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Mass protests take place in Spain against PM Sánchez’s amnesty deal with Catalan separatists

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The Spanish Constitutional Court then nullified the referendum, holding that the regional law on which it was based was illegal under the Spanish Constitution. Several Catalan officials were arrested and charged for their involvement with the referendum and declaration of independence.

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Actually, Wells Doesn’t Particularly Want A Full Airing Of Just How Non-Discriminatory Its Mortgage Lending Practices Are

Above The Law

After all, what’s another novelty-size check for malfeasance neither admitted nor denied to Charlie Scharf & co. The post Actually, Wells Doesn’t Particularly Want A Full Airing Of Just How Non-Discriminatory Its Mortgage Lending Practices Are appeared first on Above the Law. at this point?

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JURIST Digital Scholars Program Calls for Applications for Summer 2021

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JURIST is a nonprofit legal news organization powered by a global team of smart, dedicated, and public-minded volunteer law students connected for the greater good. It aims to cultivate interdisciplinary talent at the crossroads of law, public policy, and technology. 2021 Challenge Areas. The planet is in crisis.

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Lawsuits Renew Scrutiny of Big Banks’ Deceptive Practices on Cash Sweep Accounts

Intelligize Blog

The Securities and Exchange Commission is also reportedly investigating whether Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and other financial services firms have run afoul of federal securities laws in the management of these accounts. Commentary from almost a decade ago suggests they won’t.

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How To Be An Effective Company Watchdog

InHouseBlog

Sterling Miller’s recent piece illuminates the issues involved and provides practical guidance for in-house counsel at all levels in an organization: “…expectations regarding the responsibilities of in-house counsel to spot and stop corporate malfeasance have changed dramatically over the past two decades.

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India dispatch: Supreme Court calls for ‘full transparency’ from Centre in Adani Group stock manipulation inquiry

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Indian law students are reporting for JURIST on law-related developments in and affecting India. Here Apoorv Vats, a second-year student at NALSAR University of Law, files from Hyderabad.

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A bungled house sale, a bankrupt couple, and a statutory puzzle involving debts incurred through fraud

SCOTUSBlog

Under California law (which is not the least bit unusual on this point), both of the spouses are jointly responsible for that judgment, even though David was much more directly involved than Kate in the repairs and renovations related to the deficient disclosures. A fact pattern worthy of a law-school classroom. What’s not to love.

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