1+ hour, 23+ min ago (106+ words) [ British Foreign Secretary David Lammy walks along Downing Street on the day British Prime Minister Keir Starmer held an emergency meeting to discuss the Israel-Iran conflict, June 18, 2025. (photo credit: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Reuters)]The UK government will propose reforms to modernize courts and speed up trials, addressing nearly 80,000 delayed cases and putting victims "front and centre" of the justice system. UK plans justice overhaul to prioritize victims by cutting court delays The UK government will propose reforms to modernize courts and speed up trials, addressing nearly 80,000 delayed cases and putting victims "front and centre" of the justice system....

1+ hour, 48+ min ago (554+ words) Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick hits out at the expected changes, saying Britons shouldn't lose "ancient liberties", but Mr Lammy insists reforms are vital to deliver for victims and cut a huge crown court backlog. Sunday 30 November 2025 06:23, UK Victims will be put "front and centre" in reforms to be announced this week, the justice secretary has said, amid reports jury trials will be scrapped in some cases. Sky News understands ministers have already been briefed on the changes, which would see a judge decide most cases on their own except for murder, rape or manslaughter - or those in the "public interest". The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said the reforms would speed up justice and save victims from "years of torment and delay". Nearly 80,000 cases are currently waiting to be heard in crown courts, but a bid to limit the right…...

2+ hour, 1+ min ago (410+ words) "The guys are really arrogant!" Valentin Katasonov revealed the essence of the Central Bank's actions The head of the Central Bank is convincing in her speeches. Keeping the key rate fairly high, she declares: the regulator's policy is the only correct one! In an interview with Tsargrad, economist Valentin Katasonov recalled that it is not uncommon to find calls on social networks and telegram channels to recognize the Central Bank as a foreign agent. And they even point out signs that fully correspond to this status. Formally, the Central Bank is a member of the club of central banks " the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel. This structure actually manages the central banks of many countries around the world, including the Bank of Russia. The BIS website also says that the Bank of Russia became a member of this…...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago (154+ words) A federal judge sentenced a former Rochester-area teacher to more than four years in prison after a disturbing discovery inside his home. Kevin Burns, 45, was convicted of possessing child pornography involving a prepubescent minor and will serve 54 months in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of New York. Investigators said the case started after Burns uploaded a child pornography image to Bing Image. That triggered a search warrant at his Irondequoit home on November 5, 2024. State police and FBI agents seized multiple electronic devices, including a computer containing more than 450 illegal images. Prosecutors said the material included violent content and the sexual exploitation of infants or toddlers. Burns' sentencing was handled by U.S. District Judge Meredith A. Vacca. The investigation involved the New York State Police, led by Major Kevin Sucher, and the FBI, under Special Agent-in-Charge Philip Tejera....

4+ hour, 1+ min ago (284+ words) New Delhi: Artificial Intelligence (AI) could potentially resolve more than 60 per cent of India's pending litigation if routine small-ticket cases are shifted to automated systems, Supreme Court judge Justice Manmohan said on Saturday. If such matters are moved to AI-assisted platforms, he added, "more than 60 per cent of our litigation would get resolved, and the remaining infrastructure could focus on the core 40 per cent of the litigation." He also said AI could help cluster thousands of similar cases, such as land acquisition disputes, allowing courts to dispose of entire groups of matters through a single ruling. However, he cautioned that AI's risks, including hallucinated case laws, algorithmic bias and privacy concerns, must be addressed before large-scale use. While predicting a hybrid judicial model where technology handles routine tasks, he stressed, "The ultimate character of justice is not the algorithm, but…...

4+ hour, 25+ min ago (499+ words) The nation faces a "courts emergency" with nearly 80,000 cases waiting to be heard in the Crown Court, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has warned as he prepares to unveil a controversial overhaul of the justice system this week. The Government is widely expected to radically reduce the number of cases heard by a jury in a bid to tackle a backlog the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) says subjects victim to "years of torment and delay". It is feared the number of cases waiting to be heard in the Crown Court will hit 100,000 by 2028 unless action is taken. More than one in four cases waits a year to be heard " and in London some cases are now being listed for 2030. Six out of 10 people who report being raped are not pulling out of the process before the trial, and nearly half…...

