Law
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Ohio law limiting early voting ruled unconstitutional by federal judgeA judge on Tuesday sided with state’s Democrats in keeping ‘golden week’, a week of early voting in which Ohioans could also register to vote
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Exposure of legitimate matters of public concern is one thing, but often papers preach rule of law to flout it on their pagesCelebrity threesome case: context is crucial, whatever tabloids say
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US act aimed at curbing impunity for murderers of journalistsLaw named after Sergei Magnitsky would enable the American government to impose sanctions against perpetrators of human rights abuses
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Birth Charter aims to improve conditions for pregnant women in prisonReport by Birth Companions organisation recommends guidelines to ease female prisoners’ anxieties over pregnancy, labour and childcare
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Malian jihadi to plead guilty in ICC cultural destruction trialAhmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi will ask people of Mali for forgiveness when he admits to war crimes charges in The Hague
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British emigrants lose supreme court EU referendum vote bidDecision by country’s top court will prevent up to 2 million UK citizens living abroad from voting on 23 June
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Campaigners celebrate slavery prosecutions in MauritaniaMauritania hints at progress on civil rights with convictions of two slave-owners and release of two anti-slavery activists
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Woman who has lived in Australia for 28 years faces deportation to UKKelly Webb, who has a long criminal record, moved to Australia when she was two but faces deportation away from five children
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Looking for better ways to make prison work in the 21st centuryLetters: Instead of the iPads being suggested by Michael Gove, gardens would provide prisoners with valuable skills, contribute to healthy diets and raise prisoners’ sense of self worth
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I’ve seen how our jails wreck human potential. Reform will take courageReoffending costs £13bn a year – and giving inmates an education is the best way to prevent it, says a member of the Coates review panel
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No laughing matter: documentary on endurance tickling runs into legal issuesFilm that explores a competitive league that is said to target young men and bully those who try to leave has survived two lawsuits – and it isn’t even out yet
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US-style problem-solving courts planned for England and WalesConvicted criminals will appear regularly before judges for assessment under pilot scheme aimed at keeping people out of jail
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Devil in the detail of a lacklustre Queen’s speechLetters: The government is moving us towards a quasi-legal system where people are put on database lists without any specific crime being committed or charge being made
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Syrian refugee wins appeal against forced return to TurkeyDecision by Greek asylum service to overturn deportation order throws EU-Turkey migration deal into chaos
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British emigrants' battle for EU referendum vote goes to supreme courtEmergency hearing is due next week after appeal court rejects legal bid on behalf of Britons living abroad for more than 15 years
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Newspapers rage against judgment that endorses the injunction preventing them from identifying a celebrity involved in a three-way sexual encounterEditors vs judges: which right is supreme - press freedom or privacy?
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Silence far from golden for child labourers in the mines of UgandaOfficial records deny its very existence, but the grim reality is that gold unearthed by children working in Ugandan mines is flowing freely into the global market
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Refusing young NT offenders bail would be human rights breach, says AmnestyDefending crime crackdown, the Northern Territory’s chief minister says he has ‘had enough’ of young people repeatedly breaking into houses and stealing
Gawker denied new trial in Hulk Hogan sex-tape lawsuit