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Today's Video Focus: A male student opened fire at a Southern California high school, killing
a 16-year-old girl and another student, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex
Villanueva told reporters.
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Focus of the Day Article: Fifty-one law firms were recognized for having 50 percent or more women in their 2019 US-based new partner class. The firms, recognised as “tipping the scales,” were identified through the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance’s New Partner Report, a compilation of public data and self-reported sources released each year for the past eight years. Full story: The Global Legal Post
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- Appeal court allows contempt proceedings based on pre-action witness statements https://t.co/ccp3CdGWXM
- Hundreds speak out over LAA decision-making https://t.co/rrzCxMO96y
- SRA offers olive branch over digital badge concerns https://t.co/jDSpb9pcZ1
- Gazette Investigation: CPS conviction rate 'benchmark' never made public https://t.co/O7D62pCAPg
- ‘Shaking with shock’ – calls for investigation follow Gazette disclosure of secret CPS rape targets https://t.co/eXPtrB6J
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/r4uvdUGhfI
- Alfie Lamb death: man jailed after crushing boy with car seat https://t.co/qZUXLsUWfs
- I lived in a children’s home at 14, and was shocked by how quickly staff had us arrested https://t.co/B5sZtRSSJW
- Years after her death, my wife may yet change New Zealand's law on euthanasia | Matt Vickers https://t.co/N4P5jLIfdK
- UK-educated #Russians are upholding Putin’s regime, says dissident https://t.co/OnAGB93PKL
- Australian litigation funding giant rejects Christian Porter's 'lawfare' claim https://t.co/EoWiEjgrj
- Concerns after number of people punished for offences hits 50-year low https://t.co/8Io5VLt7v
- War crimes court approves inquiry into violence against Rohingya #Myanmar https://t.co/VS1hGJnl8P
- Internal prosecution target may be responsible for steep drop in rape prosecutions https://t.co/dEiqFS4AoP
- More than £58,000 raised for charity at Thorntons dinner https://t.co/hwnmAEwIKb
- LawTech Bridge comes to Scotland https://t.co/C4lNGmDER0
- Faculty’s Burke and Hare link hits the airwaves https://t.co/XdqiiN6Djf
- Scottish law firms feature in Times top performers index https://t.co/xBNg3gxL2l
- Law graduate rejected by potential employers over childhood admonishment https://t.co/jJa6IOT3g2
- Judicial review could be sought if UK government fails to release Russia report https://t.co/miAQxagk40
- Man living with severely disabled partner wins Supreme Court case against paying ‘bedroom tax’ https://t.co/C5ySkSOJqR
- Asylum seeker whose application was refused loses appeal against housing provider’s ‘unlawful’ lock-changing policy https://t.co/Lu7MPoTfcz
- William Cowper entered the Middle Temple to study law in 1748. He is better known as a poet: https://t.co/qxgAsRL2sg
- Venice floods: #Italy to declare state of emergency over damage https://t.co/gesi6zkm2T
- Seventeen arrested in human trafficking raids in London https://t.co/95l8G9XN6R
- A long flight to freedom: how refugee Behrouz Boochani finally left his island jail behind #Australia https://t.co/YGJxURHKkX
- Witchcraft and black magic contribute to increase in child abuse https://t.co/wRcyIe4wW
- Majority of anti-vaxx ads on Facebook are funded by just two organizations https://t.co/yRUNtVj5UY
- Behrouz Boochani, voice of Manus Island refugees, is free in #NewZealand https://t.co/wP8gBvswnQ
- Police oppose Traveller and Gypsy camp crackdown, FOI shows https://t.co/RrXcb2LWAk
- Norwegian wealth fund blacklists G4S shares over human rights concerns https://t.co/ixCDeQZj0l
- How one male to female transgender footballer rediscovered her love for the game https://t.co/SkpIh4Vn6w
- Impeachment: How an overheard phone call could damage Trump #US https://t.co/qPMts6ttbr
- Sinn Féin donation: Almost £500k more from will of Billy Hampton https://t.co/TNP65O2h0y
- Disability benefits court appeals won four out of five times https://t.co/ItC14u567C
- Women should be able to see male colleagues’ pay, says charity https://t.co/Cp1DRLU8Bh
- Western plastics 'poisoning #Indonesian food chain' https://t.co/lhT7x3AXwo
- Trump impeachment inquiry: New claims amid public hearing #US https://t.co/jkYCd0EQvy
- Grace Millane murder accused 'struggled to put body in suitcase' https://t.co/K835x7tLeO
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/QLzkm9MvWg
- Susskind calls for global online court revolution | Legal Futures https://t.co/Itpg8igZR1
- Top judge tells business lawyers: Get ready for the future | Legal Futures https://t.co/1zoOTwItyy
- UK ministers threaten sanctions on #HongKong officials https://t.co/WMqK4xIa1A
- Secret CPS targets may have led to rape cases being dropped https://t.co/kwogwmQ1Uf
- Sodexo: Migrant Cleaner Hospitalised After Employer ‘Ignores’ Disability https://t.co/0b0963rpeP