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How Istanbul's mayor became Erdogan's prime target
4 days, 3 hours ago

How Istanbul's mayor became Erdogan's prime target

Hindustan Times  

It was around six years ago, when newcomer Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu called election board officials "idiots" for cancelling his initial victory at the polls, that President Tayyip Erdogan noticed him as a serious political threat. Istanbul's mayor and main opposition Republican People's Party candidate Ekrem Imamoglu makes a speech in front of supporters celebrating outside the main municipality building. …

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Legal battles, deportation flights: A timeline of Donald Trump's Alien Enemies Act row
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1 week, 1 day ago

Legal battles, deportation flights: A timeline of Donald Trump's Alien Enemies Act row

Hindustan Times  

President Donald Trump’s invocation of an 18th-century wartime law to deport hundreds of immigrants, most of them Venezuelans, to a prison in El Salvador has led to a showdown with the judiciary. On March 17, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt tells reporters that about 261 people were deported on the flights, including 137 under the Alien Enemies Act It …

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Angelina Jolie pushes her kids to earn amid financial strain from legal battles with Brad Pitt: Report
2 months ago

Angelina Jolie pushes her kids to earn amid financial strain from legal battles with Brad Pitt: Report

Hindustan Times  

Angelina Jolie is facing mounting financial pressure from her ongoing legal battles with ex-husband Brad Pitt, and now, sources revealed to RadarOnline, she is encouraging their six children to contribute financially. Angelina Jolie faces financial pressure from legal battles with Brad Pitt and encourages her six children to earn their own income. Maddox ‘takes some burden off’ Jolie Jolie’s eldest …

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Citizenship sales, land creation and legal battles: How small islands are confronting existential climate threat
4 months ago

Citizenship sales, land creation and legal battles: How small islands are confronting existential climate threat

BBC  

Citizenship sales, land creation and legal battles: How small islands are confronting existential climate threat Getty Images The Pacific Island of Tuvalu is grappling with the reality that much of its land mass may no longer lie above sea level by mid-century From erecting seawalls to selling citizenship, vulnerable small islands are taking sometimes drastic measures to protect themselves from …

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Mint Explainer: What sparks family feuds in Indian corporations?
6 months, 1 week ago

Mint Explainer: What sparks family feuds in Indian corporations?

Live Mint  

A spate of family disputes in India’s corporate sector – involving the KK Modi family, the Oberois, the Kalyanis, and the Chhabria brothers at Finolex Cables – has captured public attention. Shaishavi Kadakia of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas said, “A governance exercise should outline the values, principles and processes guiding the management of a family’s shared assets and businesses." Ketan Dalal …

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange fights US extradition with free speech argument
10 months, 1 week ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange fights US extradition with free speech argument

Hindustan Times  

* WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange fights US extradition with free speech argument Assange could be extradited within 24 hours of the ruling * London High Court set to rule on US assurances * Assange has been involved in legal battles since 2010 By Michael Holden, Sam Tobin LONDON, - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's lawyers told London's High Court on Monday …

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Pregnant Jenna Dewan puts her bump on display in figure-hugging dress amid battle over ex Channing Tatum's earnings from Magic Mike
10 months, 1 week ago

Pregnant Jenna Dewan puts her bump on display in figure-hugging dress amid battle over ex Channing Tatum's earnings from Magic Mike

Daily Mail  

Pregnant Jenna Dewan showed off her bump during an outing in Los Angeles on Thursday, amid her legal drama with ex Channing Tatum. While Dewan and Tatum were officially divorced in November 2019, issues including Magic Mike earnings, division of assets, spousal support and child support for Everly remain unresolved despite years of legal battles. The legal battle has seen …

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Legally Speaking | A deep dive into the key legal battles over the right to property
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Legally Speaking | A deep dive into the key legal battles over the right to property

Hindustan Times  

While the political row over wealth redistribution continues to rage, with sharp reactions from all sides of the political spectrum, the Supreme Court is presently deciding the ambit of the right to private property of a person in India. After hearing the petitioners in the State of Karnataka vs. Sri Ranganatha Reddy, the Karnataka HC struck down the state's action …

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Santa Monica luxury towers, HOA fees, alleged theft: Where did the millions go?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Santa Monica luxury towers, HOA fees, alleged theft: Where did the millions go?

