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Ministers will legislate next month to abolish most short prison sentences, toughen up community punishments and introduce a Texas-inspired system whereby inmates can earn early release…

1. Were the allegations true?The court found in the Guardian’s favour on both its defences: that the articles it published on sexual misconduct allegations against Noel…

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Katharine VinerSometimes you just need to pull on the thread.That’s how it started for two Guardian reporters in the spring of 2021, when they began to…

The high court’s dismissal of the actor Noel Clarke’s case against the Guardian is about more than one actor’s failed libel claim. Mrs Justice Steyn’s judgment…

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Bruce Lehrmann’s appeal of Justice Michael Lee’s April 2024 defamation judgement wrapped up on Thursday, one day short of the three days which had been set…

In his seven months back in office, President Trump has declared nine national emergencies, plus a “crime emergency” in Washington. Those emergency declarations have been used…

A federal judge ruled on Thursday that Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Alina Habba, has been unlawfully serving as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey.In his…

An organisation of pro-Israel lawyers in the UK is under investigation after a complaint that it threatened people with legal action to suppress support for Palestine.UK…