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Former public servant Ian Ralph Schapel jailed for abusing children from the Philippines online

A retired public servant from South Australia has been sentenced to up to 16 years in jail for sexually exploiting children in the Philippines, with police saying his victims will never get back their "stolen childhoods". WARNING: This story contains content that some readers may find upsetting.

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Former judge and coroner Wayne Chivell crashed into man who then lost lower legs, court hears

Former South Australian District Court judge and state coroner Wayne Chivell will be sentenced later this month for seriously injuring an OzHarvest delivery driver during a crash in Adelaide late last year.

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Ahmaud Arbery pursuer seeks leniency in hate crimes sentence

The man who initiated the neighborhood chase that resulted in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery is asking a federal judge to show leniency when he's sentenced for a federal hate crime conviction

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Man tells jury of Qld chainsaw attack

A man has told a Brisbane District Court jury he feared he would be cut up after being hit in the arm and torso in a chainsaw attack outside his home.

AAP

Married couple charged for using identities of dead children for decades

US authorities say Walter Glenn Primrose and Gwynn Darle Morrison, who lived for years using the names of two dead infants, should be held without bail on charges of identity theft

The Independent UK

Alleged cult leader wins second appeal

A man found guilty of abusing a girl while he was the leader of an alleged cult in the Adelaide Hills has overturned his conviction for a second time.

AAP

Alleged Adelaide Hills cult leader James Salerno granted third trial over child sex charges

James Salerno — known as "Taipan" in the alleged cult called the "Ideal Human Environment" — walked free from prison on Thursday after being granted bail.

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Appeal sees Comanchero bikie Mathew Kokotis facing jail time over fake firearm threat in Adelaide's south

Comanchero Mathew Kokotis pointed a replica pistol at the head of his ex's new partner for 43 seconds in Adelaide's southern suburbs in 2019, a court hears.

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South Australian teacher Anthony Rex Virgo in court over sexual abuse of students in 1980s

South Australian former teacher Anthony Rex Virgo pleaded guilty to the persistent sexual exploitation of three students in the 1980s, with his lawyer telling the court his client's job uncertainty "in some degree probably helped shape some of the offending".

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‘What do we have to protect us? Nothing’: Jail calls of Flores twins, wives discussing immunity played in court

CHICAGO — Chicago twins Pedro and Margarito Flores were in the middle of their cooperation against Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in 2010 when authorities intercepted a series of jail calls showing the brothers and their wives had growing concerns over the lack of an immunity deal from…

Chicago Tribune

Former WA police officer Raymond Holt jailed for decades-old sexual abuse of young girl

A District Court judge jails a former WA police officer for sexually abusing a young girl more than 40 years ago, telling the man he left her with a lifelong sentence.

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Let's talk about 8 U.S.C. § 1252(f)(1) and Justice Barrett's concurrence in Biden v. Texas

As (yet another) Texas v. U.S. slides from the shadow docket to the rocket docket

Reason

Jonathan Bernstein: Judicial nominations are totally out of whack

The Senate on Tuesday evening confirmed U.S. District Court Judge Michelle Childs for seat on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, generally considered the most important court in the nation other than the Supreme Court. Childs, and the circumstances of her nomination and confirmation, provide a good tour of how…

Tribune News Service

Girl sues after horse fell on her at show

A girl's lawsuit over a horse falling on her at a NSW show jumping event may result in damages of more than $750,000, a judge has concluded.

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Senate confirms Nancy Maldonado: To be first Hispanic woman federal district court judge in Illinois

The extensive questionnaire Maldonado filed with the Senate Judiciary Committee reveals that the Northern District is adding an active yoga instructor to the bench.

Dublin Live

Judges refuse to hear Gerry Hutch's bid to dismiss Regency murder charge

Hutch, 59, is accused of the murder of Kinahan gang member David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in 2016, and is due to stand trial with four others in October

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Lamborghini driver knew tyres were 'prone to slipping' before crash killed Adelaide teen Sophia Naismith, court hears

A Lamborghini driver who struck and killed a 15-year-old girl and injured her friend admitted to knowing the tyres were prone to slipping in a police interview, a court hears.

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Grace Grace backs decision to withold funding for Albion Park Harness Racing Club whose CEO Scott Steele is accused of rape

Scott Steele, the chief executive of the Albion Park Harness Racing Club, is committed to stand trial in the District Court on two counts of sexual assault and one of rape for offences allegedly committed in 2015 and 2016.

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Former Labor MP Annabel Digance and husband accused of blackmail granted permission to travel interstate

Annabel and Greg Digance, who are accused of blackmailing the South Australian Premier, are granted permission to travel interstate on the condition they notify the Director of Public Prosecutions and report to police upon return.

Ballotpedia

Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for July 1

Welcome to the July 11 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

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Chief Judge Srinivasan's Cursory Emoluments Clauses Analysis

After four years of contested litigation, the D.C. Circuit cursorily resolves the meaning of the Emoluments Clauses without any acknowledgment of contrary positions.

Reason

The 3-3-3 Court on the Merits Docket and the Shadow Docket

On June 18, 2021, I wrote, "We don't have a 6-3 Conservative Court. We have a 3-3-3 Court." I'm not sure if I was the first person to coin the phrase 3-3-3 Court, but I was one of the first. And I elaborated on this theme in a Newsweek column,…

The Hindu

Gyanvapi dispute: Dist. court junks plea for FIR against Masjid panel

The court said that the petitioner could not produce any specific evidence that pointed to any cognizable offences committed by the masjid panel

Reason

Supreme Court Gives Biden Administration a (Temporary?) Win on Immigration with Final Decision of Term

Chief Justice Roberts final opinion of the term rejects the statutory challenge to the Biden Administration's rescission of the "Remain in Mexico" policy.

Chicago Tribune

R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison in federal court in New York after judge says he left ‘a trail of broken lives’

NEW YORK — Chicago-born R&B superstar R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, punctuating a remarkable fall from grace after decades of sexual misconduct allegations.

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