Having little legal success after the last election result, Trump and the Republican Party have learned a lesson: start sowing the seeds of electoral doubt early.
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In the age of social media and evolving expert evidence, judge-only trials have become more popular. But there are simple things that can be done to improve and safeguard trials by jury.
There’s a widespread belief that people who breach their bail conditions do so deliberately, but the real causes are often much more benign.
In a time when media companies are more cash-strapped than ever, the threat of defamation action has a chilling effect on the stories that get told.
Judges routinely reduce sentences based on mitigating factors. But a proposal to cap such reductions will potentially lead to fewer guilty pleas and put more strain on a the justice system.
The federal government’s recent AI policy attempts to outline applications of AI for increased efficiency but fails to thoroughly consider the implications of the technology for delivering justice.
In overturning the convictions of Peter Ellis, the Supreme Court showed Māori tikanga has a place in New Zealand’s common law. The lower courts and the law schools now need to make it work.
Centuries ago, women could “plead the belly” - argue they were pregnant to avoid the death penalty. It gave rise to the female jurors in Australian courtrooms.
Expert opinion is necessary as part of the justice system – but nobody is asking if the experts are fit for the task and if their evidence is reliable.
The WikiLeaks founder has been granted leave to appeal the order to extradite him to the US. What happens now?
Lehrmann gave evidence in his case against Channel 10, but exercised his right to silence during the 2022 criminal trial. It shows the unfairness
Just days before Justice Michael Lee was due to pass down his judgment, Network 10 threw another spanner in the works.
Appointing individuals who may have links to the party in power is not necessarily troublesome, as long as the process emphasizes legal knowledge and fairness, and not partisan considerations.
Until the justice system reckons with its systemic racism, pre-sentencing reports will fail to shift the way the courts see Black offenders.
A recent Federal Court of Appeal decision opens the door for more climate cases to be brought before the courts. Will they answer the call?
Can we avoid dangerous climate change by taking government to court?
If passed, B.C.’s Bill 45 will trample over the constitutional rights of unhoused people by ignoring shelter barriers, Indigenous rights and the need for daytime shelter
David McBride helped bring about a reckoning with the Australian Defence Force, but came at a legal cost. Will it stop others coming forward?
Court decisions based on a judge’s discretion rather than the letter of the law are increasingly common. But this risks undermining some basic liberties.
The meanings we carry around in our heads seem so natural and inborn that we fail to realise other people can have quite different understandings.
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Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, Adelaide University
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Professor in Media and Communication, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology
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Professor of Linguistics, Monash University
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Director of the Research Hub for Language in Forensic Evidence, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Dean, Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University
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Professor of Criminal Law, University of Sydney
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Registered Forensic Psychologist, Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, University of Liverpool
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