The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Legal world reacts to the death of Justice Scalia [Wall Street Journal]
Justice Antonin Scalia’s death starts a battle for US Supreme Court control [The Economist]
New laws that aim to stop the UK being a magnet for money launderers should be applied retrospectively, leading anti-corruption organisations urge [The Guardian]
Government proposals to reform human rights are a solution without a problem [Law Society Gazette]
Court wants Muslim teenager at risk of becoming a jihadi bride in Syria to watch more TV to “learn about the wider world — including football and boys” [Mail Online]
GCHQ hacking phones and computers is legal, says top UK court [The Independent]
Barrister spends Valentine’s Day in London with husband [Mail Online]
I stopped eating animals because of human rights [Open Democracy]
Embattled copyright lawyer uses DMCA to remove article about himself [Arts Technica]
Drug dealer wrote “suck my c***” to judge on Facebook, judge orders him back to be re-sentenced [Metro]
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