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The trip includes stops in the Honduran cities of San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa and San Salvador, El Salvador – all locations the Lawyers' Committee described as "wracked by escalating violence, poverty, and impunity that has driven unprecedented levels of migration from Central America since the 1980s ." ... The Lawyers' ......

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Here's Why Trump’s Most Rabid Fans Need the Madness of the QAnon Conspiracy Theory

Alternet 11 Aug 2018

... pushed through a measure to review applications for using asbestos in consumer products, and did so over the objections of E.P.A.’s in-house scientists and lawyers." ... The judge actually ordered a plane carrying the two deportees to turn around before they disembarked in El Salvador, where their lawyers say they have a credible fear being murdered....

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Deported Salvadoran Mother, Daughter Back in US on Judge's Order

Voa News 10 Aug 2018

officials and lawyers for the two said Friday. The pair, who are among a dozen victims of gang and domestic violence fighting deportation after their asylum applications were rejected in recent weeks, were put on a flight from Houston, Texas, to El Salvador early Thursday, a day after government lawyers had assured the judge in Washington, D.C., that they'd hold off on the planned removal until midnight on Thursday....

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Judge: Canadian firm can go after Venezuela's US refineries

Courier Express 10 Aug 2018

Chief Judge Leonard P. Stark of the U.S. Federal District Court in Delaware made the ruling Thursday in favor of Crystallex ... More from this section. +6 ... +4 ... Lawyer. El Salvador ex-prez Saca to plead guilty to graft ... .......

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Lawyers Turn to Activism as Civil Liberties Come Under Attack

truthout 10 Aug 2018

To train a new generation of lawyers to fight for the rights of immigrants after the 2016 elections, Claire Thomas started an asylum clinic at the New York City law school where she taught ... “It is the lawyers who are there defending liberty and there when nothing else is going to help.”. And a new generation of social justice lawyers has apparently been inspired ... And immigration law is where lawyers have been most active....

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Ex-El Salvador president Saca pleads guilty to...

This is Money 09 Aug 2018

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - Former Salvador President Tony Saca has pleaded guilty to embezzling hundreds of millions of dollars in government funds ... El Salvador's former President Tony Saca, right, speaks with a lawyer during an audience with a judge at the Isidro Menendez Judicial Complex in San Salvador, El Salvador, Wednesday, Aug....

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Ex-El Salvador president Saca pleads guilty to embezzlement

The Oklahoman 09 Aug 2018

El Salvador's former President Tony Saca looks on during an audience with a judge at the Isidro Menendez Judicial Complex in San Salvador, El Salvador, Wednesday, Aug ... Saca's lawyers said Tuesday that the former president will plead guilty to accusations of embezzling hundreds of millions of dollars in government funds in return for a lighter sentence. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)....

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Solima’s ‘killers’ plead not guilty

The Philippine Star 09 Aug 2018

The three accused in the killing of veteran lawyer Salvador Solima and the wounding of his wife, Verose, yesterday pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges of murder and frustrated murder ... ....

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Annual Sportsmen’s Rendezvous kicks off Friday at county fairgrounds

Olean Times Herald 09 Aug 2018

LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Trappers Association will hold its 2018 Sportsmen’s Rendezvous from Friday to Sunday at the Cattaraugus County Fairgrounds. The Sportsmen’s Rendezvous, previously known as the Cattaraugus County Sportsmen’s Show, has been organized and hosted by the Cattaraugus County Trappers Association for more than 30 years. Gates open at 10 a.m. Friday ... Lawyer. El Salvador ex-prez Saca to plead guilty to graft ... ....

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Reed silent, Dems not so much on Collins arrest for insider trading, lying to FBI

Olean Times Herald 09 Aug 2018

Rep. Chris Collins, R-Clarence, was arraigned Wednesday in Federal Court in New York on charges of insider stock trading and lying to the FBI. He represents the 27th Congressional District that stretches from Erie County to the Rochester suburbs. Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, did not issue a comment, but is expected to face questions during his weekly media call today ... +6 ... Lawyer. El Salvador ex-prez Saca to plead guilty to graft ... Kelly added ... ....

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Coudersport native takes issue with priest condemning gay weddings

Olean Times Herald 09 Aug 2018

COUDERSPORT, Pa. — A letter condemning same-sex marriage as blasphemous and a perversion was included recently in the church bulletin at St. Eulalia Catholic Church in Coudersport by the parish priest, the Rev. James C. Campbell. Coudersport native Natalie Giannotti has taken to Facebook to express her displeasure with the message, and to “bring awareness to his hateful rhetoric.” ... Lawyer. El Salvador ex-prez Saca to plead guilty to graft ... ....

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Lawyer: El Salvador ex-prez Saca to plead guilty to graft

Rapid City Journal 08 Aug 2018

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Lawyers for former El Salvador President Tony Saca say he will plead guilty to corruption ......

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Hard-line Sri Lankan Buddhist monk sentenced to 6 years

Courier Express 08 Aug 2018

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan court has sentenced a hard-line Buddhist monk to six years in prison for contempt of court ... Lawyer. El Salvador ex-prez Saca to plead guilty to graft ... .......

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