sub judice

Example Sentences

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He also said there was an "inherent danger" of breaking "sub judice" rules, which prevent MSPs from speaking about active legal proceedings without the permission of the presiding officer.

From BBC

Dixon threw out the “sub judice” contempt charges against News Corp’s Courier Mail and Daily Telegraph, and Nine Entertainment’s Sydney Morning Herald and 2GB Radio and the four editors associated with those.

From Reuters

The rules of sub judice contempt require that journalists cannot report someone is guilty of a crime before they are convicted, which is why the word “alleged” is so ubiquitous in crime reporting.

From The Guardian

Kasingye said that commenting on the matter would be sub judice.

From The Guardian

Schillings also said Lord Hain had broken the sub judice rules in an abuse of parliamentary privilege.

From BBC