Donald Trump Sues Twitter for the Reactivation of His Account
Former US President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit in Florida, seeking to have Twitter reactivate his social media account on the basis that the current permanent suspension violates the First Amendment of the Nation’s constitution as well as Florida’s...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 27 September to 3 October 2021
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: Prosecutors Must Show Letters of Assistance to Defence Lawyers Prosecutors are required to show defence lawyers any letter proposed for tender in court which outlines...
COVID-19 Restrictions and the Civil Liberties-Human Rights Quagmire
One positive outcome of the pandemic is it’s brought awareness and concerns around human rights and civil liberties to the fore, with questions being asked as to whether recent lockdown measures, border closures and vaccine mandates might be encroaching upon...
Berejiklian Resigns as Corruption Investigation is Set to Begin
Mainstream media has been calling it ‘Gladys’ shock resignation,’ but anyone who has been following what’s been happening behind the very public distraction of the Delta virus outbreaks across New South Wales, may not be all that surprised. Just hours...
First Nations Deaths in Custody Continue, 38 Years After Police Killed John Pat
John Pat was just 16-years-old, when he, and several other First Nations bystanders, moved to intervene in an assault taking place out the front of the Victoria Hotel in the WA town of Roebourne. The incident involved five drunk off-duty...
What Does ‘Beyond Reasonable Doubt’ Mean in the Criminal Law?
When you are charged with an offence by the police, they are required to be able to prove that charge “beyond reasonable doubt”. Under the common law tradition, it is not the responsibility of the accused person to prove his...
Victorian Government Charged Over Hotel Quarantine Safety Breaches
Victoria’s workplace safety watchdog has charged the State Government with 58 breaches over its hotel quarantine fiasco last year, and the Department of Health now faces fines of up to $1.64 million dollars. The charges relate to the state government’s...
“Jesus Used It Back in the Day”: An Interview With Legalise Cannabis/HEMP’s Michael Balderstone
The HEMP Party has decided to change its name to Legalise Cannabis Australia for the upcoming federal election. Established back in 1993, HEMP or Help End Marijuana Prohibition has been keeping the issue of cannabis legalisation on the political agenda...
Women Under Reimposed Taliban Rule: An Interview With DANA’s Barat Ali Batoor
Two hundred and twenty women judges in Afghanistan have gone into hiding, the BBC reports. After being charged with maintaining the rule of law in their country, these judicial officers fear for their lives, with those they may have sent...
COVID Prisoners Defence Class Action: An Interview With Justice Action’s Brett Collins
As the state of NSW focuses on opening up from the COVID lockdown and living with the virus, prisoners in this state’s correctional facilities are already having to do that, but a stark difference from the outside is most remain...
