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Citing witness death threats, Jack Smith asks Judge Cannon to reconsider ‘clear error’ in ruling

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Government prosecutors on special counsel Jack Smith’s team file papers asking Judge Aileen Cannon to reconsider her “clear error” in granting a request from lawyers for former President Donald Trump to reveal the identity of certain witnesses in the classified documents case. Here are the latest legal developments involving the Republican frontrunner seeking to be reelected to the White House in 2024. Jan. 6 election interference Smith asks Cannon to reconsider ‘clear error’ in ruling in classified documents case Key players: Special counsel Jack Smith, Judge Aileen Cannon In court papers filed late Thursday, government prosecutors on Smith’s team asked…
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Judge to decide Fani Willis’s fate ‘in the next 2 weeks’ after hearing closing arguments at disqualification hearing

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At the conclusion of closing arguments in a hearing to decide whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified from prosecuting former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants, Judge Scott McAfee says he hopes to have a final decision in two weeks. At another high-stakes hearing in Florida, Judge Aileen Cannon voices skepticism on special counsel Jack Smith’s proposal to start Trump’s trial on July 8. Here are the latest developments in the legal cases facing the man hoping to be reelected to the White House. Georgia election interference Judge hears closing arguments on whether to disqualify Fani…
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Michigan lawyer and Trump ally Stephanie Lambert faces voting machine charges after arrest

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Michigan attorney Stephanie Lambert was arrested Monday in Washington, DC The arrest came after she failed to turn herself in following a bench warrant issued for her arrest more than a week ago in the criminal case alleging she illegally accessed voting machines in the wake of the 2020 presidential election. Lambert was taken into custody by the US Marshals Service in a US District Court for the District of Columbia courtroom, according to Brady McCarron, a spokesperson for the US Marshals Service. Lambert was in court in Washington, DC, on Monday to represent former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne in…
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Who is Fali Sam Nariman? ‘Bhishma Pitamah’ of lawyer community represented these landmark cases

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On February 21, eminent jurist and senior advocate Fali Sam Nariman passed away at the age of 95. He stood out as a distinguished figure in Indian legal history. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1991 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2007. While reacting to his demise, lawyer Prashant Bhushan called him “Bhishma Pitamah of the Lawyer community”. Born in 1929, he made his mark as a constitutional lawyer and senior advocate to the Supreme Court of India. His journey in the legal field began after graduating from law. He was respected for his expertise, particularly in constitutional law…
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The Court of Appeal allows disbarred Halifax lawyer to proceed with lawsuit

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A former Halifax defense lawyer has won his legal challenge against the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society. The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal ruled on Tuesday that Lyle Howe could proceed with a lawsuit against the Society. “It’s a major step in the right direction for me,” Howe said in an interview. The barristers’ society disbarred Howe in 2017 after a three-member panel found him guilty of professional misconduct and professional incompetence. The Supreme Court had previously dismissed Howe’s case against the society, but the court of appeal has ruled Howe’s case should be heard. Howe has argued the decision to…
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Fake Kenyan lawyer who won 26 cases, arrested

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Brian Mwenda, a Kenyan resident, posed as a legal practitioner, and his professionalism went unquestioned by judges until his recent arrest. As per a report by Facts East AfricaMwenda managed to represent clients in 26 cases before Kenyan High Court Judges, Magistrates, and Court of Appeal Judges, achieving victory in all of them. As per the report, Mwenda had successfully described himself as a legal professional for an extended period, and even judges did not question his competence until his recent arrest. “Kenyan authorities have arrested a fake lawyer, Brian Mwenda, who has falsely presented himself as an Advocate of…
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Young Thug Lawyer Cite Overturned Murder Conviction In RICO Case

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Young Thug’s attorney, Brian Steel, has filed another memorandum of law in an attempt to get the YSL RICO case thrown out of court. According to Law & Crime — who accessed the documents before the site-wide Fulton County Court outage — the move comes in the wake of a murder conviction in another Georgia case with ties to Hip Hop. On Tuesday (March 5), Morgan Cardelle Baker’s conviction in a 2019 shooting of a security guard was thrown out after Georgia’s highest court ruled that a music video for “Ghetto Angels” by NoCap in which Baker waved a gun,…
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Peter Nygard’s attorney withdraws from case

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The lawyer representing former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has withdrawn his representation in both Manitoba and Ontario citing a fundamental breakdown of their relationship. Toronto-based lawyer Brian Greenspan applied to be withdrawn from Nygard’s Winnipeg criminal trial on Friday and the Toronto criminal case on Wednesday. An affidavit filed in the provincial court in Winnipeg by Seth Weinstein – a partner at Greenspan’s law firm – states issues have arisen. “There has been a fundamental breakdown of the solicitor-client relationship which requires him to be removed from the record,” the affidavit reads. The document also noted Greenspan, “would have been…
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