PetroSaudi Series Picked Up by Netflix

Netflix picks up Jho Low, PetroSaudi, 1MDB story: deadline.com/2023/11/n… #PetroSaudi #JhoLow #1MDB

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Lawyer’s Lament


Assange and US “Assurances”

US assurances don’t mean much. See, Sholam Weiss: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shol… ”… by letters dated 8 February and 14 May 2002, the United States provided the State party with assurances that if the author was extradited with Austria denying one or more criminal counts on which the applicant was convicted, the presiding United States judge would be required, on the condition of the Rule of Specialty, to re-sentence him, and that a re-sentencing would permit him to appeal both his sentence and conviction.

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Form Book vs. AI

The ABA doesn’t require law schools to teach a class in “drafting legal documents,” assuming this skill will later be learned on the job. The problem is the hallucinations that plague ChapGPT. This is an AI term of art, colloquially defined as “making stuff up.” Twenty years ago, would you have forbidden access to form books? West published several such encyclopedias. AI is just a tool like them. If facts can be stipulated, results follow.

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Relativity Software Fix

Sometimes software problems are so complex that the only solution is spiritual help. In this case, as all Miami lawyers know, we’ll invoke Eleggua, “the Roads,” the santería orisha whose powers include opening a path and clearing the way. You’ll need: a cigar and matches or a lighter a bottle of rum (a cupful will do) a handful of coins proximity to an intersection Walk to the nearest intersection.

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White & Case and 1MDB

Looks like White & Case has some liability… The principal White & Case lawyer thereafter went to work for PetroSaudi. $700M paid into a Jho Low account? Oh my. #TarekObaid #PetroSaudi #1MDB #JhoLow #WolfofWallStreet #White&Case

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Chicago Alderman Edward Burke Convicted

I remember Burke’s run for the office of Cook County State’s attorney in 1980. His ads featured a Chicago Police Department badge—though not a police officer, Burke had somehow finagled a badge—does Chicago have a police reserve? There was some controversy about his entitlement to the badge at the time, much like that surrounding “Sheriff” Herschel Walker during his run for the Senate. Burke didn’t break bad at the age of 79, his age when a federal jury convicted him on 13 of 14 counts, including racketeering.

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Promises, Promises

\#PetroSaudi

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PetroSaudi Series Picked Up by Netflix

Netflix picks up Jho Low, PetroSaudi, 1MDB story: deadline.com/2023/11/n… PetroSaudi #jholow #1MDB

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Lawyer’s Lament