The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts.
London Underground is hotter than maximum legal temperature for transporting cattle [The Independent]
The death penalty in California: cruel and unusual [The Economist]
Judge argues for return of firing squad executions [Mail Online]
Scottish prisoners’ appeal regarding ban on voting in independent referendum rejected by Supreme Court [Twitter]
Judgment: UKSC dismisses prisoners' appeal by Mr Moohan and another v Lord Advocate on voting in the Scottish Independence referendum
— UK Supreme Court (@UKSupremeCourt) July 24, 2014
Squatters move into Magistrates’ Court [Ham & High]
Irish barrister involved in urgent Luis Suarez appeal [Irish Independent]
Sunderland teen charged over offensive MH17 tweet [The Northern Echo]
The legal definition of terrorism threatens to criminalise us all [The Independent]
#HipsterLaw could be a thing [Twitter]
Heard in court [Facebook]
“Any prizes for naming the Crown Court judge who was clerk of the court, or the silk who prosecutes?” [Legal Cheek Comments]