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Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to 40 years in prison for stealing from clients, his law firm

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Convicted double murderer Alex Murdaugh was slammed with a 40-year prison term Monday morning for a slew of financial crimes he pleaded guilty to last year. The disgraced former attorney has already been sentenced to two life terms for the shocking murders of his wife and 22-year-old son in one of the most closely watched criminal cases in recent history. The federal term handed down Monday is in addition to another 27-year sentence Murdaugh received in state court for similar financial offenses. Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to 40 years for stealing from his law firm and his clients. AP US…
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Will Florida’s new social media law work? Here are some concerns

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Gov. Ron DeSantis calls Florida’s social media restrictions on minors one of the strictest in the nation. The measure was passed to keep kids off apps like TikTok and Snapchat to protect their mental health. The law prohibits anyone under 13 from having an account. “One of the things I know a lot of parents have had concerns about is the role the internet and social media play in the upbringing of young kids,” DeSantis said last week as he signed the measure into law. The law (HB3) would: Require social media platforms to prohibit minors under 14 from creating…
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Ex-Trump lawyer John Eastman should lose state law license, judge says

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has recommended that conservative attorney John Eastman lose his California legal license over his efforts to keep former President Donald Trump in power after the 2020 election. Eastman, a former law school dean, faced 11 disciplinary charges in the state bar court stemming from his development of a legal strategy to have then-Vice President Mike Pence interfere with the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory. State Bar Court of California Judge Yvette Roland’s recommendation, issued Wednesday, now goes to the California Supreme Court for a final ruling on whether he should be disbarred. Eastman…
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Addy’s Law Passes Georgia General Assembly | News

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu calls for Knesset to pass law allowing closure of foreign news networks

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TEL AVIV: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for Knesset to pass the legislation allowing his government to shut down foreign news networksaccording to The Times of Israel.Netanyahu has promised to “immediately act to close Al Jazeera” after the law is passed.Netanyahu’s Likud party released a statement claiming that the prime minister asked coalition whip Ofir Katz to make sure the bill passed both its second and third readings today, reported the Times of Israel.If the law is approved, the prime minister and the minister of communications will have the power to declare international networks functioning in Israel to…
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‘It’s about time:’ France considers a law to ban hair discrimination

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Lawmakers in France’s lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a bill that would ban discrimination over the texture, length, color or style of someone’s hair. The bill’s authors hope the groundbreaking bill sends a message of support to Black people and others who have faced hostility in the workplace and beyond because of their hair. But the measure still faces a long road ahead. It goes to the Senate next, where it could face opposition. While only 50 of the National Assembly’s 577 lawmakers were on hand for the vote, they overwhelmingly supported the bill in a 44-2 vote.…
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Israeli parliament passes law that could stop Al Jazeera broadcasting

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JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Monday (Apr 1) to enact a ban on broadcasts in Israel from news channel Al Jazeera using authority newly elected lawmakers voted to grant him. The potential ban is a fresh escalation in the running conflict between Israel’s government and the Qatar-based channel that has intensified during Israel’s war with Hamas militants in Gaza. “The terrorist channel Al Jazeera will no longer broadcast from Israel. I intend to act immediately in accordance with the new law to stop the channel’s activities,” Netanyahu said on X, formerly Twitter. Within hours of the step toward…
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John Eastman, former Trump attorney and Chapman Law School dean, faces possible disbarment

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A California judge recommended that John Eastman, Chapman Law School’s former dean, face disbarment for his alleged role in former President Donald Trump’s Georgia election scheme. “Eastman’s wrongdoing constitutes exceptionally serious ethical violations warranting severe professional discipline,” Judge Yvette Roland wrote in her decision. The California State Bar Court Eastman found culpable of 10 disciplinary charges, claiming he engaged in misconduct when he allegedly helped Trump try to overturn 2020 election results in Georgia. Eastman, the former president and 17 others were named in the indictment that accused the group of violating the Georgia RICO Act. “Every California attorney has…
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