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Senior judges considering whether to allow Lucy Letby appeal

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 15:09

Ex-nurse has asked appeal court for green light to challenge convictions for murder and attempted murder of babies

Three of England’s most senior judges are considering whether to allow Lucy Letby to appeal against her convictions for the murder and attempted murder of babies.

The former nurse has asked the court of appeal for the green light to mount a full legal challenge over her convictions for murdering seven infants and attempting to murder another six.

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Laurence Fox ordered to pay £180,000 to two people he called ‘paedophiles’

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 13:17

High court judge orders actor turned politician to pay £90,000 damages to each individual for social media libel

The actor turned politician Laurence Fox has been ordered to pay £90,000 each in damages to two people he libelled by referring to them as “paedophiles” on social media.

A high court judge made the order in London on Thursday.

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The supreme court heard one of the most sadistic, extreme anti-abortion cases yet | Moira Donegan

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 10:01 · 1 minute

Idaho’s law requires doctors to treat pregnant women’s health as disposable – and the loss of their lives as an acceptable risk

The risk of stating plainly what Idaho argued at the US supreme court on Wednesday morning is that it is so sadistic and extreme that people might not believe you. Idaho has one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the country. Prohibiting all abortions at any stage of gestation, with no exceptions for rape or incest, the Idaho law allows doctors to perform abortions in cases where the life – but not “merely” the health – of the pregnant woman is at risk.

In practice, this has wound up being a ban on abortions needed to save women’s lives: according to Idaho hospitals, six pregnant women experiencing medical emergencies have had to be airlifted across state lines to hospitals in states with life and health exemptions in the months since Idaho began enforcing its abortion ban. One way to describe this state of affairs is to say that Idaho’s abortion law has come into conflict with medical best practice. Another way to describe it is to say that the law has forced pregnant women to flee the state for their lives.

Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist

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US supreme court to decide on Trump’s claim of presidential immunity

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 10:00

The former president claims immunity in his federal election subversion case – is the court indulging his bid for a delay?

The US supreme court will on Thursday hear oral arguments in Donald Trump v United States , the former president’s appeal in his federal election subversion case, in which he claims presidents are immune from prosecution for acts committed in office.

In briefs to the court, lawyers for Trump said “a denial of criminal immunity would incapacitate every future president”.

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Logical step or overreach? Guardian readers share their views on Sunak’s smoking ban

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 6 days ago - 15:50

While most who wrote in favoured some sort of action to reduce the damage caused by tobacco, some warned about the UK becoming a ‘nanny state’

Dozens of people have shared with the Guardian how they feel about Rishi Sunak’s tobacco and vapes bill , which aims to create the UK’s first smoke-free generation. The proposed legislation would not ban smoking outright, but ensure that anyone born after 1 January 2009 would be banned from buying cigarettes.

About half of respondents said they were in favour of the proposed ban, at least in principle, primarily due to the strain that smoking puts on the NHS. Many of them, however, questioned its enforceability and whether there would be unwelcome consequences.

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Bloody Sunday families decry decision not to prosecute 15 veterans for perjury

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 6 days ago - 15:35

Move extinguishes one of the last hopes of legal action over killing of 13 civil rights demonstrators in Derry in 1972

Relatives of Bloody Sunday victims have condemned a decision not to prosecute 15 former soldiers for perjury, calling it an affront to the rule of law.

Northern Ireland ’s Public Prosecution Service (PPS) on Friday announced the 15 army veterans plus a former alleged member of the Official IRA would not face prosecution for allegedly giving false evidence to the Bloody Sunday inquiry.

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Ben Jennings on Tory divisions over Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban proposals – cartoon

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Wednesday, 17 April - 16:55

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US and UK complicit in detentions at Syrian camps where torture rife, says Amnesty

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Wednesday, 17 April - 09:01

Report says thousands of people held in little-reported facilities where authorities are violating human rights on a large scale

The US and UK are complicit in the detention of thousands of people, including British nationals, in camps and facilities in north-east Syria where disease, torture and death are rife, according to Amnesty International.

In a report, the charity says the western-backed region’s autonomous authorities are responsible for large-scale human rights violations against people held since the end of the ground war against Islamic State (IS) more than five years ago.

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US provides assurances to prevent Assange appeal against extradition

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Tuesday, 16 April - 21:45

Death penalty not to be imposed, but Wikileaks founder’s wife says Assange won’t be afforded first amendment protections

The US has provided assurances to the high court in London in an attempt to prevent a last-ditch appeal by Julian Assange against extradition, but the WikiLeaks founder’s wife has dismissed them as “weasel words”.

Last month, two judges deferred a decision on whether Assange, who is trying to avoid being prosecuted in the US on espionage charges relating to the publication of thousands of classified and diplomatic documents, could take his case to an appeal hearing.