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International Criminal Court faces trial drought
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is currently without any trials for the first time since its inception in 2006, following Italy’s decision to send a Libyan warlord back home instead of executing an arrest warrant. Danya Chaikel from the International Federation for Human Rights observed: “The lack of trials damages the court’s reputation,” as she…
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Meta to pay $25m to settle Trump lawsuit
Donald Trump has signed a legal settlement that will see Facebook and Instagram owner Meta pay out roughly $25m. Trump sued the social media giant and its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, in 2021 over the suspension of his accounts after the 6 January Capitol riots that year. Of the sum, $22m will go toward a…
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Attorney blocked from licence in Texas
An attorney licensed to practice in California, Massachusetts and before the U.S. Supreme Court has been denied a license in Texas. The plaintiff, Deborah Sonnenschein, was also denied by the Texas Board of Law Examiners from taking the bar exam, because she had graduated from an uncredited online law school. Sonnenschein claims the board violated…
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DEI at Davos: What CEOs are saying
Diversity, equity and inclusion has been a hot topic of discussion among politicians and business leaders at this year’s World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, following President Donald Trump’s executive order dismantling the federal government’s diversity and inclusion programs. However, most corporate leaders who spoke to CNBC across the first four days of the…
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U.S. judge pauses SpaceX challenge discrimination lawsuit
A federal judge has granted the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to pause a lawsuit by SpaceX claiming the agency lacks the power to pursue claims that the Elon Musk-led company refused to hire certain immigrants. Magistrate Judge Ignacio Torteya made the decision following the agency’s request to stay the lawsuit for 45 days, in…
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The Law Firm Disrupted: KPMG’s bold move and gen AI in the legal sector
Law.com’s The Law Firm Disrupted briefing deals with KPMG’s bid to deliver legal services in the U.S. alongside the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the sector. It cites the Citi Hildebrandt advisory report from December which found that the vast majority of large firms said under 1% of their revenue went on gen…
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