Update law on computer evidence to avoid Horizon repeat, ministers urged | Post Office Horizon scandal

Ministers need to “immediately” update the law to recognize that computers are fallible or risk a repeat of the Horizon scandal, legal experts say.In English and Welsh law, computers are assumed to be “reliable” unless proven otherwise. But critics of this approach say this reverses the burden of proof normally applied in criminal cases.Stephen Mason, a barrister and expert on electronic evidence, said: “It says, for the person who's saying 'there's something wrong with this computer', that they have to prove it. Even if it's the person accusing them who has the information.”Mason, along with eight other legal and computer…

List of Ex-President’s Legal Cases, Issues

Trump and his businesses are tangled in an array of state and federal investigations and lawsuits. In 2024 so far, he's suffered more than half a billion dollars in court penalties. In March, he will have his first criminal trial over the Stormy Daniels scandal. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. download the app The lawsuits and prosecutions involving Donald Trump are piling up. The ex-president — who is the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination — is indicted in four separate prosecutions, the first former Oval Office occupant…

Supreme Court allows Texas to begin enforcing controversial immigration law

Editor's Note: Late Tuesday, March 19, 2024, a federal court appeals put Texas' immigration law back on hold, hours after the Supreme Court had cleared the way for the state to begin enforcing the measure. Read the latest developments here. CNN — The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Texas to immediately begin enforcing a controversial immigration law that allows state officials to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally. The court's three liberals dissented. Legal challenges to the law are ongoing at a federal appeals court, but the decision hands a significant –…