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The Lindsay Clancy case looks tragically like NZ’s Lauren Dickason trial. Here’s where they differ (opens the original)
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After protracted deliberations, the jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial in Massachusetts has failed to reach a verdict and the judge has declared a mistrial. In a case that captured attention in the United States and around the world, Clancy had admitted killing her three children before trying to end her own life in 2023. She remains in hospital until a decision is made on whether there will be a retrial. The prosecution argued it was a deliberate and calculated murder, evidenced by her arranging
Expanded citizen’s arrest powers could open a legal can of worms – here’s what to know (opens the original)
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It has a dull title – the Crimes Amendment Act 2026 – but one aspect of its provisions has had plenty of publicity: the expanded right to make “citizen’s arrests”. Aimed primarily at giving retail staff greater powers to combat petty crime, and security guards more power to hold people, the amendments raise an important question: what are the risks if people misunderstand or misuse these new powers? In fact, “citizens” do not really have powers of arrest – unless they are asked by a police offic
NZ legalised homosexuality 40 years ago – but even today, justice issues remain (opens the original)
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Significant developments in social history sometimes happen through law reform. Arguably, New Zealand’s most significant example is that it was the first country to pass legislation to grant all women the right to vote, in 1893. Often, however, New Zealand was not first but a slow follower. Homosexual law reform is an example of the latter. Forty years ago, on July 9 1986, the House of Representatives passed – narrowly – the Homosexual Law Reform Act 1986. It broadly legalised consensual sexual
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