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Not guilty plea entered for Adelaide man accused of attempted rape of schoolgirl at bus stop

An Adelaide magistrate commits a man to stand trial in the District Court for the attempted rape of a 13-year-old schoolgirl, after he told staff at the secure mental health facility where he is staying that he did not want to appear in court this morning.

ABC News · Aug 15, 2022

Family of man killed in Easter Monday crash tell Adelaide District Court of heartbreak

The family of a "kind and generous" father killed by a drunk driver has told an Adelaide court they will never forgive the "selfish" man responsible.

ABC News · Aug 11, 2022

Town honors Ahmaud Arbery day after end of hate crimes case

Ahmaud Arbery is being honored by his hometown after stiff sentences for hate crimes against the white men who chased and killed him

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022

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Racist dad and son both receive hate crime life sentences for murder of Ahmaud Arbery

Gregory McMichael, 66, and his son Travis McMichael, 36, have been sentenced to life in prison following the horrific murder of Ahmaud Arbery who was brutally shot because of his race

Daily Mirror · Aug 8, 2022

Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for Aug. 1

Welcome to the Aug. 8 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

Ballotpedia · Aug 8, 2022

Lawyer: Arbery shooter fears he'll be killed in state prison

The man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery after chasing him in a Georgia neighborhood says he's afraid fellow inmates will kill him if he's sent to a state prison to serve a life sentence for murder

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022

Prosecutors withdraw all charges against SA woman accused of child sex offences

Prosecutors have withdrawn all charges against Nadine Hicks, who was accused of child sex offences.

ABC News · Aug 4, 2022

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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.

ABC News · Aug 3, 2022

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.

ABC News · Aug 3, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2022

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 · Aug 1, 2022

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 · Jul 28, 2022

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 · Jul 28, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jul 28, 2022

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ABC News · Jul 28, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jul 27, 2022

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".

Chicago Tribune · Jul 26, 2022

‘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…

ABC News · Jul 25, 2022

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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Reason · Jul 23, 2022

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

Tribune News Service · Jul 21, 2022

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…

AAP · Jul 21, 2022

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 20, 2022

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 · Jul 16, 2022

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

ABC News · Jul 15, 2022

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.

ABC News · Jul 13, 2022

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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