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In one of the biggest legal sagas of recent times, Justice Michael Lee has delivered his verdict. What did he say?
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Just days before Justice Michael Lee was due to pass down his judgment, Network 10 threw another spanner in the works.
Witness for the Prosecution was a 1957 film about a supposedly conscientious woman testifying against her husband.
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Recent research suggests jurors are less likely to be lenient on attractive defendants than previously thought.
The Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility, in Dartmouth, N.S. The Nova Scotia Supreme Court recently ruled that the use of lockdowns to address staff shortages at provincial jails is unlawful.
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Lockdowns can have severe impacts on an inmate’s mental and physical health and well-being.
A California couple sued two school board members who blocked them on Facebook after they made critical remarks.
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A law scholar examines a pair of Supreme Court cases that pit the public’s free speech rights against politicians’ rights.
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Sexual assault trials can compound a victim/survivors trauma, drag on for years and bring them face to face with their attacker. Is having dedicated sexual assault courts the answer?
A police officer pulls over and tickets a delivery person in the New York City borough of Queens on March 22, 2023.
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Research shows police officers issue more traffic tickets and judges impose more fines when their city gets the money and when the budget is tight.
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A Scottish pilot will see rape trials conducted without juries in what could set a dangerous precedent.
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All criminal matters start in the local court. The more serious ones work their way up to the higher courts for sentence or trial.
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Many people do not realise victims do not have access to their own lawyers to protect their privacy and individual interests at trial.
Ghana’s Supreme Court plays a key role in election disputes.
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The Ghanaian media decides how the public understands proceedings from the Supreme Court.
In order to honour the rights of victims of crime, chronic under-funding in the criminal justice system needs to be addressed.
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Research shows giving the commissioner greater oversight of complaints could help deliver justice for those failed by the system.
New laws give sex crime victims more time to come forward.
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Part of a law that goes into effect in New York state on Aug. 14 allows victims more time sue in civil court. Epstein’s victims can still go after his estate.
Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto (central) greets supporters after a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, 17 April 2019.
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Indonesia’s General Election Commission (KPU) has announced incumbent Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s victory in 2019 presidential election. His opponent Prabowo Subianto, plans to challenge the result. Here’s why it will likely end up in vain.
Erik Brunetti believes his FUCT clothing brand deserves a trademark.
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A trademark law scholar explains why the impossible-to-apply standard, dating back to the early 20th century, is ineffective and needs to be abolished.
Lawsuits against Purdue say its drug Oxycontin played a key role in the opioid epidemic.
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The $270 million settlement may not mean a whole lot if Purdue files for bankruptcy as it’s reportedly considering.
CFPB interim director Mick Mulvaney has brought the bureau to a near-standstill.
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The president recently nominated a new permanent director to take over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. With the CFPB doing a fraction of the work it did under Obama, what kind of agency will she lead?
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A history of how jurors have faced trial themselves for getting it wrong, or slipping up in court.
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The principle argument as to why women should remove the niqab in court seems compelling, but it is based on flawed assumptions.
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South Africa is seeing a growing body of class action.