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Baldwins Lawyers: legal expertise with a local heart
Sunshine Valley Gazette
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Business Feature - Baldwins Lawyers For more than 90 years, Baldwins Lawyers has earned a reputation for delivering honest, reliable and client-focused legal services throughout Queensland and across Australia. The firm was established in Gympie...
Kosovo president withdraws court petition over judge concerns
Gazeta Tema
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August 5, 2025
Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani has withdrawn a legal request from July to the Constitutional Court, which sought clarity on whether the Assembly should be dissolved after its July 26 deadline had passed. Osmani said she retracted the petition...
Sleman Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against UGM Rector Regarding Jokowi's Fake Diploma
Tempo.co
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August 5, 2025
The lawsuit filed by a lawyer from Makassar, Komardin, against several officials of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) regarding the alleged fake diploma of former President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) at the Sleman District Court has been deemed invalid. In...
Legal Cum Probation Officer Vacancy At Tirupathur District Child Protection Unit, Tamil Nadu
Live Law
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August 5, 2025
Tirupathur District Child Protection Unit invites application for the post of Legal Cum Probation officer. Name of the Post: Legal Cum Probation officer No. of Post: 01 (One) Age Limit: 42 Years Remuneration: Rs. 27,804/- month Essential...
Law Researcher Vacancy At Appellate Tribunal For Electricity
Live Law
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August 6, 2025
Appellate Tribunal for Electricity invites application for the post of Law Researcher. Name of the Post: Law Researcher No. of Post: 01 (One) Remuneration: Rs. 65,000/- month Age Limit: 27 Years Essential Qualification and Experience • The...
Lawyer Predicts XRP Lawsuit Dismissal More Likely To Happen Than Not Before August 15th
Coingape
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August 6, 2025
Lawyer Bill Morgan has shared that the appeal case between Ripple Vs SEC case is most likely to be dismissed before the August 15 status report deadline. This highlights the increasing confidence among legal analysts on the outcome of the XRP...
Lawyers are the new bankers: Legal rainmakers are making $30 million but who's really paying?
The Economic Times
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August 6, 2025
Lawyers have always been well paid, but the riches now available to top performers would make most Premier League soccer players blush, with some legal rainmakers reportedly earning more than $30 million a year. While the leading firms are...
Judge blocks 4 districts from enforcing Arkansas law requiring Ten Commandments in schools
KATV 7 - Arkansas
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — A new Arkansas law requiring public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments cannot be enforced in a handful of the state’s largest school districts where parents brought challenges on the grounds that it violates the...
Judge blocks Ten Commandments law in 4 Arkansas school districts
Missouri Lawyers Media
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August 5, 2025
In Brief Federal judge blocks Ten Commandments display law in 4 Arkansas school districts. Law deemed likely unconstitutional under church-state separation principles. ACLU and civil rights groups filed the suit on behalf of families. Similar...
Judge blocks 4 districts from enforcing Arkansas law requiring Ten Commandments in the classroom
FOX 13 - Tennessee
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A new Arkansas law requiring public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments cannot be enforced in a handful of the state’s largest school districts where parents brought challenges on the grounds that it violates the...
Attorney General Uthmeier sues porn sites over failure to enforce age checks in Florida
Sunshine Sentinel - Florida
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August 5, 2025
Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed lawsuits against several online pornography distributors, alleging that they have failed to comply with Florida's age verification law designed to protect minors from explicit content. The legal action...
Legal tech startup August raises $7 million from New Enterprise Associates, Pear VC
The Economic Times
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August 5, 2025
Legal tech startup August has raised $7 million in a funding round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Pear VC. The company is building artificial intelligence (AI) tools specifically for midsize law firms. The round also saw participation...
Attorney General Ken Paxton Will Seek Judicial Orders Declaring that Runaway Democrats Who Abandon Their Legislative Duties Vacated Their Office
Local News Only - Texas
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August 5, 2025
Attorney General Ken Paxton Will Seek Judicial Orders Declaring that Runaway Democrats Who Abandon Their Legislative Duties Vacated Their Office AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that the continued refusal to perform legislative...
Law enforcement agencies engage communities during National Night Out
CNY Central - New York
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Law enforcement agencies across the country participated in the "National Night Out" campaign, aiming to foster relationships with the communities they serve. In Onondaga County, both the Sheriff's Office and the Syracuse Police Department hosted...
Law School’s legal ethics lecturers under fire
The Herald Ghana
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August 6, 2025
….Over undervalued properties and alleged forged Wills Fine details of the alleged inheritance fraud levelled against veteran politician and lawyer, Sam Okudzeto, his daughter Esine Okudzeto, their law firm, Sam Okudzeto & Associates, and two...
Court blocks new Arkansas law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms
Mountain Home Observer - Arkansas
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August 6, 2025
Share This Article A federal judge on Monday night temporarily blocked implementation of a new state law requiring schools to post the Ten Commandments in classrooms that was set to take effect Tuesday. Act 573 of 2025 requires that “a durable...
Judge orders Florida leaders to prove who has authority over Alligator Alcatraz
Fox 4 - Florida
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August 5, 2025
OCHOPEE, Fla. — Federal and state officials in Florida must produce agreements showing which government agency or private contractor has legal authority to detain people or perform immigration officer roles at “Alligator Alcatraz,” the immigration...
Judge allows disability bias suit over heart condition
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
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August 5, 2025
In brief Worker claims he was demeaned and ultimately fired after returning from heart surgery Judge found direct evidence of disability bias in employer’s remarks Age discrimination claim dismissed as lacking plausible link Plaintiff also alleged...
Court rules UC barring undocumented students from campus jobs is discriminatory
Daily Bruin - California
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A California Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a UC policy barring undocumented students from holding on-campus jobs is unlawfully discriminatory. The lawsuit was originally filed in October 2024 by alumnus Jeffry Umaña Muñoz and lecturer Iliana...
Judge: Diddy Must Stay in Jail Until His Sentencing
Breitbart
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August 5, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs can’t go home from jail to await sentencing on his prostitution-related conviction, a judge said Monday, denying the rap and style mogul’s latest bid for bail. Combs has been behind bars since his September...