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International issues in criminal law: Extradition of El Chapo and extraterritoriality in Nigeria

SCOTUSBlog

United States is a petition brought by Joaquin Guzman Loera, better known as El Chapo, the former leader of a Mexican drug cartel who is serving a life sentence in Colorado. The post International issues in criminal law: Extradition of El Chapo and extraterritoriality in Nigeria appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Guzman Loera v.

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Can the ‘War’ on Gun Violence Learn From the Mistakes of the War on Drugs?

The Crime Report

That’s a lesson worth applying to current strategies addressing the epidemic of gun violence, writes Benjamin Levin , an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School. Benjamin Levin is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School.

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Can Police Unions Be a Force for Reform?

The Crime Report

That would be a “mistake,” writes the paper’s author, Benjamin Levin , an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School. Benjamin Levin is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School.

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Colorado Candidate Accused of Yielding to Blackmail While on the Aspen City Council

JonathanTurley

There is a bizarre political controversy out of Colorado that may raise some interesting defamation and criminal law questions. Both the Colorado GOP and Rep. Perhaps our Colorado lawyers can correct me if I am reading this wrong). However, Colorado does not have such a statute.

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Red flag laws and the Colorado LGBTQ club shooting – questions over whether state’s protection order could have prevented tragedy

LLRX

Professor Alex McCourt , an expert on gun laws at Johns Hopkins University, explains how red flag laws are supposed to work – and why they weren’t triggered in this case.

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Time to Vote: You Get to Pick the Startup Alley Finalists for ABA TECHSHOW 2022

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Path To Well-Being In Law: Episode 19 – Matt Thiese

ALPS

Looking at different types of practice, whether criminal litigator or transactional law, so on and so forth, as well as looking at the size of the firm. If someone is a sole practitioner in criminal law in a rural setting, is that sort of just an additive effect in terms of challenges there? Or is it compounded?

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