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Morning Round-Up: Wednesday 21 November

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Society of Black Lawyers to hold police talks ahead of complaint over Tottenham ‘Yid’ chants [Goal]

Pussy Riot prisoners sack lawyers who ‘cashed in on fame’ [The Independent]

‘I’m having a sex change to look like Harry Styles’: Transgender law student says 1D heartthrob is “perfect boy” [The Mirror]

Diplomat with 25 acre estate investigated for claiming legal aid during sex assault trial [The Telegraph]

Twitter suspends, then reactivates law student’s account after New York Times complaint [Politico]

So, Lord Sumption says to be patient – we’ll have a diverse bench … in 2062 [The Guardian]

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