The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Donald Trump fires acting Attorney General for defying executive order banning refugees [The Independent]
Legal battle set to intensify over Trump immigration ban [Financial Times]
Is Trump’s immigration order legal? [BBC News]
QC claimed he was so good he could ‘get Stevie Wonder a driving licence’, misconduct panel hears [The Telegraph]
Term-time holiday case to be heard in Supreme Court [BBC News]
Iraq human rights lawyer accused of hounding British troops ‘thought he was above the rules’ [The Telegraph]
Turning the law against the people [The Spiked]
Trump should not have been invited to meet the Queen but it’s too late to cancel the visit now [Barrister Blogger]
Transgender woman denied contact with her ultra-Orthodox Jewish children [The Guardian]
Apply to attend — Commercial Awareness Question Time: Northern Powerhouse Special [Legal Cheek Hub]
“It is impressive that this process has been completed within 2 months, especially given the delays in the administration process and where Christmas was right in the middle of it all.” [Legal Cheek comments]
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