Saturday

13th January - Law News

2212nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Focus Video Story: It's now the 6th consecutive Friday that Palestinians have come out in force to protest Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital. At least 3 protesters have been injured in clashes in Gaza.



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Friday

12th January - Law News

2211st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Focus Video Story: When Rafal Senk moved to the UK he found people more accepting of his sexuality than in his native Poland. However, his profound deafness meant he was unable to get the right support from councils and soon became homeless.

Focus of the Day Story: Less than 24 hours after the prime minister handed the justice brief to solicitor David Gauke as part of a cabinet reshuffle, the new lord chancellor says he has begun the process of making parole decisions more transparent. Gauke told MPs today that he agreed with his predecessor David Lidington's assessment that there is a 'strong case' to review transparency in making parole decisions and how victims are appropriately engaged. This follows widespread concern at the Parole Board's decision to release serial sex attacker John Worboys from prison. Full story: The Law Society Gazette

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Thursday

11th January - Law News

2210th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Focus Video Story: It was a normal school board meeting in Louisiana - so how did a teacher end up being taken to jail?


Focus of the Day Story: General counsel need a deeper understanding of their company's data, as a range of new legal issues - from privacy to antitrust - are on the horizen, according to Crowell Moring's latest predictions for 2018. Full story: The Global Legal Post

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Wednesday

10th January - Law News

2209th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Focus Video Story: Daily Mail columnist Andrew Pierce and Dawn Foster from the Guardian discuss Virgin Trains' decision to stop selling the Mail.


Focus of the Day Story:  Acclaimed book The New Jim Crow banned in some New Jersey prisons. ACLU writes to state after influential 2010 work banned at two jails while author says ‘officials must fear’ inmates reading about ‘bias and corruption’. Full story: Guardian Law

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Tuesday

9th January - Law News

2208th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Focus Video Story: Racial discrimination and police brutality sparked riots in the 1960s, and affirmative action was used to calm the unrest


Focus of the Day Story: Crowdsourcing is an accurate predictor of court judgments, at best proving accurate in over eight out of ten cases, according to a rigorous analysis. A team of academics arrived at the conclusion after assessing the results of a massive public competition to predict the outcome of US Supreme Court cases, involving cash prizes of up to $10,000 (£7,375) for the winners. Full story: Legal Futures

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Monday

8th January - Law News

2207th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Focus Video Story: Alabama authorities say arson is being investigated in a fire that destroyed the home of Tina Johnson, a woman who accused former US Senate candidate Roy Moore of grabbing her on the buttocks in 1991. No arrests have been made, and there appears to be no connection to the allegations against Moore, the Etowah County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.


Focus of the Day Story: The search is officially on for the next Justices of the Supreme Court—and it could result in more representation of women in the highest court in the land. The Selection Commission has advertised vacancies for the roles of Deputy President and two, possibly three, Justices. Potential candidates have until midday on 26 January 2018 to submit their applications for the job interview-of-a-lifetime. The new appointees will assume office between June 2018 and January 2019. Full story: New Law Journal

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Sunday

7th January - Law News

2206th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Focus Video Story: Bihar's veteran politician Lalu Yadav, who was convicted in a second case of fodder scam -- involving the embezzlement of more than Rs. 89 lakh in government funds -- was given three-and-a-half-year's jail term and a fine of Rs. 10 lakh by a special court in Ranchi today. It is unclear whether the 69-year-old will be able to walk out of jail in the near future. In Patna, Mr Yadav's son Tejashwi Yadav, who held an emergency strategy meet with the leaders of his Rashtriya Janata Dal, said, "The judiciary has performed its duty. We will go to the High Court after studying the sentence and apply for a bail". The former Chief Minister, who is in Ranchi's Birsa Munda Jail, received his sentence through video-conference.



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