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Myanmar law students resist military coup online and in the streets

JURIST

Young law students in Myanmar are defending democracy online and in public demonstrations as they resist the February 1 military takeover that deposed civilian Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi. JURIST is a 501(c)(3) non-profit based at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in the United States.

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Rick DeMedeiros: 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Field

The Estrin Report

Rick DeMedeiros of DeMedeiros Injury Law. The legal field is known to be extremely competitive. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law? Yes, from high school on, I knew I wanted to be an attorney, but I wasn’t entirely sure in which area I would specialize.

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International lawyers coalition condemns erosion of protection for legal advocates in letter to UN rights expert

JURIST

JURIST EXCLUSIVE – A coalition of international legal advocates sent a joint letter Saturday to Professor Mary Lawlor , the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, condemning the growing trend of government officials intimidating and endangering the legal representatives of politically controversial clients.

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Second Circuit Refutes Allegations Involving Law Clerk in Mediaite, Above the Law, and Other Publications

JonathanTurley

She later was accepted at Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, a favorite target for ATL ( and Rubino ) and other sites for its conservative leanings. ’ That last line will be discussed shortly, but Mediaite (a site founded by ABC Chief Legal Analyst Dan Abrams) said that it had multiple sources on the story.

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Is the Clock Finally Running out on Hunter Biden?

JonathanTurley

He went to law school after his father became a powerful U.S. Presidents can be called before grand juries or deposed by investigators in other cases; President Clinton, for example, famously was compelled to testify in a legal case during his term. Yet, timing still could be on Hunter’s side.