What the Utah Supreme Court says is the jury instructions in the 2007 trial were faulty. During the trial, which we sat in, Warren Jeffs attorneys argued with the judge, saying that in jury instructions, the jury must be told that Warren Jeffs knew t

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10.The Trial That Rocked the World John Scopes A buzz ran through the crowd as I took my place in the packed court on that sweltering July day in 1925. The counsel for my defence was the famous criminal lawyer Clarence Darrow. Leading counsel for the

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by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

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二十六、救济(Remedy) 1.If the contract is null and void,the remedy is to rescind and to put the parties in the position in which they were prior to the attempted agreement. 2.If the statute of limitations has run,the plaintiff is without re

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100 陪审团考虑如何判决爆炸美国驻赞比亚大使馆的罪犯 Jury Begins Consideration of Fate Of Embassy Bomber Owen Fay New York 3 Jul 2001 21:11 UTC A New York City jury is now conside

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1. Rescue and recovery work continues in Joplin, Missouri. Crews are combing areas they've already searched, hoping to find more survivors. Meantime a violent storm system continues to rumble through the central part of the country. 2. President Bara

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1. There are signs of cracks in Moammar Gadhafi's regime after more than 40 years as Libyas ruler. Libya's own ambassadors at the UN are calling for him to step down. The justice minister has resigned to protest the excessive use of force against pro

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Todd: Most countries' lawyers have to pass a certain exam. To be a lawyer in this court system do you have to pass some special exam? Katia: Actually, well first you have to be a lawyer from a particular country. Then after that you study human right

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Mail's here. Let's see. 邮件到啦,来看看有什么 Mom, you got a new Zoobook. 妈,新一期的《动物园那些事儿》 Ooh, it's the penguin one. 喔,这期是讲企鹅的 Looks like you boys got a package. 你们有一个包裹 It's f

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by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

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Jurors Get Firsthand Look at Justice System 陪审员眼中的美国司法体系 If you're an American citizen, one of your fundamental civic duties is to serve, when called, as a juror in a civil or

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Chinese actress and producer Fan Bingbing joined the eight-member 70th Cannes Film Festival's jury chaired by Spanish director and screenwriter Pedro Almodovar, organizers said on Tuesday in a statement. 戛纳电影节组织方上周二在一则声明

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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama tried to woo Jewish voters today, saying he will do everything in his power to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and he will be a strong ally of Israel. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports. Obama u

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1. Two Duke University lacrosse players charged with raping and kidnapping a stripper at a party are now free on bond . Read Seligman and Collin Finnerty will be back in court May 15th. Both were arre

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1. After more than 10 hours of deliberations, a Florida jury has acquitted Casey Anthony of murdering her two-year-old daughter Caylee. Anthony had faced the death penalty if convicted of murder. She was found guilty of lying to investigators and wil

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今天我们要学的词是speak out。 Speak out, 公开发表意见。美国总统奥巴马荣获诺贝尔和平奖让很多人感到意外。In a rare move, four of the Nobel jury's five judges spoke out to defend their selection, 诺贝尔和平奖

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1. A grand jury has indicted a 23-year-old Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines flight on Christmas Day. The six charges include attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and attempted murder. 2. The man ac

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'Capharnaum', a new film by Lebanese director Nadine Labaki, has recently premiered at the Shanghai International Film Festival. The film, which vividly portrays the poorest slum life in Lebanon, earned Labaki the jury prize at the Cannes Film Festiv

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An Arizona woman tried to run over her husband after the presidential election. The husband told a reporter, She's crazy. She's a crazy Republican. All she talks about is politics. She didn't use to be like this. She used to be normal. Now she's turn

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Subject:We are in the same boat. 迷你对话A: Due to the financial crises, our company will cut down the staff. I hope I can stay. 由于受到经融危机的影响,我们公司可能会裁员,我希望我能留下来。 B: Really? We are in

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