Glossip v Gross: Lethal Injection lives another day … and so does the death penalty!

July 1, 2015

The Supreme Court of the United States finished its 2015 term by handing down three decisions on Monday. The most controversial of those decisions related to a challenge to the method of capital punishment used in Oklahoma. Oklahoma’s lethal injection regime involves a three-drug cocktail used, in order, to render the prisoner unconscious, paralyze the prisoner … More Glossip v Gross: Lethal Injection lives another day … and so does the death penalty!

Breaking News: Chief Justice Carmody resigns as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland

July 1, 2015

Here is the text of a joint statement just released by Queensland Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath and Justice Carmody: “On 24 May 2015 the Chief Justice offered to resign his post on just terms if it was in the overall best interests of the court and the Queensland community to do so. We are pleased to … More Breaking News: Chief Justice Carmody resigns as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland

Will Obergefell v Hodges effect your jurisdiction? The Australian position

June 27, 2015

I have read with interest a number of tweets and comments on Facebook that now that US Supreme Court has found same-sex marriages to be constitutionally valid that the High Court of Australia should follow this precedent and do the same here. Unfortunately, it is just not possible for the High Court to do this … More Will Obergefell v Hodges effect your jurisdiction? The Australian position

The US Supreme Court rules on same-sex marriage: Obergefell v Hodges

June 27, 2015

The US Supreme Court earlier today ruled in the much awaited decision of Obergefell v Hodges that states (in the United States) must allow same-sex couples to marry and that they must recognize same-sex marriages from other states. To say that this was a landmark decision in US law would be as big an understatement … More The US Supreme Court rules on same-sex marriage: Obergefell v Hodges