Contempt-of-court lawyer in $9.5 billion Chevron environmental lawsuit has appeal to the Supreme Court denied.

A disbarred lawyer who won a $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron in an environmental case in Ecuador was jailed for contempt of court on Monday, but the Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal.

Lawyer Steven Donziger got six months behind bars for ignoring a judge's order to han...

12 HONG KONGERS CAPTURED DETAINEES LAWYER ASKED TO DROP THE CASE BY CHINESE BUREAUCRATS

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• China's Ministry of Justice has requested in any event five attorneys to end their meetings with the Hongkongers who were kept in Shenzhen after being captured by coast watches

The attorneys named by prisoners' families in Ho...

HONG KONG JUDGE GARY LAM ALLEGEDLY TRANSFERRED FOR WRONG DECISIONS OVER DEMOCRATIC PROTESTS

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• Hong Kong Magistrate Gary Lam Tsz-kan will be reassigned to the Obscene Articles Tribunal one month from now while lashing by Chinese state media and public objections against his decisions over dissent related cases

The legal execut...

HUMAN RIGHTS OF PRISONERS ARE TESTED DURING THE PANDEMIC IN AUSTRALIA, RESEARCHERS SAY

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• Research by NGO says during the state emergency in Australia, detainees in Queensland have been restricted to contact their family members and talks to legal advisors, and health care.

The Caxton Legal Center and Prisoners' Legal...

HARRY ELIAS, A GEM OF LAW SECTOR PASSED AWAY AT 83

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• Veteran legal advisor Harry Elias referred to for his job as establishing administrator of the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme for the individuals who couldn't bear the cost of legal counselors, has passed at 83.

His firm, Harry Elias ...

US HOMELAND SECURITY INCREASES VISA FEES FOR NON-IMMIGRANT VISA HOLDERS

IMMIGRANT VISA HOLDERS

Highlights:

•       The DHS has approved of a rule that will make hike legit

•       American Immigration Council (AIC) and the American Immigration Lawyers Association are o...

SINGAPOREAN LAWYER FOUND GUILTY FOR VIOLENT ACTIONS AGAINST HIS EMPLOYEES AND NIECE

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• Entertainment lawyer Samuel Seow Theng Beng has pleaded guilty for offensive behavior on his employees and niece.

He was charged on charges of causing hurt and using criminal force.

This incident happened two years ago of w...

FLORIDA: LAWYER DRESSED AS GRIM REAPER IS HAUNTING BEACHES

Highlights

• At present, the state of Florida has 34,728 confirmed cases of coronavirus, while 1,314 people have lost their lives

• Gov. Ron DeSantis announced reopening of parks from next week

As an unique way of protesting against reopening of the beaches...

WEALTHY CHINESE STUDENTS CHOOSE HOME OVER AMERICAN DREAM

• Chinese students are shelling tens of thousands of pounds for access to private jets to flee US as the country’s coronavirus outbreak threatens to go overboard.
• With the number of deaths and confirmed cases exponentially rising and more than 780 deaths bringing forth ugly...

A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST JUDGE FOR BREACHING STAY HOME ORDERS

• Judge Bill Gravel broke Stay Home orders and fled to visit his grandson’ s birthday party using county resources.
• He had dressed up in a fire fighting gear from Jarrell fire fighter department to the party.

A criminal complaint has been filed against the...

Trump lawyers argue that Democrats simply wish to reverse votes

WASHINGTON–The lawyers of President Donald Trump plunged into their defense impeachment trial on Saturday by accusing Democrats of seeking to overturn the 2016 election, arguing that investigations into Trump's dealings with Ukraine were not a fact-finding mission but a politically moti...