A Moscow court has sentenced the WNBA star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison and a 1m rouble fine in a politically charged verdict that could lead to a prisoner swap with the US. Griner, who pl… [read more]
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September 14, 2022 – As we wrote, repeatedly, in this column, the federal illegality of cannabis (with its simultaneous explosion of laws legalizing cannabis at the state level) creates many interest… [read more]
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Aug 4 (Reuters) – Alexander Boikov, a lawyer of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who is awaiting sentencing on drugs charges in Russia, said on Thursday during closing arguments in her trial tha… [read more]
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WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden met on Friday with families of two Americans being held by Russia, and personally reassured them he is working to gain freedom for the detainees. … [read more]
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SINGAPORE, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Singapore’s only Olympic gold medal winner, swimmer Joseph Schooling, will not be given further leave from national service to compete because he admitted to using canna… [read more]
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(Reuters) – Armstrong Teasdale said in a statement Thursday it has added five lawyers, including two partners, across four of its U.S. offices. Among the new hires is partner Jaimie Mansfield, who r… [read more]
US basketball player Brittney Griner has reportedly been sent to a Russian penal colony in a remote region south-east of Moscow to serve a nine-year jail term for illegal drug possession. She joins t… [read more]
