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Arbil, Iraq, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Fuad Hussein, the chief of staff of the president of the Kurdistan region, confirmed on Friday that Islamic State militants had seized control of Iraq’s biggest dam in their latest offensive in the north of the country. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/rZLhkwTAC4k/idAFL6N0QE50020140808

A few lawyers in Utah think they have an idea to solve the problem… Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/BSr91vAQ21w/story01.htm

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s military fought gun battles with Boko Haram Islamists in two key northeastern towns on Friday, after the militants killed dozens of people and drove soldiers out of Gwoza town two days ago, security sources and the military said. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/YOoHjWuRll4/idAFL6N0QE4PQ20140808

Why is the Bar handing out your Social Security Number to anyone who asks? Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/GzXCBPRXBoM/story01.htm

Arguing that Virginia has gone further than most states to deny same-sex couples a chance to marry and the benefits of marriage, the state’s top legal officials urged the Supreme Court on Friday to take their case as “an excellent vehicle to resolve the controversy.” Those officials support marriage for gays and lesbians, but are […]

You can help her raise money to win the crown! Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/yknIiufyIKs/story01.htm

Reading the political and legal landscapes; what it means when John Lewis and Newt Gingrich are on the same side on voting rights; reading Supreme Court cases for their signals; an expanding litigation portfolio; and the importance of the NAACP’s advocacy model in building Supreme Court cases. In this five-part interview, Edward Blum – Visiting […]

Adam R. Banner explains how the bar exam is a microcosm for legal practice as a whole. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/kXvENBMgxRE/story01.htm

Rich in sights, sounds and tastes, the traditional Homowo harvest festival provides an insight into Ga culture, in Ghana. … Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tar-home/~3/EeKQupuSN4w/a-festival-that-hoots-at-hunger.html

Is Title II reclassification gaining steam? Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/qz_4dbMk36o/story01.htm