And the Lehrmann/Higgins circus just keeps rolling on. The criminal trial for rape against Bruce Lehrmann was ignominiously dropped last year. Now it’s being fought out again in all but name, as Lehrmann sues Channel Ten and former The Project journalist Lisa Wilkinson for defamation. The defence is
This story was originally published by ProPublica propublica.org Texas Judge Orders Release of Uvalde Shooting Records by Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. A state district judge
Julian Maxwell Hayter University of Richmond theconversation.com Few people have been more associated with rolling back modern-day civil rights laws than Edward Blum, the former stockbroker who has successfully challenged many affirmative action and voting rights laws. Blum has no formal legal training. He, in fact, refers to himself
Thanks to the dodgy, blatantly biased Canberra legal establishment, alleged juror misconduct, and “fragile mental health” of the complainant, Bruce Lehrmann’s criminal trial for allegedly raping Brittany Higgins was never resolved. After delays and a mistrial, the whole case was dropped by the Canberra DPP (who subsequently came under
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com Open Letter Sent to NZ Police On the 5th of March 2021 Senior Police Constable Dan Picknell, an experienced frontline officer with over 19 years service, raised serious concerns formally with Police Commissioner Andrew Coster about the New Zealand Government’s
On Kiwiblog, and now the NZ Herald, a criminal defence lawyer, Lucy Rogers, has written about the illegal and high-handed approach of NZ Police to silence her protest at the pro-terrorism march over the weekend in Auckland. A criminal defence lawyer who was at a pro-Palestine protest on Auckland’s
Tani Newton A man walked free from the Gisborne District Court on Friday morning after a trial that has dragged on for nearly two years. Bruza Groves, 60, said that he believed the judge had taken the “easy way out” by citing the Bill of Rights Act (BORA). In January
Jessica Young Aida Dehkhoda Victoria University of Wellington Jeanne Snelling University of Otago theconversation.com Just over two years ago, terminally ill New Zealanders were given the right to request a medically assisted death with the End of Life Choice Act. But having assisted dying legally available doesn’t mean
New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science nzdsos.com The World Health Organisation (WHO) is behind the implementation of amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR), the seriousness of which was recently ignorantly dismissed by Dr Michael Baker. New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science (NZDSOS) have written extensively about
Bryce Edwards Dr Bryce Edwards is the Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Victoria University of Wellington democracyproject.nz New Zealand’s rules to regulate money in politics can now officially be declared broken. Although, in theory, political parties
Jon Miltimore Jonathan Miltimore is the Editor at Large of FEE.org at the Foundation for Economic Education. fee.org In November 2021, former US Representative from Georgia Bob Barr wrote a little-noticed political column claiming that buried inside President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure legislation was a
Bobbie Anne Flower Cox brownstone.org Bobbie Anne, a 2023 Brownstone Fellow, is an attorney with 25 years experience in the private sector, who continues to practice law but also lectures in her field of expertise – government over-reach and improper regulation and assessments. I hope you are sitting down when
Dear Editor I thought I would reach out to you as you have taken an interest in the truth about matters. Lois Bayliss is a solicitor, practising in England, with a 17-year unblemished record as a medical negligence lawyer. She has been acting pro bono in relation to challenging the
Allan Beever Professor of Law Auckland University of Technology Ever since the 17th century, the rule of law has been regarded as one of the fundamental values of a free society. It means you cannot be forced to do something unless there is a law requiring you to do it.
Peter Allan Williams Writer and broadcaster for half a century. Now watching from the sidelines although verbalising thoughts on www.reality check.radio three days a week peterallanwilliams.substack.com Judicial activism is showing no signs of slowing down, and it’s a stain on our society. If you have