LA Times  

“You — you asked me to open a company, and I said ‘yes?”’ … I have no clue what you’re talking about, Omar.” The man on the phone with Omar Spahi in March 2020 was in a panic. “To the best of my knowledge, no court has determined that I stole money from any of Ocean Towers shareholders.” Wittenberg’s claim …

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Crimean treasures return to Kyiv after years of legal battles
1 year, 4 months ago

Crimean treasures return to Kyiv after years of legal battles

Hindustan Times  

Ancient Crimean gold treasures returned to Kyiv Monday after being stuck in a Dutch museum for nine years, where they were on show when Russia seized the Black Sea peninsula in 2014. The Scythian artefacts -- some around 2,000 years old -- were on loan to Amsterdam's Allard Pierson museum when they were suddenly at the centre of a geopolitical …

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Legal experts worry the words 'executive government' could lead to Voice referendum court battles
2 years ago

Legal experts worry the words 'executive government' could lead to Voice referendum court battles

ABC  

Constitutional lawyers remain divided over the potential for the Voice to Parliament to lead to government decisions being caught in a quagmire of High Court legal challenges. Key points: The inclusion of "executive government" for the proposed constitutional amendment has prompted concerns An expert says the current draft constitutional amendment leaves room for the "No" campaign to capitalise on uncertainty …

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The vote-by-mail cases that could decide the 2020 election (opinion)
4 years, 10 months ago

The vote-by-mail cases that could decide the 2020 election (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: In this weekly column “Cross Exam,” Elie Honig, a CNN legal analyst and former federal and state prosecutor, gives his take on the latest legal news. Watch Honig answer readers’ questions on “CNN Newsroom with Ana Cabrera” at 5:40 p.m. CNN — President Donald Trump’s effort to cast doubt on the 2020 election is in full swing. Under …

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President Trump increasingly engaged in legal battles unfolding over mail-in voting
4 years, 10 months ago

President Trump increasingly engaged in legal battles unfolding over mail-in voting

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump has been increasingly engaged in the legal battles unfolding across the country over the issue of vote-by-mail, urging his political advisers to take an aggressive posture to counter Democratic lawsuits on the issue. Trump has also been engaged in a separate issue: a hotly contested California special election in the 25th Congressional District that Republicans …

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Sports Betting Starts In New Jersey After A Decade Of Legal Battles
6 years, 9 months ago

Sports Betting Starts In New Jersey After A Decade Of Legal Battles

NPR  

Sports Betting Starts In New Jersey After A Decade Of Legal Battles Enlarge this image toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP Seth Wenig/AP New Jersey is about to cash in on sports betting. Sponsor Message The New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, which Drazin oversees, was a plaintiff on some of the lawsuits against the major sports leagues and the NCAA, which fought …

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Cannes Film Festival 2018: From #MeToo to Netflix row, a look at controversies beyond selfie ban
6 years, 10 months ago

Cannes Film Festival 2018: From #MeToo to Netflix row, a look at controversies beyond selfie ban

Firstpost  

With the winds of change, a bunch of legal battles seem to have hit the Cannes Film Festival which kicked off on 8 May. As the elite Hollywood crowd heads to the South of France to attend the coveted Cannes Film Festival, the mega event finds itself embroiled in multiple controversies. A monumental platform for upcoming filmmakers and technicians, Cannes …

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US Court dismisses Sikh group suit against Facebook Blocking its page [Read Judgment]
9 years, 3 months ago

US Court dismisses Sikh group suit against Facebook Blocking its page [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Communication Decency Act must be interpreted to protect websites not merely from ultimate liability, but from having to fight costly and protracted legal battles, the Court said dismissing the suit against FacebookA District Court in North California dismissed a suit against Facebook, by a Sikh group “Sikhs For Justice ” which had alleged that the Facebook violated federal and state. …

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US Court dismisses Sikh group suit against Facebook Blocking its page [Read Judgment]
9 years, 3 months ago

US Court dismisses Sikh group suit against Facebook Blocking its page [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Communication Decency Act must be interpreted to protect websites not merely from ultimate liability, but from having to fight costly and protracted legal battles, the Court said dismissing the suit against FacebookA District Court in North California dismissed a suit against Facebook, by a Sikh group “Sikhs For Justice ” which had alleged that the Facebook violated federal and state. …

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King's Family Builds Its Own Legacy Of Legal Battles
10 years, 2 months ago

King's Family Builds Its Own Legacy Of Legal Battles

NPR  

King's Family Builds Its Own Legacy Of Legal Battles Enlarge this image toggle caption John Bazemore/AP John Bazemore/AP At the end of Selma, the new movie about a pivotal campaign in the Civil Rights Movement, Rev. They've made some widely criticized decisions in their stewardship of their father's estate, like demanding compensation from the filmmakers behind the landmark PBS documentary …

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