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Sall Grover awarded at CPAC, after getting fined when laughing at a cartoon in Court

Posted on October 11, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban.  It’s a joke, allright. And the Federal court is the butt of the joke. That was my thought as Sall Grover, to a standing ovation, received her Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Freedom & Hope Award on … Continue reading →

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Murder by the State?

Posted on October 11, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban.  In the news: in America, after 30 years in solitary, Christa Pike’s execution went horribly wrong when two lethal injections left her unconscious but alive. Nadil Hasan will face a military firing squad set for December 3. … Continue reading →

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Cancer victim Austin Ward awaits his mum’s release on parole after almost 19 years

Posted on October 9, 2026 by andrew

His mum Sarah Ward was convicted of the 2008 murder of Eli Westlake – she is coming home soon and he looks forward to living what remains of his life with her (he has terminal bone cancer). “She’s changed she’s … Continue reading →

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October when wrongful conviction meets antisemitism, terrorism

Posted on October 5, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. On October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists killed, raped and tortured young Israelis in a massacre of some 1200 and took some 240 hostages into their tunnels in Gaza. On October 15, 1894, French Army Captain Alfred Dreyfus, … Continue reading →

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When “Reserved” Becomes a Holding Pattern

Posted on October 3, 2026 by andrew

Justice may be blind, but it should not be allowed to take three years to find its glasses, writes STEVEN  FENNELL, prompted by the story of the feud between NSW Chief Justice Bell who is irked by Federal Court Justice … Continue reading →

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Bell v Jackman – Which of these two judges would you want to hear your case?*

Posted on October 2, 2026 by andrew

Janet Albrechtsen, Stephen Rice (The Australian), with cynical comments by Andrew L. Urban. The simmering feud between two of Australia’s most influential judges has burst into the open again, with NSW Chief Justice Andrew Bell blasting Federal Court judge Ian … Continue reading →

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Memo to Attorneys-General: separation of powers does not negate responsibility

Posted on September 30, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban.  One Nation features 29 policy outlines on its website; criminal law reform isn’t one of them. Under the heading What we’re working on, Labor’s website features five top policy areas; criminal law reform isn’t one of them. … Continue reading →

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From the archives: Noel & Frank – sacrificed on altar of #MeToo

Posted on September 28, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban.  Noel Greenaway and Frank Valentine were both, at different times, child welfare officers at the Parramatta Training School for Girls (GTS), back in the 60s and 70s, a place for troubled and troublesome young teenage girls, generally … Continue reading →

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Can bad actors use AI to commit a crime? An assassination? Go rogue?

Posted on September 27, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban.  Scaremongering over AI is rampant. So I asked LIA (legally trained) and also Grok: Under what if any legal constraints do you operate? Do you refuse, like the army, say, to respond to requests that are illegal … Continue reading →

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How can AI help avoid wrongful convictions?

Posted on September 25, 2026 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. A sufficiently rigorous pre-trial assessment by a legally trained AI agent can identify important weaknesses in the prosecution theory before trial. Such a process can be used by counsel for either side as a structured pre-trial viability … Continue reading →

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