Facebook revenge pornography trial 'could open floodgates'; Guardian, 10/9/16

Alexandra Topping, Guardian; Facebook revenge pornography trial 'could open floodgates' :

"The fact that Facebook waits until pictures have been reported, unless they are known child abuse images, before taking action was no longer sufficient, according to John Carr, a leading authority on children and the internet. “Facebook is like a public utility for young people, it plays a massive role in their lives,” he said...

It will take more than one high profile case to remove other barriers to victims of revenge pornography, whatever their age, receiving justice. Although a recent poll revealed that 75% of respondents were in favour of victims receiving anonymity, the government shows no indications of classifying the crime as a sexual offence. This means the vast majority of victims will never seek justice, said Julie Pinborough, director of the legal advice centre at Queen Mary University, which provides pro bono legal advice for victims."

Kentucky Jail Sends Black Woman To Court With No Pants. This Judge Won’t Have It.; Huffington Post, 7/30/16

Sebastian Murdock, Huffington Post; Kentucky Jail Sends Black Woman To Court With No Pants. This Judge Won’t Have It. :

"“I just want to tell you how incredibly sorry I am that you’ve been treated this way,” Wolf told the defendant after she was clothed and brought back into the courtroom. “No one deserves this, but particularly in a situation like this where you failed to complete a diversion program and didn’t even pick up new charges.”

Wolf gave the woman a sentence of time served and a $100 fine.

“The fact you’re in custody is your fault ― you gotta come to court,” Wolf said. “The rest of this is completely inhumane and unacceptable, and I’m incredibly sorry you had to go through this.""

Las Vegas Judge Who Humiliated Defense Attorney Loses Election In A Landslide; Huffington Post, 6/15/16

Matt Ferner, Huffington Post; Las Vegas Judge Who Humiliated Defense Attorney Loses Election In A Landslide:

"A Las Vegas judge who last month ordered a public defender to be placed in handcuffs in court, saying she needed to learn “a lesson” about courtroom etiquette, got a lesson of his own when he lost his seat in Tuesday’s primary election in Nevada...

As Bakhtary tried to speak, Hafen told her to “be quiet“ and then ordered a court marshal to handcuff Bakhtary and seat her in the jury box next to inmates. Hafen then sentenced Bakhtary’s client to six months in jail.

“Clearly Zohra was acting within the bounds of her constitutionally mandated role as an advocate for her client when Judge Hafen had her placed in handcuffs,” Ryan Bashor, president of the Clark County Defenders Union, told The Huffington Post in an email. “The voters overwhelmingly expressed their disapproval of the Judge’s actions.”...

“This judge came off looking unjudicial, undisciplined and unprofessional,” Ken White, a criminal defense attorney in Los Angeles and a leading voice on legal issues on the law-oriented blog Popehat, told HuffPost. “Some judges — this may be one — have more of a hair trigger when a woman interrupts them than a man. Certainly judges have more of a hair trigger when a defense attorney interrupts them.”"