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Bangladesh authorities remove three student leaders from hospital amidst protests

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Bangladesh authorities forcibly removed three student leaders from a hospital where they were receiving treatment for injuries allegedly sustained during police detention on Friday. The leaders—Nahid Islam, Asif Mahmud, and Abu Baker Majumder—are part of Students Against Discrimination, a group at the forefront of protests against government job quotas.

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“Judicial Notice: 07.28.24: Succession; Justice Kagan’s candid comments, a $3 billion legal-tech company, a new GC for Fox News Media, and the law of. chicken fingers?”

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“Judicial Notice: 07.28.24: Succession; Justice Kagan’s candid comments, a $3 billion legal-tech company, a new GC for Fox News Media, and the law of. chicken fingers?” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

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Sudan rights group says at least 25 killed in RSF attacks on El-Fasher

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At least 25 people were reportedly killed and dozens wounded in an attack by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Saturday on the city of El-Fasher in western Darfur, local pro-democracy activists El-Fasher Resistance Committees shared on Facebook. In their post, the Resistance Committees accused the militia of “indiscriminately shelling the city’s neighborhoods with heavy artillery.” Sharing photos of civilians’ homes which had been targeted, as well as hospitals an

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The Race Against Time To Reinvent Lawyers

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The foundations of the legal systems that generate lawyers are in a tremendous state of flux. The time to reinvent lawyers is short.

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Trial Prep: What Attorneys Really Want (And How to Deliver It)

Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Get ready to uncover what attorneys really need from you when it comes to trial prep in this new webinar! Attorney and law professor, Joe Stephens, J.D., will share proven techniques for anticipating attorney needs, organizing critical documents, and transforming complex information into compelling case presentations. Key Learning Objectives: Organization That Makes Sense 🎯 Learn how to structure and organize case materials in ways that align with how attorneys actually work and think.

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ASEAN summit concludes with focus on Myanmar crisis and South China Sea tensions

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The ASEAN summit concluded after three days of discussions on Saturday, centring on the violence in Myanmar and tensions in the South China Sea. Laos’ Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith chaired the meeting, which included representatives from the US, Russia, and China. The summit placed significant emphasis on Myanmar’s post-coup humanitarian crisis.

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Thailand court jails activist Arnon Nampa for four extra years upon royal defamation convictions

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A Thailand court imposed Thursday an additional four-year imprisonment on an activist and human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa for defaming the Thai royal family and violating the Computer Crime Act through two social media posts made between January and April 2021. The court found Arnon guilty of using Facebook in early 2021 to disseminate false claims that King Maha Vajiralongkorn, also known as King Rama X, was directly administering the country.

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“Usha Vance told friends Trump appalled her. Now she’s working to elect him. The potential second lady found Trump’s actions on Jan. 6 ‘deeply disturbing,’ a friend said. But ambition and devotion to her husband ultimately drove her to a place in the former president’s campaign.”

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“Usha Vance told friends Trump appalled her. Now she’s working to elect him. The potential second lady found Trump’s actions on Jan. 6 ‘deeply disturbing,’ a friend said. But ambition and devotion to her husband ultimately drove her to a place in the former president’s campaign.” Peter Jamison, Beth Reinhard, Hannah Natanson, and Nicole Markus of The Washington Post have this report.

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Gaza health ministry reports Israel Defence Forces kill 30 in school strike

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Israel struck a school in central Gaza on Saturday, and the Hamas-run health ministry reported that the attack injured 100 and killed at least 30 Palestinians. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Telegram that the school was being used as a Hamas command and control center and that the building was being used to store large quantities of weapons to use against Israel.

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