BREAKING: For the first time, a U.S. court has recognized animals as legal persons! An international fight to protect Pablo Escobar’s hippos from slaughter results in a U.S. federal court order recognizing animals can be “interested persons." aldf.org/article/animal…

‘Screaming in terror’: Man describes attack allegedly carried out by neo-Nazis who are now facing charges of armed robbery, affray and violent disorder over an alleged incident at the Cathedral Range State Park in central Victoria. theage.com.au/national/victo…

GORDON J: Mr Walker, any reply? Again, you are on mute, Mr Walker. MR WALKER: I am so sorry, your Honours. GORDON J: By the end of the day you will be trained. MR WALKER: Or finished, yes, your Honour.

This is awful: A mother and daughter who imported Malaysian tea into Australia spent four months in jail after the substance was wrongly identified as an amphetamine - even after NSW Police became aware of problems with the drug test. smh.com.au/national/nsw/m…

ICYMI @ChurchillTrust Reintegration Puzzle Conference Justice Reform Initiative Michael never told anyone about the thoughts in his head until they landed him in prison abc.net.au/news/2021-11-2… via ABC Australia

The Supreme Court is adjusting operations in line with the easing of COVID-19 restrictions. Criminal jury trials have resumed as a priority and courtroom arrangements have returned to normal. Read more: bit.ly/31g0QlJ #auslaw

Why has no person of colour ever served on the High Court? Perhaps it's because the current system favours chummy insiders over talented outsiders. andrewleigh.com/judging_divers… #auspol

Griffiths J, in Environment Centre NT v Resources Minister, finds that the Minister's actions contrary to common law model litigant obligations contribute to a finding of unreasonableness, invalidating the contracts entered into by the Minister. A big win for Environmental Defenders Office.

Power of the Minister to cancel a person’s visa on public health grounds bit.ly/3GfQnpQ

Today’s the day when my and Jeremy Gans’ ‘Guilty Pigs’ has its Australian release by @BlackIncBooks! Overseas readers can order it from the publisher or internet suppliers… The weird and quirky story of animals and the law! blackincbooks.com.au/books/guilty-p…

Really good outline of the Commonwealth's written submissions, in the new High Court case of Montgomery, about overturning Love/Thoms: Paul Karp in The Guardian theguardian.com/law/2022/feb/0…

This thread of works published in the Alternative Law Journal address dimensions of Australian laws on abortion. All open access for a short time. #auslaw #AbortionLaw #WomensRights #HarryStyles ealth

We need to criminalise wage theft, increase funding to the FWO and increase union access to workplaces. The long and arduous court process can be done with the likes of our service in SA and Job Watch in Victoria but we can’t litigate our way out of this mess.

UK jury reform- Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2022 has passed, enabling British Sign Language Interpreters into the jury room! legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/32/… #lawreform #UK #inclusivejuries Deaf Australia Deaf Victoria Disability Loop Victorian Deaf Education Institute (VDEI) Victorian Disability Worker Commission Soundfair

New Issue. Who dis? @#austlaw journals.sagepub.com/toc/aljb/curre…

Terrific edition of awesome work on the meaning of The Voice, Indigenous legal recognition, justice & constitutional reform; feat @DaniLarkin2 George Williams @katgallow Sophie Rigney Jason O'Neil Asmi Wood Eddie Cubillo & ++ Open Access #VoiceToParliament journals.sagepub.com/toc/alj/46/3

The High Court has put online Gageler J's contribution to The Federation Press's recent book on Sir Anthony Mason: the chapter called “The Coming of Age of Australian Law” cdn.hcourt.gov.au/assets/publica… 1/3

No. A similar thing happened when Gordon J was part of a 2014 Federal Court decision on bank fees, and was promoted to the High Court before the appeal. She did not sit in that 2016 hearing (which overturned her judgment).

I’ve never seen a charge of “incitement to commit conspiracy” before. It seems to have been abolished as a common law offence in the UK in 1977. Did it survive the codification of inchoate offences in Vic? An AustLII search returns zero Vic cases theage.com.au/national/victo…

You should make it so accounts we don’t follow aren't in For You, since we didn’t ask for them