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Dubai: Egyptian Lawyer Samir Sabry has filed a lawsuit with the Public Prosecutor against celebrated Syrian singer Asala Nasri accusing her of quoting part of a Hadith by Prophet Muhammad in her recent hit song “Rifqan”. Sabry, well known for instigating lawsuits against celebrities, told
Chancellor Dwight C. Watson, the 17th chancellor at UW-Whitewater, began his term on Aug. 1, 2019. (Photo: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater)
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Chancellor Dwight Watson is returning to his job after an allegation that he engaged in sexual misconduct at a former job was found to be without
VOA White House Bureau Chief Steve Herman
A pair of conservative political appointees at the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) conducted a “confidential” investigation into one of the most respected journalists at the state-controlled international news organization Voice of America (VOA), NPR reported on Monday.
Collectively, the mission of
Freeborn & Peters issued the following announcement on Sept. 30.
Freeborn & Peters LLP is pleased to announce that Meghan E. Tepas, a Partner in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, is one of Law Bulletin Media’s 2020 40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty, which recognizes the “most talented young attorneys working
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Legal advice used to justify a curfew as part of Victoria’s coronavirus lockdown must not be kept secret ahead of a court fight, a judge has ruled. The validity of a curfew, still affecting metropolitan Melbourne, will be tested in a Supreme Court trial next week. Mornington Peninsula
SINGAPORE – Young people can better understand their legal rights and get help with legal advice under a new pilot scheme announced on Monday (Sept 28).
The Youth Community and Legal Clinic will bring together volunteer young lawyers and law students to provide free legal online consultation services to youth
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A new undercover investigation into a commercial dog meat auction house in South Korea found hundreds of dogs being kept in cages.
Over the summer, the nonprofit animal welfare organization Lady Freethinker captured footage from the Nakwon Auction House in the city of Namyangju, which is believed to
The $25 million collected by a statewide organization to pay fines and fees for former felons will keep them from having to choose between food, rent or the ballot box, the leader of the effort said Sunday in Fort Myers.
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Desmond Meade, left, executive director of the
Since his early release from prison back in April, Tekashi 69’s moves have been highly-publicized. Staying true to his word, the rapper released his record TattleTales in early September, but that’s not all that has put the rapper in the headlines. Yesterday, reports circulated that Tekashi was rushed to the
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2:48 PM PT — The way the issue of Britney’s declaration came up … her lawyer, Sam Ingham, told the judge Britney does not want to perform again … while Ingham said Jamie is intent on Britney resuming her career.
That’s when the issue of hearsay came up …
The FBI and Twitter are now investigating an alleged hack into C-SPAN political editor Steve Scully’s Twitter account.
Scully, who was set to moderate the second presidential debate before it was canceled, has faced intense scrutiny after a tweet to Trump foe Anthony Scaramucci.
The tweet from the “Washington Journal”
A San Diego police officer is under investigation for appearing to make light of the death of a man he fatally shot.
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San Diego Sgt. Matthew Botkin told Fox News that Officer Jonathan Lucas has been placed on administrative leave while the department reviews a
WAUWATOSA, WI— A decision will be announced on Wednesday regarding a fatal shooting involving now suspended Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah. The Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office will determine if Mensah will face criminal charges in the death of 17-year-old Alvin Cole.
Kimberley Motley, the attorney for the Cole family,
Accused Jeffrey Epstein madam Ghislaine Maxwell has hired a “super lawyer” who once represented one of Osama bin Laden’s henchmen, legal papers show.
Bobbi Sternheim filed papers Monday in New York’s Southern District Court to note that she “hereby appears as counsel for Defendant Ghislaine Maxwell” in her sex-trafficking case.
Speaking at the online launch event for the Global Digital Asset & Cryptocurrency Association on Friday — a Chicago-based group focused on regulatory clarity and industry security — U.S. Representative Bill Foster explained the importance of a “secure digital identity.”
“You can have the most rock-solid cryptographic guarantees of a
As children return to school, security experts want parents to add one more thing to their yearly checklist – safeguarding their child’s identity.
Monday is Child Identity Theft Awareness Day.
“This is a huge problem that frankly no one is aware of if they’re not paying attention to it, because
Attorneys who were fired by Maryland Legal Aid, a top provider of pro bono legal services to low-income residents, have accused their former employer of discrimination.
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Three former senior attorneys for Maryland Legal Aid have filed a discrimination complaint against the pro-bono
Laura French, an elder care attorney in Georgia, sees it all the time. A family is in denial about a parent or another older relative’s deteriorating physical or mental health until there’s a crisis, and “all of a sudden everyone realizes ‘we can’t do this alone.’”
That’s often when the
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Bahrain court to sentence prominent defense lawyer Shamlawi
DUBAI (Reuters) – A prominent Bahraini lawyer was handed a six-month suspended prison sentence on Monday for inciting sectarianism, in a case rights groups say erodes defence lawyers’ freedom of speech.
Abdullah al-Shamlawi, who
The Justice Department unsealed charges against two Islamic State militants from Britain, accusing them of carrying out a gruesome campaign of torture, beheadings and other acts of violence against Western hostages, including four Americans.(Oct. 7)
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WASHINGTON – Two British ISIS militants known as “The Beatles” are facing
A former Calgary Police Service lawyer has settled a lawsuit with the organization and the city over a contested severance agreement worth more than $500,000.
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A consent order filed Sunday, containing an amended statement of defence, withdrew various allegations against former CPS general
The online fashion portal Boohoo is pictured on a laptop on April 30, 2020 in London. – Farewell … [+]
Eric Trump, who runs day-to-day operations of the family real estate empire, sat for a deposition on Monday as part of the New York Attorney General’s investigation into whether the Trump Organization improperly inflated the value of its assets, a person familiar with the matter tells CNN.
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