Justice
7 stories, 64 sources cited
Louisiana's highest court frees a man after 27 years on death row over bite mark evidence
On 29 June 2026 the Supreme Court of Louisiana affirmed the vacating of Jimmie Duncan's 1998 murder conviction, docket 2025-KP-01014. He spent 27 year
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NSW police watchdog found conflict of interest forms in 32 per cent of officer domestic violence cases
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission's 22 April 2026 review of 67 complaint investigations involving 56 officers found the mandatory conflict of int
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Crown Court backlog holds at 80,061 as cases open a year or more hit 22,124
Ministry of Justice figures published on 25 June 2026 show 80,061 open Crown Court cases in England and Wales at the end of March, up 5 per cent on th
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Queensland forensic lab audits more than 900 DNA statements after a courtroom error
Forensic Science Queensland is checking over 900 statements given to police since 2023. About a third have been reviewed and 10 to 15 per cent carried
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Victorian inquiry finds 12 of 26 children were remanded before turning 14, most never sentenced
A report tabled in the Victorian Parliament on 30 July 2026 reviewed the files of 26 children under youth justice supervision for conduct before age 1
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Federal Court approves $548.5m robodebt settlement and halves the litigation funder's fee
Justice Jonathan Beach approved the settlement on 23 June 2026, set aside the 2021 approval orders, and cut Omni Bridgeway's commission from the propo
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India's Supreme Court grew from 34 judges to 38 by ordinance, and Parliament ratified it late
The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 2026 received assent on 12 August, 88 days after an ordinance made the same change and 71 days aft
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