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Today's Video Focus: Democrats and Republicans got into a shouting match behind closed doors
on Tuesday while interviewing a witness in the impeachment
investigation, with Democrats accusing Republicans of trying to out the
anonymous whistleblower who sparked the impeachment inquiry, according
to five sources from both parties.
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
Focus of the Day Article: A finding of serious misconduct against a solicitor does not require striking off or an immediate suspension from practice, the High Court has ruled. But Lord Justice Hickinbottom and Mrs Justice May said that would be the result in most cases. They were ruling on an appeal by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) against a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) sanction against a solicitor who it found recklessly facilitated a “dubious transaction” involving an Islamic community centre. Full story: Legal Futures
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