Three of Gov. Dan McKee’s picks to fill vacancies on Rhode Island’s courts took their official oaths of office in public ceremonies Monday afternoon — just days after receiving overwhelming ...
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After mounting criticism and mysterious calls, this ousted judge is asking voters for second chance
For years, Judge Ramona Franklin had a reputation in Houston's legal circles for letting cases lag in court and defendants ...
The UK Supreme Court today issued a landmark judgment on AI patentability that is likely to impact all software patents going ...
A decades-old sewer line serving multiple properties along Muratina Street in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area has been declared public infrastructure by the Environment and Land Court.
The major reform responds to a NSW Sentencing Council report which examined the issue in April 2024, and flagged concerns that ‘good character’ evidence was not operating effectively. On Wednesday, ...
Convicted criminals won’t be able to use references from family and friends to get more lenient sentences in NSW, but more widespread change could be hard.
NSW could be the first state to abolish "good character" references in court proceedings when laws are introduced next week. The announcement comes on the back of recommendations released on Sunday ...
An Australian state is set to introduce new legislation that will ban 'good character' references for offenders convicted of the nation's most heinous crimes.
The legislation means rapists and pedophiles will no longer be able to submit their history of “prior good character” in an effort to have their jail sentences reduced. In December last year, the ACT ...
Survivors of sexual abuse welcome the ‘monumental shift’ in how courts approach sentencing, while others say it could limit defendants’ rights Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates ...
The legislation means rapists and pedophiles will no longer be able to submit their history of “prior good character” in an effort to have their jail sentences reduced. Starting November 1, 2025, new ...
"Victim survivors shouldn't have to sit in court and hear the person who hurt them or their loved one described as a 'good ...
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