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• The Guardian view on extraditing Julian Assange: don’t do it | Editorial

  20-11-2019 19:24 via Law | The Guardian
  
  The US case against the WikiLeaks founder is an assault on press freedom and the public’s right to knowSweden’s decision to drop an investigation into a rape allegation against Julian Assange has both illuminated the situation of the WikiLeaks founder and made it more pressing. He must be defended against extradition to the United States in a case that digs at the foundations of freedom and democracy in both Britain and the US, and could see him sentenced to a total of 175 years.Mr A
  
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• US policy on Israel will amplify conflict | Letters

  20-11-2019 18:55 via Law | The Guardian
  
  It is now time to take steps beyond the two-state solution, writes Bill Williamson, while Ya’ir Klein says that Trump is providing a distractionThe recent announcement by Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, that America no longer regards West Bank settlements in Palestine as illegal, is incendiary (Anger as US says Israel settlements ‘not illegal’, 19 November). Palestinian spokespeople have rightly condemned the decision as a threat to global order and one that destroys US
  
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• Aung San Suu Kyi to defend Myanmar against genocide charge at The Hague

  20-11-2019 16:36 via Law | The Guardian
  
  Burmese leader will lead delegation to international court of justice next monthAung Sang Suu Kyi will travel to The Hague to defend Myanmar against allegations of genocide, her office has announced.The Burmese leader, once an icon of democracy but now tainted by her association with what UN investigators have described as crimes against humanity, will lead a delegation to the international court of justice (ICJ) next month. Continue reading...
  
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• Police transgender rules breach right to free speech, court told

  20-11-2019 14:49 via Law | The Guardian
  
  Ex-officer Harry Miller taking legal action after being accused of hate incidentOfficial police guidance on recording hate incidents against transgender people imposes a “substantial chilling effect” on freedom of expression, the high court has been told by lawyers representing a former officer.Harry Miller, who served with Humberside police, was contacted by the force this year after a complaint from a member of the public about allegedly transphobic comments he made on his Twitter
  
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• Former UK official in Hong Kong 'tortured in 15-day China ordeal'

  20-11-2019 13:43 via Law | The Guardian
  
  Simon Cheng, who worked at consulate, alleges repeated mental and physical abuseA former employee of the British consulate in Hong Kong has alleged he was tortured while being detained in China during a 15-day ordeal in which he said he was accused of being a British spy and secret agent and held in solitary confinement.The UK foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, summoned the Chinese ambassador to demand an explanation after Simon Cheng, a Hong Kong citizen who worked for the British government for
  
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• Former UK employee in Hong Kong 'tortured in 15-day China ordeal'

  20-11-2019 13:43 via Law | The Guardian
  
  Simon Cheng, who worked at consulate, alleges repeated mental and physical abuseA former employee of the British consulate in Hong Kong has alleged he was tortured while being detained in China during a 15-day ordeal in which he said he was accused of being a British spy and secret agent and held in solitary confinement.The UK foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, summoned the Chinese ambassador to demand an explanation after Simon Cheng, a Hong Kong citizen who worked for the British government for
  
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• Radical plans aim to give power back to frontline social workers | David Brindle

  20-11-2019 08:00 via Law | The Guardian
  
  A new system modelled on the Netherlands Buurtzorg approach could increase the time spent with families by 60%Plans have been drawn up to revolutionise social work with children and families, giving the UK’s frontline social workers autonomy to manage their own cases and freeing them from tiers of management and stifling bureaucracy. Time spent with clients could rise by as much as 60%, it is claimed, with average caseloads cut by a fifth – at no additional cost to the system.The rad
  
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• Hospice boss Mark Jarman-Howe: ‘Why am I the only one speaking out on assisted dying?’

