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Government to table law overriding sentencing rules after 'two-tier' justice row
The new legislation comes in response to a row over how ethnic minority offenders should be sentenced.BBC News - 4d -
Sentencing guidelines ditched after 'two-tier' row
It comes after the government said it would pass an emergency law to override the guidance.BBC News - 2d -
Sentencing Council to suspend guidelines at centre of ‘two-tier’ justice row in England and Wales
UK government threatens to override independent body with fast-track legislationFinancial Times - 2d -
Sentencing Council’s new guidelines are corrosive and unfair
Varying pre-sentencing approach based on ethnicity risks eroding support for things we know workFinancial Times - 3d -
What should combating racial sentencing disparities look like?
Sentencing Council’s treatment of ethnic minority status as an unchanging fact of life was the wrong approachFinancial Times - 2d -
Death Sentences Commuted for 3 Americans Over Failed Congo Coup
The three Americans had their sentences reduced to life imprisonment ahead of an expected visit from a Trump official.The New York Times - 1d -
Who was Martyn Hett and what is Martyn's Law?
Martyn's Law aims to reduce the risk of physical harm and the impact of a terrorist attack.BBC News - 5h -
Trump Commutes Ozy Media Founder’s Sentence Just Before His Surrender
Carlos Watson, who started the now-defunct digital media company, had been sentenced to almost 10 years in prison for trying to defraud investors and lenders.The New York Times - 5d -
UAE court sentences 3 people to death in killing of Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Zvi Kogan
A court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced three people to death for the killing of Israeli-Moldovan Zvi KoganABC News - 3d -
Stalker who believed Strictly judge Ballas was his aunt given suspended sentence
The sentencing judge says Kyle Shaw made a "menacing threat" against Shirley Ballas and her family.BBC News - 2d -
Trump pardons Jan. 6 defendant whose sentence had been commuted
A Jan. 6 defendant who was tried alongside leaders of the Oath Keepers was pardoned by President Trump on Monday, after previously receiving a sentence commutation. Thomas Caldwell, a U.S. Navy ...The Hill - 2d -
Ben Yedder attempts soccer comeback in Iran after suspended prison sentence
Former France international Wissam Ben Yedder is trying to revive his career in Iran after almost a year on the sidelines and a suspended prison sentence for sexually assaulting a woman. Ben ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Menendez brothers' lawyers attack prosecutor's reasons for opposing reduced sentences
Lawyers for Erik and Lyle Menendez urged a judge to block an effort from L.A. County DA Nathan Hochman to withdraw his office’s support for reducing the brothers’ sentences of life without the ...NBC News - 18h -
Judge blocks social media age-verification law in Arkansas
A federal judge in Arkansas permanently blocked a law requiring age verification for social media accounts, deeming it unconstitutional. The law was stopped by U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks ...The Hill - 19h -
Senegal revises amnesty law that covered deadly protests
Senegal’s parliament has approved revisions to a law passed under the former president that granted amnesty for offences committed during deadly opposition protests in the West African countryABC News - 5h -
French far-right's Le Pen sentenced to prison and banned from office in embezzlement trial
Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's far-right party, was handed a four-year prison sentence and banned from holding public office for five years by a court.NBC News - 3d -
Former Medellin Cartel boss released in Colombia after a judge rules his sentence expired
Colombian authorities have released former Medellin Cartel boss Carlos Lehder after a judge ruled that a drug trafficking sentence issued in Colombia against the 75-year-old had expiredABC News - 2d -
Judges temporarily block Trump orders targeting prominent law firms
Federal judges in D.C. on Friday partially blocked two executive orders signed by President Donald Trump targeting the Jenner and Block and WilmerHale law firmsABC News - 5d -
Musk's disclosure of planned fraud arrest troubles law enforcement officials: Sources
