British Official Floats Abandoning Ancient Legal Tradition Enshrined By Magna Carta

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British Official Floats Abandoning Ancient Legal Tradition Enshrined By Magna Carta

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Justice Secretary David Lammy is pushing a sweeping overhaul of England’s and Wales’ criminal courts that would strip thousands of defendants of their right to be tried by a jury. The proposal would reserve jury trials…

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