Keir Starmer and David Lammy are taking an extraordinarily dangerous gamble with our individual liberty
Keir Starmer and David Lammy are taking an extraordinarily dangerous gamble with our individual liberty
"So what did the report find? Here are some key takeaways from the 174-page document."
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
@uspolitics
The bill authorizes deadly force for "trying to “dispossess” [owners] of their property or is attempting a robbery or committing arson".
None of these crimes carries a death penalty if an officer arrests someone. Why should it do so if the property owner catches them first?
UK: Allocation of costs in Banks v Cadwalladr sets chilling precedent for public interest journalism
https://rsf.org/en/uk-allocation-costs-banks-v-cadwalladr-sets-chilling-precedent-public-interest-journalism
<< UK libel actions do what UK libel actions do: protect the rich from criticism.
They are long overdue a total overhaul.
London is, and looks to retain for the near future, its shameful reputation as the “libel capital of the world".
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is deeply concerned that the UK Court of Appeal has ordered investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr to pay more than £1m in court costs to businessman Arron Banks, despite a judgement ruling that her reporting was in the public interest at the time of publication.
Some Republicans resist repeal of ban on unmarried couples living together
Alex Wagner reports on an effort by Michigan Democrats to repeal a law from 1931 that criminalizes unmarried couples living together, and notes that Republican resistance to the repeal offers a window on the GOP's desire to tell Americans how to live their lives.
How much you want to bet many of these same hypocritical #Republicans have done, or are even currently doing the very thing this old law prohibits?
#Michigan #michigangop #Christofascist #Christofascists #Christofascism #GOP #law #badlaw
Alex Wagner reports on an effort by Michigan Democrats to repeal a law from 1931 that criminalizes unmarried couples living together, and notes that Republican resistance to the repeal offers a window on the GOP's desire to tell Americans how to live their lives.