After a week of criticism following leaked details of plans to scrap some jury trials, David Lammy is expected to address the ...

Jury nullification is a fancy term for what it’s called when juries — or, in this case, grand juries — say no. It doesn’t happen very often, which is why you may have never heard of it. The old line ...

In 2009, Shirin Bryant watched as an all-white jury acquitted a white police detective who shot and killed her 18-year-old brother, Jashon, in the north end of Hartford. The detective, Robert Lawlor, ...

The British justice secretary, David Lammy, is set to announce the contentious move as part of a broader overhaul of the ...

Mr Campion himself said: “I am deeply concerned that the Justice Secretary is pursuing a path that dismantles the public’s ...

The acquittal of Brayan Ramos-Brito is more than just a legal victory for one individual; it is a powerful reaffirmation of the American jury system. After a federal jury in Los Angeles took just over ...

UK plans to scrap jury trials for ‘mid-range’ offences – crimes such as theft, burglary, fraud and assault. Here’s why ...

Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.

There are currently 78,000 cases waiting to be completed in Crown Courts. In practice, this means that some suspects being ...

Riel Karmy-Jones KC, chair of the CBA, said the risk of judges being threatened was one of many problems with the mooted ...

Mr Lammy will reveal the Government’s response to recommendations made by Sir Brian Leveson in July to reform the courts ...

The move to reduce the courts' backlog will 'erode' the system of justice in this country, according to lawyers.