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legal-procedure
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The Washington Postpolitics54 days ago
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Death Penalty Case on Mental Disabilities
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the case of Joseph Clifton Smith on procedural grounds. The decision leaves unresolved what standards states should use to assess intellectual disabilities in death penalty cases.
The Independentpolitics62 days ago
Barrister Wins Appeal Against Contempt of Court Referral Over Activist Trial Speech
A human rights barrister has successfully appealed a High Court decision to summon him for an alleged contempt of court during his closing speech in the trial of six Palestine Action activists. The Court of Appeal ruled on Tuesday that the trial judge lacked the power to refer th…