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Lawyer freed pending appeal of Jan. 6 conviction because of Supreme Court decision

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“Judge Defers Ruling in Adams Case, Appointing Lawyer to Guide Decision; Judge Dale E. Ho said that with Eric Adams’s lawyer and federal prosecutors agreeing to end the case, he needed to hear independent arguments”

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“Judge Defers Ruling in Adams Case, Appointing Lawyer to Guide Decision; Judge Dale E. Ho said that with Eric Adamss lawyer and federal prosecutors agreeing to end the case, he needed to hear independent arguments”: Benjamin Weiser of The New York Times has this report.

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EU dispatch: Greek neo-Nazi party appeal prompts bar association probe as lawyer makes Nazi salutes in court

JURIST

A trial against Golden Dawn commenced in April 2015 at the first instance, and on October 7, 2020, a court decision pronounced party leader Nikos Michaloliakos and all Golden Dawn MPs guilty for involvement in a criminal organisation. We believe in Metaxas and salute in this way”. The trial as of June 2022 is set to last 18-24 months.

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India judiciary must beware political pressure from ‘vested interest group,’ 600 lawyers warn

JURIST

The India Supreme Court Chief Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud revealed on Friday that 600 lawyers from all across the country wrote to him to express serious concerns over the acts of a “vested interest group” trying to put pressure on the judiciary and intending to defame courts for “political agendas.”

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Nigeria local government breaks silence on election annulment

JURIST

A government party appealed local election results, and the Federal High Court ruled that the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) failed to adhere to proper electoral procedures stipulated by the Electoral Act 2010 , acting in contravention to the 90-notice to stakeholders before any elections.

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Civil society groups demand due process in Guatemala journalist detention review

JURIST

The organizations stated: “At least 10 lawyers who have taken up Zamora’s defense have been forced to abandon the case due to external pressures. Some have even faced unjust criminal proceedings leading to their imprisonment, as reprisal for their efforts on behalf of the journalist.”

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High Court Decision Called ‘Alarming Reversal’ in  Youth Justice

The Crime Report

That not only amounts to a reversal of a precedent set earlier by the Court, but is an “alarming” step back in protecting juveniles, say Arthur Ago and Rochelle Swartz of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. In Miller v.