The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
“This is my son”: Devastated mother breaks down in court as judge “condemns to death” their brain-damaged two-year-old by ruling he can only be given end-of-life care [Mail Online]
Trump releases list of 11 judges he’d consider nominating to Supreme Court [Washington Post]
Keir Starmer: The Conservatives need to accept the Human Rights Act, and move on [The Guardian]
British Bill of Rights commitment in Queen’s speech derided for being near identical to last one [Huffington Post]
A top criminal lawyer’s guide to cocaine [The Spectator]
Why a new toilet law could flush cafes and takeaways down the pan [The Guardian]
Britain’s top revenge porn lawyer says women can earn £100,000 by taking their tormentor to court [The Mirror]
Mental health — is the bar doing enough to protect barristers? [Future of Law Blog]
European Court of Human Rights grants Amanda Knox appeal over claim police “slapped her in custody” [The Telegraph]
O.J’s defence lawyer reveals what he whispered to him when he was acquitted [UniLad]
Henderson Chambers is seeking third six pupils [Legal Cheek Hub]
“Remember remember the the slug and the beer. The damages claimed and sought. There is no reason why the test of causation should ever… oh, I forgot!” [Legal Cheek comments]