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Latest Legal Counsel Job Vacancies Info February 2024

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A legal counsel must have a wide network of friends and have good relationships with people who will help him complete his work. A legal counsel acts as a company legal advisor. Legal counsel works by applying experience and knowledge related to the legal field to be applied in the daily business environment. The legal counsel position is open to professionals who are already involved in the world corporate legal who has the initiative in solving problems while being able to work with a detail orientation. A legal counsel must have a wide network of friends and have good relationships…
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Biden administration appeals strict Texas immigration law to US Supreme Court

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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has issued an administrative stay which temporarily blocks Texas’ strict immigration law, SB 4, after the Biden administration asked the court to intervene. The law remains blocked until March 13 at 5:00 PM (EDT) to give the justices time to decide how to proceed. Justice Alito also gave Texas until the evening of March 11 to respond to the Biden administration’s request. Earlier today, the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to vacate a stay issued by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals that overruled an injunction granted by a lower court last Thursday that…
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Biden administration asks Supreme Court to block Texas from arresting migrants under SB4 law

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Eagle Pass, Texas — The Biden administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to block Texas from enforcing an immigration law known as SB4 that would allow state law enforcement officials to arrest migrants suspected of crossing into the US without authorization. One of the most far-reaching state immigration laws in modern US history, SB4 would empower Texas law enforcement officials to stop, jail and prosecute migrants on state criminal charges of illegal entry or reentry. It would also allow state judges to issue de facto deportation orders against suspected violators of the law. Last week, US District Court Judge…
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How will Tarrant County law enforcement leaders ensure election integrity?

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NORTH TEXAS – As Texas voters head to the polls to choose presidential candidates this week, a special law enforcement unit dedicated to investigating election-related complaints in Tarrant County has three cases currently under investigation, but has yet to take any cases to a grand jury for indictments in the year since it was started. All three of the cases were referred to investigators with the Tarrant County District Attorney’s office in the last three months, according to the chief prosecutor with the unit. Nearly a dozen complaints the county sheriff said the unit was reviewed last year in the…
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Texas law lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally

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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday approved sweeping new powers that allows police to arrest migrants who illegally cross the US border and give local judges the authority to order them to leave the country, testing the limits of how far a state can go to enforce immigration laws. Opponents have called the measure the most dramatic attempt by a state to police immigration since a 2010 Arizona law — denounced by critics as the “Show Me Your Papers” bill — that was largely struck down by the US Supreme Court. Immigration enforcement is a…
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Xinjiang Abuses Show Need for Robust EU Forced Labor Law

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VOICEOVER: Do you have a car?   If so, then parts of your car could be made with forced labor from China.  Let’s explain how.  The first thing you need to know is that factories in China make the most cars in the world. Major brands such as General Motors, Tesla, BYD, Toyota, and Volkswagen manufacture and sell cars in China.   Factories in China are also increasingly exporting cars and car parts to global markets.  So where does the forced labor come in?   Well, almost 10 percent of the world’s aluminum, a key material for car making, is produced in the…
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Ghana: President Nana Akufo-Addo must not sign deeply discriminatory anti-LGBT law

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Responding to the passing of the “Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2024” by Ghana’s parliament on February 28, Amnesty International’s Ghana Country Director, Genevieve Partington, said: “The Parliament’s passage of this draconian bill is shocking and deeply disappointing, coming shortly after Ghana was elected to serve at the United Nations Human Rights Council.  “The bill is one of the most draconian in Africa and seeks to further criminalize lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. It also seeks to punish anyone who supports or advocates for LGBT people, including human rights defenders, medical professionals, journalists, teachers, and landlords…
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(Update) Daftar 99 Pinjol Legal Aman Berizin OJK

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Bisnis.com, JAKARTA — Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) menyebutkan jumlah pinjaman online (pinjol) akan turun menjadi 99. Jumlah pinjol legal berizin OJK ini turun seiring langkah 2 perusahaan mengembalikan izin. Agusman, Kepala Eksekutif Pengawas Lembaga Pembiayaan, Perusahaan Modal Ventura, Lembaga Keuangan Mikro, dan Lembaga Jasa Keuangan Lainnya dalam jawaban tertulis dikutip Jumat (8/12/2023) menyebutkan saat ini jumlah pinjol legal per 30 November mencapai 101 perusahaan “Yang sedang mengembalikan izin sebanyak 2 perusahaan termasuk Jembatan Emas atau PT Dana Akur abadi,” jelas Agusman. Harus diingat pinjaman online muncul karena perkembangan teknologi, membuatnya mudah diakses tanpa perlu ke bank. Prosesnya…
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