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‘Can you spell lynching?’: lawyer’s shocking note in Texas execution case | Texas

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In April 1999, John Balentine, a Black man on trial for murder in Amarillo, Texas, sat before an all-white jury as they deliberated whether he should live or die. Should he be given a life sentence, in which case he would probably end his days behind prison bars? Or should they send him to death row to await execution? Balentine had been convicted days earlier of murdering three white teenagers who had threatened to kill him because he was romantically engaged with one of the teenagers’ white sisters – an interracial liaison widely frowned upon in heavily segregated Amarillo. Now…
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‘Can you spell lynching?’: lawyer’s shocking note in Texas execution case | Texas

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In April 1999, John Balentine, a Black man on trial for murder in Amarillo, Texas, sat before an all-white jury as they deliberated whether he should live or die. Should he be given a life sentence, in which case he would probably end his days behind prison bars? Or should they send him to death row to await execution? Balentine had been convicted days earlier of murdering three white teenagers who had threatened to kill him because he was romantically engaged with one of the teenagers’ white sisters – an interracial liaison widely frowned upon in heavily segregated Amarillo. Now…
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Idaho murders update: Kaylee Goncalves’ family lawyer appeals to gag order in Bryan Kohberger case

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The attorney for the University of Idaho stabbing victim Kaylee Goncalves’s family has filed an appeal of a Latah County judge’s gag order regarding the case against her suspected killer, Bryan Kohberger. The order is “facially overbroad and vague” and unconstitutional, Goncalves family attorney Shanon Gray wrote in an appeal filed Friday. Judge Megan Marshall issued the initial gag order Jan. 3, shortly after Kohberger’s arrest, restricting comments from prosecutors, the defense, law enforcement and other officials. On Jan. 18, she expanded the scope of her order, restricting attorneys for the victims and their families from speaking with the media.…
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Fox News Settles Dominion Defamation Case For $787.5 Million, Dominion Lawyer Says

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Topline Dominion Voting Systems has settled its defamation lawsuit against Fox News in a last-minute move Tuesday, Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis announced, solving one of the most high-profile defamation cases in recent history for nearly $800 million—and avoiding a week- a long trial that would have likely put some of Fox News’ top figures on the stand and potentially led to the network being forced to pay billions in damages. Attorney Justin Nelson, representing Dominion Voting Systems, speaks at a news conference outside … [+] New Castle County Courthouse in Wilmington, Del., after the defamation lawsuit by Dominion…
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Prince Harry called to give evidence against Meghan in defamation case

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Prince Harry has been called to give evidence against his wife Meghan in a US defamation case brought by the duchess’s sister. Samantha Markle filed papers in a Florida court on Friday calling on the Duke of Sussex to take part in a deposition proceeding but video and under oath later this month. Ms Markle, 56, is suing her sister Meghan for £60,000 in damages over comments the duchess made in a TV interview with Oprah in 2001. She claimed her reputation was damaged after the duchess told “malicious lies” when talking about their childhood. The 56-year-old, who has a…
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Smt. Sureshta Devi vs Om Prakash

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Citations: 1992 AIR 1904, 1991 SCR(1) 274 Appellant: Smt. Sureshta Devi Respondents: Om Prakash Decided On: 7.02. 1991 Equivalent Citations: 1. 1992 AIR 1904 2. 1991 SCR (1) 274 Benches: SHETTY, KJ (J) AGRAWAL, SC (J) Statutes Referred: Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Special Marriage Act, 1954 Marriage Laws (Amendment) Act, 1976 In a marriage, a man and woman make a lifelong commitment to one another, promising to love and cherish one another until death do them part. The pair learns the true meaning of love, trust, tolerance, support and harmony through their marriage as a union. It is a community…