  20-11-2019 08:00 via Law | The Guardian
  
  Giving people control over how and when they die would reduce unavoidable suffering, says the chief of one of the largest hospices in EnglandWe are failing our patients by not engaging openly and honestly with the issue of assisted dying,” says Mark Jarman-Howe, chief executive of St Helena, the largest hospice in the east of England. “We have to end the climate of fear that surrounds discussion of this in the hospice and palliative care sectors, or more than 6,000 people a year will
  
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• Tories pledge to allow victims and media into parole hearings

  19-11-2019 23:30 via Law | The Guardian
  
  Commitment follows outcry over proposed release of serial sex attacker John WorboysVictims and the media would be allowed to apply to attend parole hearings under reforms pledged by the Conservatives.The Tories said they wanted to reform the parole system, which has been accused of not being transparent enough following a successful court challenge last year over the proposed release of serial sex attacker John Worboys. Continue reading...
  
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• Ducks in a row: French farmer wins dispute over quacking

  19-11-2019 18:41 via Law | The Guardian
  
  New neighbours of smallholding failed in €5,200 claim for lost sleep due to loud birdsThe ducks on a smallholding in south-west France will live to quack another day.In another symbolic story of the disharmony between town and country folk, a French court has ruled that the noise from the flock kept by a retired farmer does not warrant them being silenced permanently. Continue reading...
  
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• Author who tried to help mystery prisoner publish memoir hits out at secret trials

  19-11-2019 18:00 via Law | The Guardian
  
  The memoir was written by an Australian citizen who was jailed in the ACT last year in a process completely hidden from public scrutinyAn author who triggered a stunning police crackdown by attempting to help a mystery prisoner publish his memoir has hit out at the total secrecy surrounding the man’s imprisonment.An Australian citizen was prosecuted, convicted, and jailed in the ACT last year in a process completely hidden from public scrutiny. Related: Mystery prisoner held in Canberra ja
  
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• Right-to-die campaigners to appeal against court ruling

  19-11-2019 16:41 via Law | The Guardian
  
  Judges deny terminally ill man full hearing of application for help to end his life
  Right-to-die campaigners are planning to appeal after a father of two suffering from motor neurone disease was denied a full hearing of his application for help to end his life.The high court ruled on Tuesday that it will not consider further evidence presented on behalf of Phil Newby, 49, from Rutland, who is terminally ill, cannot walk or use his lower arms. Continue reading...
  
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• Johnson reveals plans to extend police stop-and-search powers

  19-11-2019 15:31 via Law | The Guardian
  
  Searches to be allowed without grounds for suspicion and knife offenders charged in 24 hoursLatest election news – live updatesBoris Johnson has set out plans to tackle knife crime by expanding controversial stop-and-search powers which would allow police to search people without having any grounds for suspicion.The prime minister said he would introduce “serious violence reduction orders”, which would increase police powers to search people who are “known knife carriers&
  
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• Will the Tory pledge on child murderer jail terms have an impact?

  19-11-2019 15:02 via Law | The Guardian
  
  The Conservatives have promised to tighten up existing whole life sentences
  Latest election news – live updatesChild murderers will spend the remainder of their days in prison and not be released from life sentences if the Conservatives are returned to power. Continue reading...
  
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• California moves to resurrect lawsuits at heart of Michael Jackson documentary

  19-11-2019 03:16 via Law | The Guardian
  
  Judges say James Safechuck and Wade Robson’s suits should be reconsidered, a high profile outcome for a new sexual abuse lawA California appeals court appeared strongly inclined Monday to give new life to lawsuits filed by two men who accuse Michael Jackson of repeatedly molesting them when they were boys.In a tentative ruling, three judges said that lawsuits from James Safechuck and Wade Robson against two corporate entities that Jackson owned should be reconsidered by the trial court tha
  
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• Meet the Chief Justice of California Supreme Court - KRON4

  19-11-2019 01:27 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  Meet the Chief Justice of California Supreme Court  KRON4
  
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• Myanmar Rohingya: Will Omar get justice for his murdered family? - BBC News

  19-11-2019 01:26 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  Myanmar Rohingya: Will Omar get justice for his murdered family?  BBC News
  
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• Wichita police to ask ‘what more can we do’ in public discussion on criminal justice - Wichita Eagle

