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Why Online Legal Courses are Waste of Time and Money

The biggest challenge when it comes to educational online legal studies is accreditation. The standard of the legal community is the approval of the American Bar Association (ABA). This important ABA accreditation is lacking in many law programs online only. This factor alone can be a significant issue to students. To complete a non-ABA accredited school is to have a degree that is virtually useless since most states do not accept you to take the bar exam.

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Trump Orders Immediate Release of George Santos, Commutes Ex-Lawmaker’s 7-Year Fraud Sentence

President Donald Trump has made a sudden decision to release George Santos, the former New York congressman immediately. Mr. Santos had a seven-year sentence of fraud and identity theft in prison. The president declared that he would reduce the sentence, an action that will reduce the prison term but none of the criminal conviction will be deleted. Mr. The order was issued just after Santos had served approximately three months of his 87-month sentence.

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ISS Rejects Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Plan, Urges Shareholders to Vote ‘No

The strongly influential institution, which counsels the biggest investors on their voting votes in corporate activities is some of the largest institutions known as the Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) which has dealt a huge blow to Elon Musk. The company has formally advised Tesla shareholders to vote against an initiative to approve the gigantic compensation package of Musk in 2018.