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Gerry Adams’ historic convictions for attempting to escape from the Maze Prison in the 1970s was today overturned by the UK’s highest court after it ruled that his detention was unlawful. The former Sinn Fein leader won a legal battle lasting more than 40 years after the Supreme Court agreed his two 1975 convictions were unsafe … Read more
WHAT WILL THE OVERSIGHT BOARD REVIEW? The board, which some have dubbed Facebook’s ‘Supreme Court,’ will rule on whether some individual pieces of content should be displayed on the site. It can also recommend changes to Facebook’s content policy, based on a case decision or at the company’s request. At first, the board will review … Read more
COVID-19 is not the greatest crisis in our history. It is not even the greatest public health crisis in our history. But the lockdown is without doubt the greatest interference with personal liberty in our history. It is normal at this point to add ‘in peacetime’. But we can forget that. Even in wartime, we … Read more
Murder conviction and death sentence of man who locked a 10-year-old girl in a plastic box as punishment for stealing an ice pop is upheld by Arizona Supreme Court Ame Deal was killed in 2011 after John Michael Allen forced her into a plastic box The 10-year-old suffocated after being left in the storage box … Read more
Morrisons has won a Supreme Court appeal over whether they should be held liable for £55million in damages after an employee leaked the payroll data of 100,000 colleagues. Andrew Skelton was jailed for eight years in 2015 for orchestrating the leak after he was disciplined by bosses for dealing legal highs from his office desk. … Read more
Blackbeard’s notorious pirate ship Queen Anne’s Revenge is at the heart of a US Supreme Court battle… over modern-day piracy Ironic case came about over pictures and footage of the Queen Anne’s Revenge The vessel’s remains are being salvaged from shallow waters of North Carolina Footage and pictures, taken by a company, were allegedly pirated by … Read more
The families of three men who were brutally murdered by a terror cell from the so-called Islamic State have said they are ‘deeply concerned’ about a ruling made by the UK’s highest court. The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that it was unlawful for the UK Government to share evidence with the US authorities about … Read more
Mother of ISIS Beatle ‘George’ wins Supreme Court challenge after Government agreed to share evidence with the US without getting assurance he would not face death penalty By Jack Wright For Mailonline Published: 10:02 GMT, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 10:11 GMT, 25 March 2020 The Supreme Court has today overruled the UK Government’s decision … Read more
The Supreme Court has issued a stay of execution in the final hours for Nathaniel Woods who was convicted of the murder of three police officers The Alabama inmate convicted of killing three cops has been executed – just hours after the Supreme Court issued a stay of execution following public pleas of his innocence … Read more
The Supreme Court has issued a stay of execution in the final hours for Nathaniel Woods who was convicted of the murder of three police officers The Supreme Court has issued a stay of execution in the final hours for an Alabama man convicted of the murder of three police officers. Nathaniel Woods, 44, was … Read more