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  Seven Chileans Charged With Being Part Of a 'Sophisticated' Burglary Ring Across Multiple States

  Chilean nationals linked to a sophisticated crime network face charges after ransacking homes across the U.S., stealing valuables and evading law enforcement.

• LSC Should Not Be Eliminated, ABA President Klein Supports The Fight To Restore Funding

  Linda Klein reaffirmed ABA’s commitment to the Legal Services Corporation, encouraging ABA Techshow attendees to do what they could to help persuade Congress to fund the endangered corporation.

• Legal Aid Should Not Be Eliminated, Bipartisan Support Groups Sent Letter To OMB

  Support for the provision of free legal representation to the poor has always has been a bipartisan issue and is now all the more needed following the recent announcement of withdrawal of funding from legal aid.

• Law School Admissions in America, A Probable Legal Education Bubble

  It’s been well-documented that the graduates of elite universities are applying to law school in smaller numbers. But should this be seen as worst days coming to an end, or a growing legal education bubble?

• Swiss Muslim girls must swim with boys, says European Court

  European Court of Human Rights upholds fines on Swiss Muslim parents who refused mixed swimming lessons for their daughters.

• Slaying of 3 deaf women in Haiti sparks outrage over vulnerability of disabled citizens

  The slaying of three deaf women in Haiti prompted human rights and advocacy groups for the disabled to stage public protests over the vulnerability of disabled citizens in the country. Jesula Gelin, Vanessa Previl and Monique Vincent were brutally murdered in Cabaret, Haiti on March 19, 2016.

• US Supreme Court Rules Against Freezing Assets Not Tied To Crimes

  The Supreme Court ruled that assets not linked to crimes won't be seized to comply with the constitutional rights said in the Sixth Amendment.

• Ferguson consents Police Reform Plan amidst unrest due to racial tensions

  Ferguson City Council accepts the terms of the U.S. Government's Police Reform Plan. This is amidst tensions after Michael Brown, an African-American citizen, was killed by a Police Officer.

• Fugitive Real Estate Heir to Have Change-of-Plea Hearing

  Robert Durst, a New York real estate heir, pleaded guilty in New Orleans on Wednesday to a weapons charge and agreed to an 85-month prison sentence, a move that could usher in his extradition to California to face murder charges.

• Jury Convicts Former Chicago Transportation Administrator in Red Light Camera Case

  A national jury sent down a former official in Chicago on Tuesday for being guilty in accepting “under the table” process to push a 100 million dollar contract to a Phoenix company, concerning the red light camera.

• Labour leader condemns court closures to legal aid

  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn condemns court closures to legal aid. The leader expressed his full support about the principle of legal aid.

• Shades of Ferguson: family of NY teen shot dead by cop wins lawsuit

  Relatives of a Hispanic teen shot dead by a white New York police officer are headed back to court in January after winning a lawsuit in a case that could set the stage for the family of slain teenager Michael Brown.

• Saudi Arabia steps up beheadings; some see political message

  Immediately after his sword falls, the Saudi Arabian executioner steps backwards to avoid soiling his clothes with the blood of the condemned man, whose headless body can be seen slumping over backwards in the shaky online film.