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Fri May 26 2017'I don’t take orders from the chief justice': How Nauru ousted its judicial leaders Sealed affidavits of former magistrate Peter Law and former chief justice Geoffrey Eames, both Australian, reveal fresh details of their expulsion.
Uluru talks: delegates walk out due to sovereignty and treaty fears Seven delegates walked out of the Uluru convention on constitutional recognition, saying their concerns about loss of sovereignty and the lack of a formal guarantee of a treaty process were not being heard.
Angry judge locks up criminal for calling him 'mate' in court A UK judge has thrown a racist who called him "mate" in court behind bars for being disrespectful.
US House votes to give some powers of Librarian to Trump The USA House of Representatives voted in favor of the Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act (H.R. 1695). The bill’s name implies that it focuses on the mundane details of copyright law, and to some extent, it does. It also limits the position of Librarian of Congress. In particular, if it is passed by the Senate, the act will prevent Current Librarian Dr Carla Hayden from appointing the next Register of Copyrights, leaving the appointment up to the President.
Barristers raise funds for prize in memory of Katrina Dawson Members of the NSW Bar Association have hit the pavement to raise funds for a new readers’ scholarship established in memory of Katrina Dawson, who was tragically killed in Sydney’s Lindt Café siege. Running the 21.1-kilometre course on behalf of the association was president Arthur Moses SC and barrister Ben Symons of State Chambers. The pair raised in excess of $11,600, which will help fund a prize that has been established in Ms Dawson’s name. The Katrina Dawson prize will go to a female reader who has passed the exam for the NSW bar.