Attorney Indicted for Allegedly Impersonating Judge, Wins Judgeship
The winner of a judicial election may not get to serve — because she once allegedly impersonated a judge. Rhonda Crawfordis currently facing an indictment and a suspended law licensefor...
Clinton Asks Judge to Toss Case Filed by Parents of Benghazi Victims
While Hillary Clintonmight be taking some time off post-election to reflect, her attorneys have been hard at work the last few days drafting a motion to dismiss a defamation...
Yoga Instructor Accused of Murdering Twin Sister After Allegedly Driving SUV Over Cliff
A New York yoga instructor was arrested over the weekend on murder charges in connection with the death of her twin sister back in May.
CBS News reports New York State...
Judge Orders Brendan Dassey to be Released
Over the summer, a judgethrew out the convictionof Brendan Dassey, who had been serving a prison sentence for murder in the death of Teresa Halbach. The case was the subject of the hit...
Trump University Plaintiffs Tell Judge Trial Date Should Not Be Delayed
Over the weekend, LawNewz reported that while jury selection is supposed to begin in two weeks for the trial in the lawsuit over the business practices of President Elect Donald...
Misconduct of Judges and Lawyers at the Rubicon, Wither Now!
Corruption is one of the most deadly social and ethical problems facing Nigeria today. It is perhaps for this reason that one of the Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of...
Talk of Judicial Corruption points to a Failure of the Bar, Bench’
The judiciary and it supervisory organ, the National Judicial Council (NJC), have been in the eye of the storm lately due to allegations of corruption within the system. The...
Drama as Judge Becomes lawyer in Court
It was like a scene in Nigeria’s movie industry Nollywood last Thursday when a judge of the Federal High Court, Lagos descended into the arena and argued a case...
How Justice Ademola, Wife Collected N597m Bribe
The federal government on Monday formally filed a 15 count criminal charge against a 63 year-old serving Judge of the federal High Court- Justice Adeniyi Francis Adetokunbo Ademola and...
Lawyers Demand £1 Million Damages in Dictionary Error
It would be interesting to know how this pans out. Yes, some Nigerian lawyers have issued a notice of intention to sue the University of Oxford, over an alleged...
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A lecture delivered to ALSA Mentorship Department.
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Amnesty International calls on Uganda to reverse social media tax in election run-up
Amnesty International has called on Uganda to reverse its social media licensing and taxing process, which it contends is a violation of freedom of...
Colombia protests against police brutality continue after law student killed
Protests against police brutality continued on Thursday in Colombia’s capital city Bogota after the killing of law student Javier Ordonez. A friend filmed Ordonez’s...