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Judges and Justices Should Be Independent, Trump Says, As Long As They Side With Him

The president says federal courts should not make decisions based on partisan considerations unless it benefits him.

Reason

We’ve probably already seen ‘peak Trump,’ says Pimco, with the Oval Office now constrained by courts and midterms

“Markets may be reminded that under the U.S. Constitution, no president—even one as historic as President Trump—has unchecked power,” Pimco’s Libby Cantrill noted this week.

Fortune

Meeting discussed using terror laws to tackle paramilitary flags and murals

A senior PSNI officer said that ‘comprehensive caselaw’ could be developed in the courts.

Evening Standard

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Migrants thought they were in court for a routine hearing. Instead, it was a deportation trap

The nation's immigration courts have undergone a fundamental change under the administration of President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Courts are Checking Trump More Effectively than Many Think

Legal scholar Steve Vladeck explains how and why.

Reason

Woman with cancer convicted in fast-track courts for not paying car tax while undergoing life-saving treatment

The woman with cancer is the latest victim of the fast-track Single Justice Procedure

Evening Standard

County court delays harming Britain's economy, Justice Minister tells MPs

Sarah Sackman said she would give the county courts a ‘room for improvement’ report card

Evening Standard

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If The Courts Want Their Orders To Be Followed, The Courts Must Issue Orders That Can Be Followed

Federal judges are walking on thin ice by issuing unappealable TROs and failing to stay their rulings.

Reason

Texas to execute man for 2004 murders of strip club manager and friend

Texas is scheduled to execute a man convicted of killing two men as part of a 2004 dispute with his boss at a strip club, and then years later prompted a massive lockdown of the state prison system when he used a cellphone smuggled into death row to threaten a…

The Independent UK

Crisis in courts has opened the door to secret justice

In a criminal justice system mired in crisis and beset by delays and backlogs, why are courts becoming more secretive? Tristan Kirk investigates how the public, journalists, and even defendants are being kept out of the loop.

Evening Standard

State-owned LNER still pursuing evidence-free train fare dodging prosecutions

LNER is still prosecuting passengers over alleged fare dodging without providing any evidence

Evening Standard

Trump rages as GOP absences help Biden

"The Democrats are trying to stack the Courts," Trump fumes as JD Vance and other Republicans skip votes

Salon

Trump demands the Senate stop doing its job confirming judges before he takes office

President-elect accuses Democrats of ‘trying to stack the Courts with Radical Left Judges on their way out the door’

The Independent UK

Missouri to execute Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors’ objections and innocence claims

Prosecutors raise concerns about lack of evidence as family of victim supports saving Williams from the death penalty

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The Independent UK

Courts will sit for 24 hours in bid to stamp out far-right violence

Ministers met with senior members of the judiciary for emergency talks on Saturday

Reason

Senator Schumer Goes Nuclear With "No King Act"

The law would direct lower courts how to reject claims of presidential immunity, and strip SCOTUS of appellate review.

Evening Standard

Single Justice Procedure: Magistrates can intervene in controversial criminal cases, says minister

Single Justice Procedure cases have been under the spotlight after a slew of harsh convictions were uncovered

AAP

Courts reveal true scale of cyber attack on system

Court Services Victoria has revealed the extent of a cyber attack, with eight years' worth of recorded hearings potentially accessed.

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Wilko & Courts to take over popular radio breakfast slot

The pair will take over the breakfast show, replacing Ned & Josh.

Ballotpedia

The 15 battleground districts that will decide Virginia’s legislative elections

Welcome to the Thursday, October 26, Brew.

Dynamite News

"State must behave like model employer": Himachal Pradesh HC

The High Court of Himachal Pradesh has held that State must behave like a model employer, irrespective of persons in power and change in guard. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Parliamentary panel recommends to increase Retirement age of judges in Supreme Court, High Courts needs to be increased

The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice has recommended to increase the retirement age of judges in High Courts and Supreme Court. Read further on Dynamite News:

Reason

Unusual Denial of Pseudonymity to Plaintiff Suing Over Alleged Anti-Trans Discrimination

Courts are generally inclined to allow litigants to remain pseudonymous to conceal their being transgender (see The Law of Pseudonymous Litigation, p. 1406); but they are also inclined to deny pseudonymity once the plaintiff had already identified himself or herself, and this is what made the difference in yesterday's decision…

The Guardian - AU

Australian judge apologises after claiming that colleagues are appointed regardless of merit

Justice Joshua Wilson planned to tell an international conference that court positions are filled on the basis of politics rather than ability

The Hindu

Online games of skill like rummy are not taxable as ‘betting and gambling’ under GST Act: Karnataka High Court

Giving a huge relief for companies offering online games of skills, the High Court of Karnataka has ruled that online/electronic/digital game of rummy and other online/electronic/digital game of skills are not taxable as ‘betting’ and ‘gambling’ under the Central Goods and Services (GST) Act.

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