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Democrat Lawyer Marc Elias Says House Can Overturn Iowa Election, Avoiding State Court

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A lawyer for a Democrat who claims she won an election that state officials say she lost argued in a new filing that the House of Representatives can unseat the winner, overruling the election certification. Marc Elias wrote in a brief to the House Administration Committee that the panel should not take any action in …

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Lawyer for Cuomo accusers says the N.Y. Gov. is interfering in AG probe

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at Grace Baptist Church, a new pop-up vaccination site, in Mt. Vernon, New York, on March 22, 2021. (Photo by SETH WENIG/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 3:30 PM PT – Monday, March 22, 2021 Embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has now been accused of interfering with the …

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Top Democratic Party Election Lawyer Sanctioned by Judge

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One of the Democratic Party’s top lawyers, Marc Elias, was hit with sanctions by a federal court for an ethics violation and for submitting a “redundant and misleading” filing. Marc Elias, a lawyer for Perkins Coie who was involved in elections-related lawsuits during the 2020 elections, was punished and criticized by the U.S. Court of Appeals for …

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Children Held in Border Detention ‘Never Saw the Sun:’ Lawyer

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A lawyer representing unaccompanied youth in U.S. government custody said some of the children held by the United States described crowded quarters and were not allowed outside. Neha Desai, the lawyer, said that some of the children at a Customs and Border Protection facility in Donna, Texas, are being held as long as seven days …

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Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny moved from initial detention facility: lawyer

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FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny attends a hearing to consider an appeal against an earlier court decision to change his suspended sentence to a real prison term, in Moscow, Russia February 20, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo March 12, 2021 MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been moved from a detention facility …

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Christine Blasey Ford’s Lawyer Is Representing One of Andrew Cuomo’s Accusers

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The lawyer who represented Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser is representing one of the women who has accused Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment. Katz, Marshall, and Banks LLP issued a press release Wednesday announcing that attorney Debra Katz will represent Charlotte Bennett in her allegations against the governor. Katz represented …

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Huawei CFO’s lawyer disputes what HSBC knew as U.S. extradition case resumes

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Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her home to attend a court hearing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier March 2, 2021 By Moira Warburton and Sarah Berman VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou’s U.S. extradition hearing resumed in a Canadian court on Monday with defence …

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Former Trump Lawyer Says Attorneys Who Back Conservative Causes Face Backlash

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Ron Coleman, an attorney who was on the legal team for former President Donald Trump’s campaign in Pennsylvania, said in a recent interview that lawyers who back conservative causes face blowback in their professions. In a conversation with investor Adam Townsend, released on Feb. 25, Coleman said that the backlash that lawyers face for representing right-of-center …

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Lawyer Who Represented Trump During Impeachment Says It Was an Honor

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One of the lawyers who represented former President Donald Trump in the recent impeachment trial said in a new interview he was honored to do so. “I was standing up for the Constitution and the president, and I was honored to do it. And the idea that you should be embarrassed somehow to be Jewish …

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Exclusive: Russia in prisoner swap talks with U.S. over detained American – lawyer

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FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who was detained and accused of espionage, stands inside a defendants’ cage during his verdict hearing in Moscow, Russia June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo February 15, 2021 By Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and the United States are in talks on a possible prisoner swap that …

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