Tag: law
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Rudy Giuliani disbarred in Washington, D.C. after losing New York law license
WASHINGTON — Former New York City Rudy Giuliani has been disbarred from practicing law in Washington, D.C., according to an order filed Thursday by the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Giuliani, previously a lawyer for former President Donald Trump, was first suspended from the bar in D.C. in July 2021 and two…
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Two Hong Kong men jailed for seditious acts under new security law
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong judge on Thursday jailed two men in the Chinese territory’s first sedition cases under a new national security law, one for wearing a shirt with a protest slogan and another for writing similar messages on bus seats. Chief Magistrate Victor So initially sentenced Chu Kai-pong, 27, to 14 months’…
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Trump calls for undoing part of his own tax law, vowing to ‘get SALT back’
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump called for rolling back part of his signature tax law Tuesday, suggesting he would seek to reinstate the state and local tax deduction, commonly known as SALT, that he controversially capped in the 2017 legislation. In a Truth Social post ahead of his trip to New York’s Long Island, the former…