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3 min read A United States District Court in California has fixed July 27 as new date for the trial of the Nigerian Instagram celebrity facing fraud charges, Ramon Abass, also addressed as Hushpuppi. This overruled a previous order from the court that fixed May 4 for the trial. The recent order given by Judge Otis Wright followed an application for extension sought by Mr Abass’ defence counsel, Louis Shapiro. Application Mr Shapiro premised the request on the fact that he needed additional time to prepare for trial as he was recently hired by the defendant. “On February 25...

EXCLUSIVE: Hushpuppi hires former govt. lawyer as defence counsel Hushpuppi hired the new top-rated lawyer following the withdrawal of his former counsel from the case. 2 min read One-time Instagram celebrity facing fraud-related and money laundering charges in the United States, Ramon Abass, also known as Hushpuppi, has hired a top-rated criminal defence lawyer, Loius Shapiro, to represent him in his trial. This followed the withdrawal of Gal Pissetzky and Vicki Podberesky, his former attorneys. PREMIUM TIMES had reported Recall that Mr Pissetzky, a top Chicago lawyer was in...

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Nixing Grocer Pandemic Pay May Not Be On Calif. Judge's List Law360 (February 23, 2021, 8:32 PM EST) -- A California federal judge appeared hesitant Tuesday to grant a preliminary injunction that would halt a Long Beach ordinance requiring grocery stores to pay workers a premium due to COVID-19, referencing during a video conference his own struggles to secure food and supplies during the early days of the pandemic. U.S. District Judge Otis Wright did not make a ruling during the hearing, but he did push the California Grocers Associations a number of times, inclu...

essentially, it would give the president for all practical purposes the ability to increase the debt ceiling with really just a minority of support from congress. it would allow congress to voice its disapproval and this is something that the president would have to do in three increments over time between now and the november 2012 election. kyra, this doesn't address entitlement reform and certainly that idea of the tax increases, democrats are still demanding and the white house is still saying no to -- pardon me, that the white house also wants and republicans are say iing no to, ...

allow the president to raise a debt ceiling and avert crisis. a vote on that could happen this week. the fallback plan would likely pass the democrat-controlled senate but face a bigger challenge in the house where republicans hold the majority. let's get the latest with brianna keilar. are we any closer to a deal? >> on a deficit reduction plan, kyra, it doesn't appear so. no announced meetings between the white house and congressional leaders over the weekend, there were staff-level meetings and a lot of focus has to do with this fallback plan you mentioned. it's sort of the brainc...