  19-11-2019 01:17 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  Wichita police to ask ‘what more can we do’ in public discussion on criminal justice  Wichita Eagle
  
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• Combat Veterans Slam Joe Biden Over Remarks About Military Justice System - The Daily Wire

  19-11-2019 01:07 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  Combat Veterans Slam Joe Biden Over Remarks About Military Justice System  The Daily Wire
  
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• Tories pledge whole life term for premeditated murder of a child

  19-11-2019 01:01 via Law | The Guardian
  
  Policy is one of a number of Conservative election promises concerning tougher sentencingAdults who commit the premeditated murder of a child will be given tougher sentences of life without parole under plans due to be included in the Conservative party’s manifesto.Robert Buckland, the justice secretary, said it was his aim to stop the parents of murdered children seeing the “sickening” spectacle of their killers walking free.Related: The Guardian view on Conservative criminal
  
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• Judge delays Pike County trial 'in the interest of justice' - ABC6OnYourSide.com

  19-11-2019 00:41 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  Judge delays Pike County trial 'in the interest of justice'  ABC6OnYourSide.com
  
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• Justice Department to Terminate Longstanding Legal Rules for Movie Distribution - The Wall Street Journal

  19-11-2019 00:34 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  Justice Department to Terminate Longstanding Legal Rules for Movie Distribution  The Wall Street Journal
  
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• Afternoon Briefs: Chief justice blocks Trump accounting subpoena; Ginsburg's back at work - ABA Journal

  18-11-2019 23:39 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  Afternoon Briefs: Chief justice blocks Trump accounting subpoena; Ginsburg's back at work  ABA Journal
  
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• Justice IG to testify next month on alleged 2016 surveillance abuse | TheHill - The Hill

  18-11-2019 23:35 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  Justice IG to testify next month on alleged 2016 surveillance abuse | TheHill  The Hill
  
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• Justice Secretary pledges to give child killers life sentences without parole if Tories win General Election - The Sun

  18-11-2019 23:31 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  Justice Secretary pledges to give child killers life sentences without parole if Tories win General Election  The Sun
  
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• Justice Department Moves to End Paramount Antitrust Decrees - Variety

  18-11-2019 23:28 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  Justice Department Moves to End Paramount Antitrust Decrees  Variety
  
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• Lord Chief Justice raises concerns over 'ill-informed attacks' on judges during visit to Plymouth - Plymouth Live

  18-11-2019 23:13 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  Lord Chief Justice raises concerns over 'ill-informed attacks' on judges during visit to Plymouth  Plymouth Live
  
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• Viterbo's criminal justice program emphasizes community - WXOW.com

  18-11-2019 22:59 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  Viterbo's criminal justice program emphasizes community  WXOW.com
  
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• Oklahoma Criminal Justice Authority announces selection for jail administrator - KOKH FOX25

  18-11-2019 22:50 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  Oklahoma Criminal Justice Authority announces selection for jail administrator  KOKH FOX25
  
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• Chief justice delays House efforts to subpoena Trump's tax returns - The Week Magazine

  18-11-2019 22:08 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  Chief justice delays House efforts to subpoena Trump's tax returns  The Week Magazine
  
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• CJ lauded for role in promoting access to justice - The Straits Times

  18-11-2019 22:00 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  CJ lauded for role in promoting access to justice  The Straits Times
  
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• Justice Department asks court to scrap decades-old 'Paramount' antitrust decrees - Reuters

  18-11-2019 21:50 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  Justice Department asks court to scrap decades-old 'Paramount' antitrust decrees  Reuters
  
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• Justice Secretary Tilley: 'Stop using criminal justice hammer to address a public health nightmare' - Hoptown Chronicle

  18-11-2019 21:32 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  Justice Secretary Tilley: 'Stop using criminal justice hammer to address a public health nightmare'  Hoptown Chronicle
  
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• The Punishment Bureaucracy Has Nothing to Do With Justice - Slate

  18-11-2019 21:24 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  The Punishment Bureaucracy Has Nothing to Do With Justice  Slate
  
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• Students Join Lasallian Peers at Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice - Manhattan College News

