The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Voting rights of 1,015 UK prisoners were breached, Strasbourg rules [The Telegraph]
Northern Ireland legal aid row: Lawyers could withdraw services if cuts go ahead [BBC News]
Clegg urges May to pass law protecting journalistic sources from police [The Guardian]
Police from several UK forces seek details of Charlie Hebdo readers [The Guardian]
Liverpool thug who waged ‘indefensible’ campaign of abusive phone calls to law firm wins cut in his jail term [Liverpool Echo]
Barrister warns against knee-jerk laws to restrict free speech [Oldham Evening Chronicle]
Microsoft and Twitter support same-sex marriage law change in Ireland [Belfast Telegraph]
The real Great Gatsby: Cincinnati lawyer known as ‘King of the Bootleggers’ who turned to crime when he noticed his clients were getting rich [Mail Online]
Bruce Jenner ‘hires top lawyer as investigation into fatal crash continues’ [Mirror]
Law in Action: Protecting the innocent [BBC iPlayer]
Law GIF [Facebook]
Commercial property paralegal at one of Kent’s leading law firms [Legal Cheek Jobs]
“I got a scholarship and a full-time job, then studied part-time; problem solved and no sugar daddies have been involved. I’m not casting any judgment on this young lady, I’m merely stating that there are other ways to tackle the debts.” [Legal Cheek Comments]