Elon Musk appeared to boast of advance knowledge of a planned arrest related to Social Security fraud, frustrating law enforcement officials, sources tell ABC News.ABC News - 1d -
India's parliament set to debate controversial law on Muslim endowments
India’s parliament has begun debating a proposal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government to change laws governing Muslim land endowments in the countryABC News - 1d -
Law Firm Skadden Arps Seeks Deal to Avert Trump Executive Order
The discussions come as President Trump has taken aim at WilmerHale, another big law firm. Other major firms are said to be trying to cut deals with the White House.The New York Times - 6d -
Oregon abandoned its radical drug law. Then came the mass arrests
Last year, the state ended a trailblazing law decriminalizing possession. Drug users in some counties are now in and out of jail, without lawyers, struggling to get treatment. At 7.45am on a cool ...The Guardian - 3d -
Bondi dismisses Biden-era lawsuit against Georgia election law
Attorney General Pam Bondi has dismissed a federal lawsuit challenging a controversial Georgia election law that limits voting practices and was accused of suppressing Black voters, despite record ...The Hill - 3d -
Trump's crusade against big law firms sparks fears of long-lasting damage
President Trump has signed a string of executive orders in recent weeks targeting some of the nation's most prominent law firms.CBS News - 21h -
How campaigning mum won six-year battle to get Martyn's Law introduced
The mother of Manchester attack victim Martyn Hett has reached her goal of introducing a new law.BBC News - 3h -
How Trump rattled Big Law
Plus, J&J’s latest attempt to settle class-action claims gets rejected and Klarna faces online backlash ahead of planned IPOFinancial Times - 1d -
Trump announces $100M deal with law firm tied to Doug Emhoff, Jan. 6 House panel
President Trump on Tuesday announced his administration struck a deal with a law firm with ties to former second gentleman Doug Emhoff and the House panel that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the ...The Hill - 1d -
Sinema joins law firm as senior adviser
Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has joined Hogan Lovells' global regulatory and intellectual property team as a senior adviser. The firm highlighted her experience in AI, technology, digital assets, ...The Hill - 2d -
Elite Law Firms’ Deals With Trump Decried by Their Associates
The discontent does not appear to be resonating with leaders at Paul Weiss and Skadden, but it could hamstring their recruitment efforts.The New York Times - 1d -
How Trump is exploiting Big Law’s identity crisis
Firms like Paul Weiss have hired star lawyers to expand in dealmaking. Fear of losing business has made them less willing to have a fight with the governmentFinancial Times - 22h -
Milbank Is the Latest Law Firm to Reach a Deal With Trump
Milbank, based in Manhattan, agreed to provide $100 million in pro bono legal services to causes supported by the president and the firm.The New York Times - 20h -
U.A.E. Sentences Three People to Death for Killing an Israeli Rabbi
Emirati authorities decided on a punishment for the “premeditated murder with terrorist intention” of Rabbi Zvi Kogan but offered no details about the crime.The New York Times - 2d -
Congo commutes death sentences of 3 Americans convicted in failed coup
Malanga's 21-year-old son Marcel was among the Americans convicted for participating in the coup plot that left six deadCBS News - 1d -
As El Paso Gunman Faces Sentencing, the Hate That Inspired Him Rises Again
The lawyer of the white supremacist who slaughtered 23 people in 2019 said his client was inspired by President Trump’s words, the same the president is using today.The New York Times - 1h -
‘It will never happen again’: former bikie-turned-golf pro Ryan Peake bears the scars of a chequered past
Australian golfer continues to carry a troubled history and a prison sentence with him even as a New Zealand Open title sends him on to the world stage. “I’ve done what I’ve done, I’ve been ...The Guardian - 2d -
Le Pen to appeal ban from running for public office, condemning 'political decision'
The far-right National Rally leader's sentence jeopardises her chances of running for president in 2027.BBC News - 3d -
Top US law firms balk at backing Perkins’ challenge to Trump sanctions
Legal industry split over whether to join amicus brief against president’s order for fear of retaliationFinancial Times - 4d