  18-11-2019 21:00 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  Students Join Lasallian Peers at Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice  Manhattan College News
  
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• News Briefs: Education task force planning effort; Harrington backs 'People's Justice Guarantee' | - theberkshireedge.com

  18-11-2019 20:48 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  News Briefs: Education task force planning effort; Harrington backs 'People's Justice Guarantee' |  theberkshireedge.com
  
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• How the process begins for selecting a new Iowa Supreme Court justice - KCRG

  18-11-2019 20:28 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  How the process begins for selecting a new Iowa Supreme Court justice  KCRG
  
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• PETITION: Justice for Dog Starved to Nothing But Skin and Bone - Lady Freethinker

  18-11-2019 20:20 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  PETITION: Justice for Dog Starved to Nothing But Skin and Bone  Lady Freethinker
  
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• Justice SA Bobde sworn in as 47th Chief Justice of India: Challenges ahead - India Today

  18-11-2019 20:11 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  Justice SA Bobde sworn in as 47th Chief Justice of India: Challenges ahead  India Today
  
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• Please let justice be done for Jesse Hess | Cape Argus - Independent Online

  18-11-2019 20:10 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  Please let justice be done for Jesse Hess | Cape Argus  Independent Online
  
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• Maldives legislators dismiss chief justice and senior judge - Al Jazeera English

  18-11-2019 20:07 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  Maldives legislators dismiss chief justice and senior judge  Al Jazeera English
  
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• Oregon Chief Justice Goes To War With ICE. ICE Fires Back. - The Daily Wire

  18-11-2019 20:01 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  Oregon Chief Justice Goes To War With ICE. ICE Fires Back.  The Daily Wire
  
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• National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to Host Event Calling for Justice in Mauritania - Cincinnati CityBeat

  18-11-2019 19:55 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to Host Event Calling for Justice in Mauritania  Cincinnati CityBeat
  
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• Twenty-three beds for 'justice-involved' youth slated for Norma Hotel at 23rd and Mission - Mission Local

  18-11-2019 19:54 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  Twenty-three beds for 'justice-involved' youth slated for Norma Hotel at 23rd and Mission  Mission Local
  
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• Improving the lives of women and girls | Letter

  18-11-2019 19:52 via Law | The Guardian
  
  Signatories including Pragna Patel and Mary-Ann Stephenson are fighting for equality and women’s human rights, and are calling on candidates from across the political spectrum to adopt policies to redress any imbalancesThis election falls between the 101st anniversary of some women winning the right to stand for parliament and the 50th anniversary of the landmark Equal Pay Act. Yet in the outgoing parliament just a third of MPs were women – 4% were black and minority ethnic women.Mea
  
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• ‘In jail for 90 days’: Chidambaram appeals for bail to Chief Justice Bobde - Hindustan Times

  18-11-2019 19:36 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  ‘In jail for 90 days’: Chidambaram appeals for bail to Chief Justice Bobde  Hindustan Times
  
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• Chief Justice Gives Trump Temporary Reprieve in Financial Records Case - The New York Times

  18-11-2019 19:34 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  Chief Justice Gives Trump Temporary Reprieve in Financial Records Case  The New York TimesChief Justice Orders Delay In House Demand For Trump's Financial Records  HuffPostChief justice orders delay in House fight for Trump records  ABC NewsChief Justice John Roberts orders delay in House demand for Trump’s tax returns  MarketWatchView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returns to bench after illness - New York Post

  18-11-2019 18:50 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  
  Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returns to bench after illness  New York Post
  
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• Justice Department No. 2 Cites ‘Serious’ Tech Competition Issues - Bloomberg

  18-11-2019 18:07 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  Justice Department No. 2 Cites ‘Serious’ Tech Competition Issues  Bloomberg
  
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• Officials consider new state agency to deal with minors in criminal justice system - Hartford Courant

  18-11-2019 17:59 via "allintitle:Justice" - Google News
  Officials consider new state agency to deal with minors in criminal justice system  Hartford Courant
  
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