Jury Nullification: Could Mangione Be Found Not Guilty Despite the Evidence?
The “frightening, well-planned, targeted… [and] cold blooded” killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan on 4 December 2024 and arrest of Luigi Mangione five days later was met with mixed feelings in the United States. Mr Thompson was a...
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ICJ to Decide Whether Israel’s Blocking of Humanitarian Aid to Gaza is Unlawful
In the many years leading up to Hamas’ 7 October 2023 attack on Israel, during which almost 1200 Israeli’s were killed, the Israeli state had subjected Palestinians to what Amnesty International describes as “a cruel system of domination and a...
Under Dutton, an Oz MAGA Would Increase Authoritarianism and US Control
Australian radio waves were in a tither on Monday, as the final leaders debate the night before saw potential next PM Peter Dutton unaware of the price of eggs during a cost-of-living crisis. But if that’s the major gripe against...
NSW Government Uses Knife Crime to Justify Wholesale Random Searches and Surveillance
The first day of the NSW Coroners Court Bondi Junction Inquest, which will inquire into the mass stabbing incident that involved 40-year-old white Australian man Joel Cauchi entering the Bondi Junction Westfield shopping mall on 13 April 2024 to commence...
South Australia’s Plan to Seize the Assets of Low-Level Drug Offenders is Counterproductive
As other jurisdictions both in Australia and abroad are seeing the sense in drug law reform, with interventions like pill testing trials in multiple Australian states and territories, the South Australian government has come to the conclusion that the best...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 21 to 27 April 2025
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Commonwealth Mental Illness Applications: A Wide Range of Treatment Options Are Available The appeals court found that an array of treatment options are available tor...
Just Like the War on Terror, That on Antisemitism Is Unjustifiably Curtailing Civil Liberties
Part of the US Department of Homeland Security, the US Citizenship and Immigration Service announced on 9 April that it will be screening the social media accounts of noncitizens, known as aliens in the States, for activity and content deemed...
The Thorpe-Payman Genocide Bills Would Ensure No Complicity in Gaza Genocide
Recent days have seen major breakthroughs in reporting on evidence of Australian-made weapons parts and entire locally produced weapons systems, continuing to end up in Israeli military hands during a genocide, via aboveboard, yet opaque, export arrangements, which provide further...
The Victoria Police Killing of Homeless Somali Man: Justified or Excessive Force?
Two Victoria police officers shot dead Somali man Abdifatah Ahmed at around 9 pm on Thursday 17 April 2025, after being called out to the corner of Paisly and Albert streets in the Naarm-Melbourne suburb of Footscray, due to a...
As Global Conflicts Escalate, Lest We Remember the Futility of the ANZAC Myth
On 25 April 2025, Australia shall pause for its annual ANZAC Day public holiday, and the solemn phrase “lest we forget” will be repeatedly uttered, as it’s supposed to invoke a duty to honour and remember Australian soldiers who lost...
