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https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr/13/founder-of-starmer-legal-chambers-geoffrey-robertson-condemns-labour-plans-to-cut-jury-trials. "The founder of Keir Starmer’s barristers’ chambers has condemned the planned restriction of #jury #trials in #England & #Wales as 'a betrayal of the #values for which #Labour purports to stand'. Geoffrey Robertson KC, founding head of Doughty Street Chambers... has written a more than 9,000-word polemic to coincide with the #committee stage of the #courts & #tribunals bill."

Founder of Starmer’s legal chambers condemns Labour plans to cut jury trials

Geoffrey Robertson says proposals to reduce backlog are betrayal of party’s values and a ‘cure worse than the disease’

The Guardian

Script Kiddie 3d ago

A #Redditor Criticized #ICE. #Trump Is Trying to #Unmask Them by Dragging the Company to a Secret Grand #Jury.

source: theintercept.com/2026/04/10/re…

An ICE summons to get the user’s #identity failed. Advocates worry the move to a grand jury signals an #escalation of the #war on #dissent.

In Trump’s America, of course, freedom of speech only applies if you say what he wants to hear. As soon as Trump or ICE are criticised, freedom of speech comes to an end!

#news #politics #criticism #fail #justice #law #internet #whitehouse #president #government #fascism #racism #migration #immigration #crime #freedpeech #humanrights #anonymity #problem #ethics #america #maga #freedom #censorship #fear #spy #surveillance #orwell #fnord #newspeak #propaganda #truth #bigbrother #shame #reddit
A Redditor Criticized ICE. Trump Is Trying to Unmask Them by Dragging the Company to a Secret Grand Jury.

A Redditor Criticized ICE. Trump Is Trying to Unmask Them by Dragging the Company to a Secret Grand Jury.

An ICE summons to get the user’s identity failed. Advocates worry the move to a grand jury signals an escalation of the war on dissent.

The Intercept

Yle News 4d ago

Drug abuse image wins Finland's press photo of the year award

The jury said the image serves as a reminder to people that addiction can happen to anyone.

https://yle.fi/a/74-20219911

#jury #imageReminder #addictionAwareness #anyoneCanGetAddicted #dontUnderestimateAddiction

Drug abuse image wins Finland's press photo of the year award

The jury said the image serves as a reminder to people that addiction can happen to anyone.

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Nonilex Apr 6

The move frees a trial judge to act on the #Trump admin’s pending request to dismiss Bannon’s conviction & indictment “in the interests of justice” [rewriting history].

The dismissal would be largely symbolic. #SteveBannon served a 4-month prison term after a #jury #convicted him of #contempt of #Congress in 2022. A federal appeals court in Washington upheld the conviction.

#SCOTUS #law #SeparationOfPowers #LegislativeBranch #oversight #ChecksAndBalances #SubpoenaPower

CBC British Columbia Apr 2

2020 death of Prince George man in police custody ruled accidental by coroner’s inquest jury
The jury that heard the inquest into the 2020 death of Lake Babine Nation’s Everett Riley Patrick made five recommendations aimed at improving staff skills and policies in detention facilities.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prince-george-rcmp-everett-patrick-coroner-9.7152412?cmp=rss

knoppix Apr 1

A California jury found Meta and Google liable for defective social media design harming a youth, awarding $6M in damages. The verdict may affect 2,000 similar cases and highlights risks of addictive platform features ⚖️

🔗 https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5746125/meta-youtube-social-media-trial-verdict

#TechNews #Meta #Google #SocialMedia #DigitalWellness #UserSafety #Privacy #FOSS #OpenSource #Addiction #YouthSafety #Transparency #Accountability #Technology #IT #Youth #California #Jury #Addictive

WINGS_radio Apr 1

BREAKING: Ex-FirstEnergy Execs' #Bribe #Trial Ends After #Jury Hits #Impasse
An Ohio judge on Tuesday dismissed a jury weighing #charges that two former FirstEnergy Corp. #executives #bribed a #utility #regulator to help secure a controversial $1.3 billion #bailout for two of the company's #nuclear #plants, after the jury reported an impasse following more than a week of deliberations. [Law360[

Global News Mar 31

Quebec City Halloween sword attacker granted new trial
The Court of Appeal says the judge failed to properly tell jurors they could not determine Girouard's innocence or guilt based on the fact he remained silent in interrogation.
#Crime #Halloweenswordattack #QuebecCitySwordAttack
https://globalnews.ca/news/11753779/quebec-halloween-sword-attack-new-trial-ordered/