Law
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Birmingham prison riot cost taxpayer and G4S more than £6m, court toldScale of damage revealed as five men receive sentences of up to nine years for their parts in mutiny at privately run jail
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Brenda Hale sworn in as first female president of UK's supreme courtLady Hale takes top role at country’s highest court - as youngest lord chief justice in 50 years is also sworn in
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How the left must respond to this age of angerThe only way for us to heal society’s fractures is to renew our commitment to human rights, and reimagine the role of the state, says the Labour MP Lisa Nandy
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Woman with learning disability loses legal fight to keep childrenCourt of appeal in London backs family court judge’s decision to send boy, 11, and girl, seven, into long-term foster care
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Britain will be 'world embarrassment' unless rights watchdog has more powersDavid Isaac, chair of Equality and Human Rights Commission, urges action to make sure not only the wealthy get justice
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From gerrymandering to voter purging – the critical issues facing the supreme courtTrump’s travel ban and a much-discussed gay wedding cake also on the docket for the highest court in a new season that promises high judicial drama
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The west must defend its values against Putin’s RussiaThe outgoing EU ambassador to Russia identifies a deep and dangerous clash of values between Moscow and the west, epitomised by the Ukraine crisis
Australia can't be complacent about Las Vegas. Our gun laws are being eroded