5+ hour, 22+ min ago (217+ words) LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Britain's government is set to propose a "criminal justice system overhaul next week aimed at cutting "a backlog of nearly 80,000 cases that has left thousands waiting "years for justice. The Labour government, which has warned the number of cases waiting to be heard could rise to 100,000 by 2028 without action, said the reforms would take "forward recommendations from "a review conducted earlier this year. Justice Secretary David Lammy's office said in a statement on "Sunday that he would outline proposals to modernise courts and speed up cases to put victims "front and centre". "Behind every "one of the thousands of cases waiting to go to "trial is a human life put on hold," Lammy said, adding: "For many victims, justice delayed is justice denied". Some hearings are listed as far ahead as 2030 and figures show more than a…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago (635+ words) Reports have suggested that jury trials will be significantly restricted if Lammy's proposed changes go through Major reforms to the criminal justice system, set to be unveiled this week, will aim to "put victims front and centre", Justice Secretary David Lammy has announced, amid reports that jury trials could be significantly restricted. The proposed changes are expected to tackle the record-high backlog in crown courts, which the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) states will save victims "from years of torment and delay". While the MoJ has yet to release specific details of the shake-up, which Mr Lammy is anticipated to outline in the coming days, a memo seen by The Times newspaper suggests a radical shift. According to the document, penned by Mr Lammy to officials this month, juries would only preside over cases of rape, murder, manslaughter, and those deemed…...

5+ hour, 25+ min ago (793+ words) Taylor v. Louisiana, 419 U.S. 522, 527, 535 (1975). Williams v. Florida, 399 U.S. 78, 100 (1970). Duren v. Missouri, 439 U.S. 357, 371 (1979) (Rehnquist, J., dissenting) ([U]nder Sixth Amendment analysis intent is irrelevant....). But see Nina W. Chernoff, Wrong About the Right: How Courts Undermine the Fair Cross-Section Guarantee by Confusing It with Equal Protection, 64 Hastings L.J. 141, 165-76 (2012) (critiquing lower courts" confusion on this point). See, e.g., Holland v. Illinois, 493 U.S. 474, 483 (1990); Taylor, 419 U.S. at 538; Fay v. New York, 332 U.S. 261, 284 (1947). Ala. Code "8603 (1923); see also Hale, supra note 9, at 140 (In the traditional view, jurors'the famous "twelve men good and true'were a cut above the average citizen, marked by the special qualities thought to be necessary for judgment. These qualities were variously described as "integrity," "reputation," "intelligence," and "character.). See infra notes 87-112 and accompanying text. United States v. Dennis, 183 F.2d 201, 224 (2d Cir. 1950). Berghuis v. Smith, 559 U.S. 314, 334 (2010) (Thomas, J., concurring). Richard M. Re, Re-Justifying the Fair Cross Section Requirement: Equal Representation and Enfranchisement in the American Criminal Jury, 116 Yale L.J. 1568, 1582 (2007). Jenny E. Carroll, The Jury as Democracy, 66 Ala. L. Rev....

7+ hour, 9+ min ago (378+ words) Las Vegas, Nevada--(Newsfile Corp. - November 29, 2025) - Shook & Stone Personal Injury and Disability Lawyers has introduced "An Ideal Lawyer's Portrait: Representation Matters," which is a 2026 scholarship set out to award a student with $2500 for exploring the importance of representation in the legal field. The scholarship provides $2,500 to an ambitious student who shows a passion and interest in how representation works in the parameters of law. This announcement of a scholarship reflects a significant step for Shook & Stone, which is a Las-Vegas based firm working towards making justice accessible to all. Shook & Stone Opens Up "An Ideal Lawyer's Portrait: Representation Matters" 2026 Scholarship With this scholarship, the firm emphasizes its continued commitment to reaching advocacy beyond simple courtrooms. Thus, this scholarship is set out to serve as a financial award for students by engaging them in thoughtful reflections about qualities defining ideal lawyers…...