In one of the biggest legal sagas of recent times, Justice Michael Lee has delivered his verdict. What did he say?
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Since the ‘trial of the century,’ the lines between news and entertainment have become increasingly blurred.
Just days before Justice Michael Lee was due to pass down his judgment, Network 10 threw another spanner in the works.
The right to a fair trial means cutting the funding of cultural reports will simply shift the burden. Lawyers will find other ways to put the same information before a judge.
The retired judge says the judiciary doesn’t ‘do justice’ but follows the law and the facts, which doesn’t always mean a sympathetic or compassionate ending.
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.
Sexual assault trials can compound a victim/survivors trauma, drag on for years and bring them face to face with their attacker. Is having dedicated sexual assault courts the answer?
What can President Trump and his lawyers say about documents and witness statements used as evidence in his upcoming trial over his alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election?
A criminal trial is a venue where not only individual police officers accused of crimes are put under public scrutiny, but so too are the training and tactics that officer received.
Whereas ‘the camera sees everything, but captures nothing,’ courtroom artists can channel the emotional highs and lows of a trial through a single image.
Intimate details of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s marriage – including sex abuse – featured during their defamation trial. There’s a long history of popular trials showcasing relationships gone bad.
The prosecution and death sentences handed out to two British and one Moroccan national fighting alongside Ukrainian troops contravenes the Geneva Conventions.
Intimate partner violence can take many forms – and it doesn’t always fit society’s stereotypes.
Experts help explain the context around the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, and subsequent trial and convictions of Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael and William Bryan.
Experts help explain the context around the murder trial and convictions of Greg McMichael, Travis McMichael and William Bryan.
A video of Ahmaud Arbery was widely seen and shared by the citizens who could be called on to judge the accused killers. The issue was recently argued before the Supreme Court.
The former R&B star faces the possibility of life in prison after being found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking. The trial exposed the role of enablers within his inner circle, too.
An ex-minister named John Lyford arrived at the nascent colony hoping for a fresh start. But he couldn’t escape his past.
Any COVID-19 vaccine is likely to be given first to higher risk groups before it is given to children. But we still need vaccines that are safe and effective for them too.
Victoria and the ACT just joined other states in implementing judge-alone trials during the pandemic. Such a significant change deserves much more public scrutiny than it has received.
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Professor of Law, Faculty Director of the Excellence in Policing & Public Safety Program, University of South Carolina
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Assistant Professor of Journalism, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland
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C. Wendell and Edith M. Carlsmith Professor of Law, Stanford University
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Infectious Disease Ethics Fellow, Ethox & Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities, Univeristy of Oxford. Adjunct, Monash University
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Director, ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University
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Professor of Bioethics, Monash Bioethics Centre, Monash University, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Linguistics, University of Sydney
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Lecturer of law, The University of Melbourne
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Docteur en communication, Université de Montréal
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Ph.D. Candidate in Russian Literature, Columbia University
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Professor in Criminal Investigation, De Montfort University
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Professor and Queen's Counsel, Deakin University
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Professor, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
