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Sullivan & Cromwell Joins Trump Defense As Age Of Obsequiousness Begins!

Above The Law

No white-shoe law firm would touch him. Trumps appeal is important for the rule of law, New Yorks reputation as a global business, financial and legal center, as well as for the presidency and all public officials, Giuffra said in a statement. But despite my misgivings, that is how the law reads. A real representational glow-up.

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Legalize All Drugs! Reason Versus City Journal

The Volokh Conspiracy

Minimum wage laws make labor markets not clear. More importantly, when you look at recent legalizations of raw milk or marijuana or sports gambling, we get the common-sense result. And it is not a refusal to enforce other criminal laws. Well, the answer is prohibition. And prohibition makes drug markets run worse.

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China amends criminal laws in latest anti-doping measure

JURIST

Amendment XI was added to Article 355 of the Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China, a provision which originally punished the act of providing addictive narcotics to another person. The post China amends criminal laws in latest anti-doping measure appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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Russia athletes banned from competing under Russian name and flag

JURIST

The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland has sanctioned Russian athletes from using the country’s name and flag for two years. The WADA had initially banned Russia from international sports events for four years in 2019. However, the court decided to cut the ban from 4 years to 2.

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FIFA Cases Hold Lessons for FDA-Regulated Companies – Organizations can be Victims of Their Own Employees’ Criminal Conduct

FDA Law

The Guidelines rationale is that “[o]rganizations can act only through agents and, under federal criminal law, generally are vicariously liable for offenses committed by their agents.” Which brings us to the FIFA prosecutions, a topic that would not typically be blogworthy for the FDA law blog.

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Federal Court Strikes Down Another Provision of New York’s New Gun Control Law

JonathanTurley

New York Democrats continue to pass laws that are virtually guaranteed to be struck down and further reinforce Second Amendment rights. The latest provision involves the possible criminal prosecution for possessing a gun on private property if owner has not approved such possession on the premises. Bruen, 142 S. in Christian v.

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How to Get Work as a Paralegal

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