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Articles relevant to the subject of wrongful convictions

Fraud unravels everything – even wrongful convictions

Posted on December 18, 2024 by andrew

“The lawyer who may knock over one of the worst miscarriages of justice in Australia may not even need to be a criminal lawyer… just a basic understanding of civil procedure may be all that is necessary.” Flinders University legal … Continue reading →

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Behind the scenes at #MeToo sexual assault lawfare

Posted on November 21, 2024 by andrew

In an interview with former NSW police prosecutor Richard McDonald, BETTINA ARNDT hears about “a system captured by ideology, where police are discouraged from properly investigating sexual assault and domestic violence claims.” 

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Judges split 2:1 to uphold ICAC’s ruling on Berejiklian

Posted on July 26, 2024 by andrew

Former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has lost her appeal to overturn ICAC’s findings that she engaged in “serious corrupt conduct”. 

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Should we lower the bar to get ‘justice’?

Posted on June 25, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. Well now, the Law Reform Commission, which has never looked at reforms that might minimise wrongful convictions, is conducting a probe into the nation’s sexual assault laws to examine whether civil ­remedies, with lower standards of proof, … Continue reading →

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“Wrongheaded narcissists and zealots” threaten rule of law – Sofronoff

Posted on June 18, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. The risks to the rule of law in Australia are subtle and internal and “I do not believe that there are any risks to our way of life in terms of the rule of law from the … Continue reading →

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Mothers of sons: beware!

Posted on June 3, 2024 by andrew

“The morning after my son’s 18th birthday he was charged with rape,” one mother, Erin, reports. Sexual assault allegations against males are easy to make … and all too often damage the reputation of the accused, even if those who … Continue reading →

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Judge Instructs Jurors They Need Not Believe Trump Is Guilty To Convict Him

Posted on May 30, 2024 by andrew

NEW YORK, NY — As the criminal trial involving former President Donald Trump winds to a close, the presiding judge instructed jurors that they don’t have to believe Trump is guilty to convict him. (The Babylon Bee, May 30, 2024) 

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Alabama Attorney-General catches Tasmania’s stonewall disease

Posted on May 28, 2024 by andrew

Alabama’s Attorney-General does a Tasmania’s Attorney-General … dismissing calls for a new trial even after an investigation by a county DA into a murder conviction. It’s the case of a man on death row, after evidence is uncovered of $5,000 … Continue reading →

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The stonewall of justice

Posted on May 16, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. Call me naïve. It came as a shocking realisation, at 13:33 on May 16, 2024, to be exact. I’ve been wrong all this time. Before that moment, I actually imagined that the legal system, often mischaracterised as … Continue reading →

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Judges deciding badly: Mossop J sends 93 year old to jail

Posted on April 30, 2024 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban.  Justice David Mossop of the ACT Supreme Court is the latest judge in Australia to make a bad decision in a criminal trial, by sentencing a 93 year old husband to nine years in prison for the … Continue reading →

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