The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
Britain won’t block death penalty for ISIS ‘Beatles’ gang — paving way for them to be tried in America [The Sun]
British terrorist, 14, who plotted with a Melbourne teenage jihadist to behead police officers on Anzac Day and strap a kangaroo with explosives asks courts for lifelong anonymity [Mail Online]
Dominic Raab: We can get Brexit deal done by October [BBC News]
Supreme Court to rule on Holyrood’s powers after Brexit [Financial Times]
Lawyer being treated after stabbing outside Glasgow Sheriff Court [The National]
EU leads criticism after Israel passes Jewish ‘nation state’ law [The Guardian]
Trump says “inconceivable” that lawyer recorded conversation about ex-Playmate payment [CNN]
Trump’s Supreme Court pick questioned the Nixon decision. It could matter for Trump [Quartz]
As legal cannabis goes global, will Britain be next? [The Guardian]
BBC faces £2m legal bill in Sir Cliff Richard privacy case [The Times]
Cliff Richard v BBC has set a terrible precedent — the media must fight back [The Guardian]
Legal assistant sought for freelance work assisting immigration and human rights barristers [Legal Cheek Noticeboard]
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