legislation

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Lord Falconer said the legislation has "absolutely no hope" of passing without a "fundamental change" in the House of Lords' approach.

From BBC

Lammy has launched a recruitment drive for more volunteer magistrates to help tackle the backlog but he has yet to draw up legislation to limit crown court trials.

From BBC

The second reason it would be a big deal – quite shocking to me, if the judge enforced it – is that Shelby County was talking about legislation that treated different states differently.

From Salon

Under a longstanding policy, the company does not “lobby for or against policies or legislation that would determine the basis for or duration of an individual’s incarceration or detention,” Todd noted.

From Salon

A change in legislation has also been made to ensure those serving IPP sentences in the community could be more swiftly considered for licence termination, according to the spokesperson.

From BBC