By filing a third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin that a judge is likely to dismiss, the county prosecutor in Minnesota is setting the stage for a miscarriage of justice. Demonstrators gather to protest the killing of George Floyd on May 30 in Minneapolis. Scott Olson/Getty Unless prosecutors in Minnesota file more serious charges against …
I The Man by Edward Docx
The peak Inside the mind of Dr Jim Down, a leading intensive care consultant, on the night of the peak number of deaths from Covid-19 in hospitals. For a moment, the world is as it used to be – unconfined, uncurtailed, alive with human teeming: coronavirus-free. The early light of a mid-April morning is already …
Black Lawyers On Working In The UK’s Criminal Justice System by EachOther
The UK’s criminal justice system is under renewed scrutiny amid a wave of anti-racism protests. EachOther speaks to leading black lawyers to celebrate their work and hear their views on what reform is needed. Discrimination, Race Clockwise from top-left: Ife Thompson, Susie Labinjoh, Michael Etienne, Allison Munroe, Shina Animashaun, Ann Tayo, Abimbola Johnson, and Yvonne …
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Welcome to Donald Trump’s reelection strategy By Fareed Zakaria
Poor Brian Kemp — he obviously didn’t get the memo. When the Republican governor of Georgia announced Monday that he was going to begin opening up his state’s economy, he must have assumed that President Trump would lavish him with praise. After all, just days earlier the president had said that the country was “starting …
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General grounds for refusal: understanding re-entry bans By Nath Gbikpi
The Home Office can impose entry bans on people who have previously breached immigration law or used deception in their applications for leave. Bans can last one year, two years, five years or ten years. Generally speaking, and except for some minor exceptions, the person will not be allowed to re-enter the UK during the …
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