of religious minorities continues under current blasphemy law

JURIST

Law students and law graduates in Pakistan are reporting for JURIST on events in that country impacting its legal system. Every clause in the blasphemy law was modified or changed when Zia was leader, and the intent or mens rea requirement was completely removed.

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New Orleans Police Seek Arrest of Dispatcher Under Novel Criminal Charge

JonathanTurley

The report was taken on August 23, 2021.”. The mens rea element is merely eliminating involuntary failures like illness or force in the failure to perform. Restitution shall include the payment of legal interest at the rate provided in R.S. She was ultimately dismissed after an investigation. Amended by Acts 1980, No.

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Meeting of the Minds: The Price of Recklessness: Disgorgement of Pro?ts in a Post-Romag World

The IP Law Blog

3, January/February 2021, by the American Bar Association. Considering the importance of Chinese manufacturing to global trade, the Chinese legal system and its evolving trademark enforcement system will likely cause companies to get creative. Published in Landslide , Vol. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved.

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Detailed Analysis of POCSO Act, 2012

LexForti

This Legislation operates on the basic premise of “guilty until proven innocent” , instead of the ubiquitous principle of “innocent until proven guilty,” and therefore to prevent the misuse of legal system, we have safeguards in place made for prevention of filing of fictitious allegations or misleading evidence with the purpose to cause harm.

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A Criminologist Assesses the ‘Racketeer-in-Chief’

The Crime Report

In a forthcoming (May 2022) book, Criminology on Trump, I have marshalled the mens rea type of evidence that I hope prosecutors and the Department of Justice will consider in charging Trump and his associates with a variety of white-collar crimes. That office opened a criminal indictment of the Trump Organization, Inc. Alvin Bragg, Jr.

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“Without any Doubt, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, Beyond any Doubt”: Tribe Declares Trump Committed Attempted Murder

JonathanTurley

In addition to declaring former President Donald Trump clearly guilty of the attempt to murder Vice President Mike Pence on January 6, 2021, Tribe is again assuring viewers that “without any doubt, beyond a reasonable doubt, beyond any doubt, and the crimes are obvious.” There is also no compelling legal basis for the claim.

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Last-chance Hearing: Jan. 6 Committee Has Yet To Establish A Criminal Case Against Trump

JonathanTurley

It is the type of evidence used to show mens rea — “guilty mind.” The committee has portrayed Trump’s reliance on a private legal team as knowingly dishonest by calling it “ Team Crazy.” Today, they seem to be building the case I recommended in 2021 — just 19 months too late. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) His colleague, Rep.