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Profile: disgraced lawmaker Gennady Gudkov

17:17 17/09/2012 In August, the Investigative Committee launched an investigation into Gudkov’s business dealings based on allegations that he had directly engaged in commercial activities, which is prohibited under Russian law by virtue of his political position. The United Russia-dominated parliament ousted Gudkov in a formal hearing on September 14.

Russia’s opposition protests chronology

18:40 14/09/2012 As Moscow braces for Saturday’s March of Millions, the latest in a series of mass opposition protests that have taken Russia by storm over the past six months, RAPSI would like to take a look back at the roots and development of the opposition’s quest toward reforms.

Problems with trial by jury in Russia

12:51 11/09/2012 A bill which aims to reduce the power and scope of juries has failed to receive adequate government support, according to the official conclusions on the draft law published on the State Duma website. The argument draws attention to the fact that trial by jury is the most effective way of ensuring the adversarial principle is adhered to in our justice system.

Louboutin v. YSL: in the battle for the red-lacquered sole, everyone wins

10:25 08/09/2012 Louboutin’s telltale red lacquered soles are entitled to trademark protection, so long as that protection extends only to contrasting red soles, and not to monochromatic designs. In so deciding, a panel of US federal judges for the Manhattan-based Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed in part a lower court decision which had centered on the theory that within the fashion industry a single color can never serve as a trademark.

Drone strikes: the legal controversy

09:58 28/08/2012 In the aftermath of several drone strikes carried out earlier this month in Pakistan’s North Waziristan, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) spokesperson reiterated Friday Pakistan’s view that such attacks lack legal legitimacy.

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Tax benefits proposed for emergency and terrorism victims

11:56 13/09/2019 The Russian government has submitted a bill exempting any incomes of people suffered from terrorist attacks, natural disasters and other emergency situations from taxation to the State Duma.

Russian transport entities demand $60k from opposition figures over unauthorized rally

15:34 13/09/2019 Moscow’s Simonovsky District Court will consider three lawsuits containing claims totaling nearly 4 million rubles (over $60,000) against opposition figures Lyubov Sobol and Georgy Alburov on October 21.

Sentencing of one more unauthorized rally activist set for September 16

12:48 13/09/2019 Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court is expected to pass sentence upon activist Pavel Ustinov, charged with inflicting personal injury to a National Guard officer when being arrested during an authorized rally, on September 16.

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