Law

Alarm as US supreme court takes a hatchet to church-state separation
A series of court decisions has raised fears that the conservative majority are forcing religion back into the US political system
David Smith Washington bureau chief
02, Jul, 2022 @6:00 AM

Criminal barristers’ pay offer in the dock | Letter
Letter: Their average earnings are less than half those of a GP, says Andrew Gore
Letters
01, Jul, 2022 @4:49 PM

Anti-abortion movement achieved goal of reversing Roe – but it is far from done
A total end to abortion in the US is the next goal – and how the movement aims to accomplish that depends on who you ask
Jessica Glenza
01, Jul, 2022 @9:00 AM

‘Condemning everyone alive’: outrage at US supreme court climate ruling
Limiting the Environmental Protection Agency at a time when fossil fuel emissions need to be curbed is ‘devastating’
Ayurella Horn-Muller
30, Jun, 2022 @7:19 PM

Biden can end Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ program, supreme court rules
Ruling by 5-4 allows administration to terminate policy that forced asylum seekers to return to Mexico while claims are considered
Lauren Gambino and Chris Stein in Washington
30, Jun, 2022 @4:47 PM

Archie Battersbee’s parents win court of appeal fight in life-support case
Family of 12-year-old challenged ruling Archie is brain-stem dead and treatment can be stopped
Tom Ambrose and agency
29, Jun, 2022 @6:17 PM

The Tory bill of rights is a gift to the world’s tyrants | Letters
Letters: Leaders of repressive regimes will have licence to ignore international human rights standards, warns Mike Cushman. Plus letters from Prof Julian Petley and Margaret Owen
Letters
28, Jun, 2022 @4:58 PM

Criminal barristers begin strike in row over legal aid fees
The CBA says the offer of a 15% uplift in fees is insufficient and is calling for a 25% rise to make up for years of funding cuts
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent
27, Jun, 2022 @6:00 AM

Why are criminal barristers in England and Wales striking and what will be the impact?
The series of strikes over a legal aid funding row comes amid a huge backlog of cases in the crown courts
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent
27, Jun, 2022 @6:00 AM

‘A mockery of democracy’: US supreme court in question after abortion ruling
In scrapping the right to terminate a pregnancy the court went against the popular will – only 25% of Americans now have confidence in the institution
David Smith in Washington
26, Jun, 2022 @7:00 AM

A criminal record should not be a life sentence | Letters
Letters: David Wacks on youth convictions and cautions, John Hughes on the need to delete records of minor offences from decades ago, and a magistrate on the need for DBS reform
Letters
23, Jun, 2022 @5:01 PM

Supreme court decision to overturn New York gun law met with outrage
Decision criticized by New York governor as ‘reprehensible’ in wake of mass mass shootings, but many conservatives elated
Gloria Oladipo in New York
23, Jun, 2022 @3:46 PM
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