In Civil District Courtroom, 3 incumbents endure worries Judge Chris Bruno is out | Local Elections

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4 sitting Orleans Parish Civil District Court docket judges confronted challengers on Tuesday’s ballot, and 3 of them gained re-election whilst a person was unseated. Robin Giarrusso, Omar Mason and Bernadette D’Souza all received re-election. Incumbent Chris Bruno was defeated by challenger Jennifer Medley. Coronavirus pandemic has upended operations at […]

ELECTION RESULTS: Dave Coulter wins full term as county executive, Democrats clinch other countywide seats | Elections

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Oakland County Executive David Coulter has secured a full, four-year term as county executive while four other Democrats clinch countywide elected office In addition to Coulter, other Democrats elected and re-elected to countywide positions included Karen McDonald elected prosecutor, Lisa Brown reelected clerk/register of deeds, Jim Nash reelected water resources […]

From Anti-Politics to Authoritarian Restoration in Brazil

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We are two years on from Jair Bolsonaro’s devastating election to Brazil’s presidency. The 2018 general election also saw his minuscule, recently-adopted Social Liberal Party (PSL) become Congress’s second-biggest, while a slew of Bolsonaro-aligned candidates in other parties won seats across the country. Now, faced with a poor showing in […]

Fifth Amendment Danger in Civil Cases

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William F. Johnson The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees that no person “shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself.” Courts have interpreted that protection to include a prohibition on drawing any adverse inference against a person who refuses to testify in a […]

Supreme Court’s Abortion Scenarios Could Threaten Birth Manage, Way too : Pictures

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s to start with opportunity to weigh in on abortion and contraception could appear as early as this week, as the higher court decides irrespective of whether to acquire up a Mississippi circumstance. Demetrius Freeman/Bloomberg/Getty Illustrations or photos disguise caption toggle caption Demetrius Freeman/Bloomberg/Getty […]