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As day three of Senate hearings on the ESOS Amendment Bill came to a close last week, the federal government began issuing letters to VET providers, informing them of their projected enrolment caps for 2025. The government had previously announced an overall cap of 95,000 international student commencements for VET providers for the calendar year…
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Home Daily News Prosecutors and public defenders strike for… Lawyer Pay Prosecutors and public defenders strike for higher pay in this California county By Debra Cassens Weiss August 27, 2024, 12:31 pm CDT Public defenders and prosecutors are among about 250 government attorneys who went on strike Monday in California’s Sacramento County following two years…
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Home Daily News Disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi is convicted… Criminal Justice Disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi is convicted for stealing $15M from clients By Debra Cassens Weiss August 27, 2024, 2:59 pm CDT Attorney Tom Girardi is pictured outside a Los Angeles courthouse in July 2014. Federal jurors in Los Angeles have convicted Girardi, 85, on…
U.S. Supreme Court There is a widespread sense that American democracy is in danger. No form of government lasts forever, and it is foolhardy to believe that the United States cannot fall prey to the forces that have ended democracies in many other countries. The problems, to a large extent, stem from the choices made…
Home Daily News 2nd Circuit cites push notifications to jurors… Tort Law 2nd Circuit cites push notifications to jurors as one reason why Sarah Palin deserves new defamation trial By Debra Cassens Weiss August 28, 2024, 2:54 pm CDT Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a Republican, is seen leaving court in New York in 2022….
Home The Modern Law Library Legal thriller author David Ellis’ day job?… The Modern Law Library Legal thriller author David Ellis’ day job? Appellate court justice By Lee Rawles August 29, 2024, 8:41 am CDT Justice David W. Ellis of the Illinois Appellate Court for the 1st District is also the author of legal thrillers…
Home Daily News Judge must take training after banning law… Judiciary Judge must take training after banning law clerk from courthouse and threatening jail time By Debra Cassens Weiss August 29, 2024, 8:43 am CDT The George N. Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago in October 2017. It is where Judge Peggy Chiampas of Cook County,…