Why is Tommy Robinson being charged under the Terrorism Act?
The agitator appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court standing trial for charges under the Terrorism Act 2000
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America’s Supreme Court faces its death
Trump has crushed the great institution into an impotent partisan mess
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The genocide case is growing
A United Nations Commission has concluded that Israel is committing the worst of all international crimes
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Are barristers the most right-wing diners in Britain?
The apex predators of the legal class have the souls of schoolchildren
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The Lords must fix the dangerous assisted dying bill
As a doctor, I support assisted dying in principle. But this bill will cause irreversible harm.
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Keir Starmer’s human rights headache
Can the PM reconcile politics and principle over the ECHR?
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Palestine Action and the distortion of terrorism
MPs, legal experts and campaigners worry the protest group’s ban sets a dangerous precedent of government overreach.
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In defence of Lord Hermer
The Attorney General is a genuine insurgent inside this Labour government.
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Can jury-less trials save our justice system?
“Justice delayed is justice denied” – and our courts are clogged to the point where they barely function.
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The Kneecap crossover event
Irish republicans and Palestine activists have long sought kinship. Outside Westminster Magistrates' Court, did they find it?
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Do our politicians understand the Supreme Court’s gender ruling?
As members of the Women and Equalities Committee questioned Baroness Kishwer, it was not clear they do.
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The nastiness and cowardice of Kneecap
The language is coarse, their lack of conviction is cynical.
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The capitulation of the American elite
In the face of Trump’s illiberal policies, the legal profession is not only surrendering, it’s collaborating.
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The conviction of Marine Le Pen
Barred from public office for five years, France’s presidential front-runner is committed to fighting her prosecutor.
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How courts punish the victims of domestic abuse
Even after leaving their tormentors, those who have suffered at the hands of their partners face a brutal legal battle.
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The BBC’s fumble leaves the stories of Gaza’s children untold
Also this week: Britain united over copyright law, and Trump’s war on the US press rages on.
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Jonathan Sumption: “Democracy is impossible for the state to satisfy”
The former judge on the limits of politics, the Chagos Islands and Trumpism.
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Penal populism has broken Britain’s prisons
Lazy “tough on crime” rhetoric has led to a crisis of overcrowding.
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Can Kim Leadbeater justify her assisted dying bill?
The MP behind this ethically transformative piece of legislation answers her critics.
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Why celebrity surrogacy announcements provoke such anger
Lily Collins has become a lightning rod for outrage and dismay in the fraught territory of fertility.
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