2307th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a
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Today's Video Focus: Police in Berlin are investigating an assault on two young men in which the attacker was heard shouting anti-Jewish abuse. One of the victims was wearing a Jewish skullcap at the time of the attack. It is reported the alleged attacker has turned himself in to the authorities.
Focus of the Day Story: A 'vigil for justice' attracted well over 100 lawyers to gather outside the Ministry of Justice's London headquarters last night to declare that it was 'time for justice'. As the sun began to set, passions rose as solicitors and barristers, armed with placards, congregrated outside the ministry's building in Petty France, London, to demand change. The event culminated with the words 'Ministry of Injustice' projected on the department's walls. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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