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Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has lost by default three defamation lawsuits filed by the families of children killed in the mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, an attack he claimed was a "giant hoax," according to orders released Thursday and Friday.
Jones I shared in this post some of my first thoughts about the Supreme Court's new Eighth Amendment juvenile LWOP decision in Jones v. Mississippi, No. 18-1259 (S. Ct. April 22, 2021) (available here), and then I rounded up a few days later in this post some notable initial critical commentary. Just over a week later, I have seen a number of additional notable takes on the ruling, and here is another abridged round up:
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By Aebra Coe News of at least three more law firms awarding special bonuses rolled in on Friday, bringing the total to over 40. The associate bonuses build on others handed out last fall and winter, creating an extended bonus season that experts say is likely fleeting. By Sarah Martinson The attorneys of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP who steered reinsurance provider Wilton Re's $220 million buy of Allstate Life Insurance have extensive experience in corporation transactions and mergers and acquisitions. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at the attorneys who guided this deal. By...
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