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Articles relevant to the subject of wrongful convictions

Involuntary giggle a sin in court?

Posted on October 12, 2026 by andrew

Prompted by our story about Giggle for Girls founder Sall Grover being judged to have giggled hurtfully at a cartoon depicting her legal opponent Roxanne Tickle (yeah, real names), STEVEN FENNELL discusses the issues when involuntary responses conflict with courtroom … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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LIA Pro, After Apex: A Smaller Claim, and a Safer One

Posted on September 23, 2026 by andrew

“Consistent with” has probably done more quiet damage in this field than any single dishonest witness. A system that does not flinch at it is not a review tool. It is a typist,” writes ADRIAN BERTINO-CLARKE, President & CEO, FIA … Continue reading →

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Crime: the dark side of immigration debate

Posted on September 18, 2026 by andrew

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