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A city in the United States has voted to effectively decriminalise the use and possession of magic mushrooms. In the first-ever US referendum on magic mushrooms, 50.6 per cent of voters in Denver, Colorado voted to bar officials from "spending resources to impose criminal penalties" for the use or p

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Singapore: Fake news law a 'disaster' for freedom of speech, says rights group

A public park has introduced designated zones for drug dealers after several failed bids to ban them altogether. The manager of the Görlitzer Park in Berlin, Cengiz Demirci, said the "pink zones" would help families and other park visitors feel less intimidated by the dealers.

Two single parent asylum seekers who claimed that the reduction in the level of financial support available to them was “unlawful” have had their appeal rejected. The Inner House of the Court of Session upheld a judge’s decision to dismiss a legal challenge to changes in

The Roberton Review fails to appreciate the separation of powers, proposes a regime that will effectively cost the consumer more and is so lacking in credibility that it should "form no basis for any changes" to the regulation of legal services in Scotland, solicitors have said. The Scottish La

Rachel Grant has been appointed to lead Manolete Partners plc's Scottish practice. Ms Grant's appointment to the insolvency litigation financing company follows its IPO on the London Stock Exchange (AIM) in December 2018.

The community safety minister has welcomed the appointment of a new chair of Community Justice Scotland, saying his substantial experience of Scotland’s justice sector and strong connections to the third sector will be invaluable. Lindsay Montgomery CBE will take on the role of chair of the or

The use of armed officers in more than 5,000 routine incidents last year has been defended by ministers. Community Safety Minister Ash Denham said that allowing armed officers to attend routine calls was “sensible use of police time”.

In the first three months of 2019, the number of decrees against Scottish businesses dropped by 25 per cent, compared to the same period of 2018, according to figures released today by Registry Trust. The total, 561, was the lowest of any quarter on record.

An end to indefinite immigration detention in the UK could save around £30 million per year, according to a new report. Human rights group Liberty commissioned not-for-profit economic data specialists Cambridge Econometrics to examine the economic impact of scrapping indefinite immigration det

Judgment will be handed down next Wednesday by the Supreme Court in a case in which the appellant made a complaint to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) that GCHQ had been conducting unlawful computer network exploitation activity, or hacking. One issue of the complaint was whether, if and to t

Restricted public access to rape trials and the provision of publicly-funded legal advice to complainants are among the final recommendations of the judge-led review into serious sexual offence trials.

Legal authorities in Ghana have launched an investigation after more than 90 per cent of law students failed their recent bar exams. Students at Ghana School of Law, the only institution accredited to train lawyers in the African country, have previously raised concerns with the Parliament of Ghana

A woman pulled a foot-long alligator from her trousers after being pulled over by police for running through a stop sign. Dozens of small turtles were also recovered from the vehicle after the traffic stop in Charlotte County, Florida.