33 h. ago ‘Huge victory’ in Portland as judge’s final order bars Trump from sending national guard

Karin Immergut said earlier she ‘found no credible evidence’ that protests in Oregon city were out of controlA federal judge in Oregon on Friday blocked Donald Trump from deploying national guard troops to Portland, ruling there was no evidence of widespread violence to justify federal intervention.The US district court judge, Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, delivered her final order in the case on Friday. She found that protests near Portland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility were “predominately peaceful, with only isolated and sporadic instances of relatively low-level violence”. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Blake Lively suffers courtroom blow in Justin Baldoni feud as judge tosses claims against social media guru

Blake Lively's short-lived legal victory was overshadowed on Wednesday after a New York judge handed her a fresh courtroom defeat. 

Events

4 w. ago 'In a liberal democracy such as ours, the right to offend is precious': Judge spells out importance of free speech as he overturns conviction of man who burnt the Koran

Hamit Coskun, 51, shouted 'f*** Islam' as he set fire to the text outside the Turkish consulate in London in February.

Events

4 w. ago Burning Koran upsetting but not a crime, says judge in ‘victory for free speech’

Turkey-born Mr Coskun, who is half-Kurdish and half-Armenian, lives in England.

Events

4 w. ago Koran burning protester wins 'free speech' appeal to overturn public order conviction

In his ruling, Mr Justice Bennathan said freedom of speech in the UK includes the right to offend and shock

Events

4 w. ago Man found guilty after burning Koran wins appeal against conviction

He argued the act was freedom of speech

Events

last month Man who burned Koran in London wins appeal against conviction

The 51-year-old’s case was backed by free speech campaigners, who paid for his legal costs.

Events