A Supreme Court encounter is brewing between high-flying federal Liberal front-bencher Sophie Mirabella and the children of her close friend, deceased distinguished law professor Dr Colin Howard QC, over the proceeds of Howard’s estate.
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The odd ICAC appointment of Justice David Ipp
Supreme Court Judge David Ipp was last week nominated to be the next commissioner of NSW’s anti-corruption commission. Except, there’s nothing in David Ipp’s public record to indicate an interest in these sorts of matters, writes Stephen Murray.
Could US courts lethally inject the death penalty?
A recent US Supreme Court judgment has been reported in some quarters as a green light for executions. In fact, the opposite is true, writes barrister Stephen Keim.
