47 h. ago High court tells UK lawyers to stop misuse of AI after fake case

Ruling follows two cases blighted by actual or suspected use of artificial intelligence in legal workThe high court has told senior lawyers to take urgent action to prevent the misuse of artificial intelligence after dozens of fake case-law citations were put before the courts that were either completely fictitious or contained made-up passages.Lawyers are increasingly using AI systems to help them build legal arguments, but two cases this year were blighted by made-up case-law citations that were either definitely or suspected to have been generated by AI. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Senior Tory says Britain 'needs to leave' the ECHR as Kemi Badenoch launches probe into how to exit Strasbourg court

Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, said the Conservatives were 'increasingly of the view' that the UK needs to remove itself from the oversight of Strasbourg judges.

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64 h. ago Luigi Mangione 'model prisoner' but bulletproof vest 'unfairly influences jury'

Luigi Mangione, the 27-year-old man charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has asked a judge in a new request to remove his shackles and bulletproof vest

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69 h. ago Diddy trial recap: Judge threatened to remove Sean Combs for ‘unacceptable attempts’ to interact with jury

Long-awaited testimony of alleged Sean Combs sex-trafficking victim is expected after the defense wraps up its cross-examination of Cassie Ventura’s friend, Bryana Bongolan

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2 d. ago P Diddy judge threatens to remove rapper from court over 'unacceptable' gestures

The fourth week of P Diddy's federal sex trafficking trial in New York took another chaotic turn when the judge threatened to eject the music mogul from the courtroom

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2 d. ago Judge threatens to remove Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs from court over facial gestures

Music mogul warned to desist from looking and nodding at jury during sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trialThe judge in the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs threatened to remove the music mogul from court for looking and nodding at the jury during testimony on Thursday.During a lunch break after the jury left the room on Thursday, Judge Arun Subramanian said that he saw Combs looking at the jury and “nodding vigorously” during the cross-examination of Bryana Bongolan, a former graphic designer for Combs and a longtime friend of Combs’s former girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Judge threatens to remove Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs from court for nodding at jury

Music mogul warned to desist from looking and nodding at jury during sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trialThe judge in the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs threatened to remove the music mogul from court for looking and nodding at the jury during testimony on Thursday.During a lunch break after the jury left the room on Thursday, Judge Arun Subramanian said that he saw Combs looking at the jury and “nodding vigorously” during the cross-examination of Bryana Bongolan, a former graphic designer for Combs and a longtime friend of Combs’s former girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Diddy trial live: Judge threatens to remove Sean Combs for ‘nodding vigorously’ at jurors

Long-awaited testimony of alleged Sean Combs sex-trafficking victim is expected after the defense wraps up its cross-examination of Cassie Ventura’s friend, Bryana Bongolan

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7 d. ago I was married to Lyle Menendez. I'll never forget one thing he said to me behind bars... it proves the brothers SHOULD walk free

I don't think there is a person in America who isn't familiar with my ex-husband and his brother. Their names have become synonymous with one of the most famous crimes of the twentieth century.

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2 w. ago US judge orders Trump administration to return wrongly deported gay man

Judge says Guatemalan’s removal to Mexico, despite fears of being harmed there, ‘lacked any semblance of due process’A federal judge ordered the Trump administration late Friday night to facilitate the return of a Guatemalan man it deported to Mexico, in spite of his fears of being harmed there, and who has since been returned to Guatemala.The man, who is gay, had applied for asylum in the US last year after he was attacked twice in homophobic acts of violence in Guatemala. He was protected from being returned to his home country under a US immigration judge’s order at the time, but the Trump administration put him on a bus and sent him to Mexico instead. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Menendez brothers who shot dead parents suffer major setback in bid for freedom

Lifers Erik and Lyle Menendez have been dealt a crushing blow just a week after becoming eligible for parole. The latest setback delays any possibility of freedom by at least nine weeks

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2 w. ago Menendez brothers suffer crushing blow after murder sentences were reduced leading to hopes of parole

Erik and Lyle Menendez have been dealt a crushing blow just a week after becoming eligible for parole.

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2 w. ago Monsters star Cooper Koch shares details of Erik Menendez phone call after promising resentencing

Koch, who starred as Erik in ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,’ has been a fierce advocate of the brothers

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3 w. ago The Menendez brothers case reflects a shifting culture across decades

The trials of Lyle and Erik Menendez and their conviction for killing their parents came at a time when televised trials captured national audiences in the 1990s

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3 w. ago What to know about the Menendez brothers' lives and what lies ahead

Erik and Lyle Menendez will have a shot at freedom for the first time in decades after being convicted of their parents’ murder 30 years ago

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers ‘huge step’ closer to freedom as judge reduces sentences

Brothers, convicted of parents’ 1989 murders, resentenced to 50 years to life, making them immediately parole eligibleAfter months of delays and decades behind bars, Erik and Lyle Menendez now have a long-awaited chance at freedom after a judge reduced their sentences for the 1989 killings of their parents.Their family and extensive network of supporters celebrated on Tuesday when Judge Michael Jesic resentenced the brothers from life in prison without the possibility of parole to 50 years to life. The judge’s decision means they are immediately eligible for parole under California’s youthful offender law because of their young ages at the time of the murders. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago After 35 years, the Menendez brothers have a chance for parole. Was that the Netflix effect? | Zoe Williams

It is hard to prove the judicial impact of two shows inspired by the notorious double murder case. But undoubtedly, they heightened public scrutinyWhen the true-crime documentary Menendez Brothers: Misjudged? aired in 2022 on Discovery+, its impact was not immediate, except on TikTok, where – chicken and egg-style – it was hard to determine whether people were talking about the case because of the show or because a general cultural osmosis had brought the topic to the fore.Erik and Lyle killed their parents in 1989, when they were 18 and 21. They alleged a childhood of sexual, psychological and physical abuse by their father, which their mother knew about but didn’t act on. The judge disallowed what was called the “abuse excuse” at the time, and the prosecution successfully landed the argument that they had murdered their parents for their inheritance, resulting in whole-life sentences without the possibility of parole. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers' lives now from weddings to prison reunion after brutal attack

Erik and Lyle Menendez, recently made eligible for parole, were 18 and 21 when they shot their parents to death at point-blank range and much has changed after 30 years behind bars

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3 w. ago Netflix series Monsters: The Menendez brothers are now eligible for parole

Brits binge watched the series in their millions, but could they soon be released?

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers who murdered parents in mansion have sentences cut

They have been in prison for 35 years.

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