#Legal accountability

Articles (24)

• 🇺🇸 After the release of the Epstein files, why have there been so few arrests? — 03/04/2026 [USA]

  Legal experts tell NPR five possible reasons that, despite the accusations made against rich and powerful people in the files, the DOJ have made no additional arrests. The big one? Lack of evidence.

  Related: #Evidence challenges
• 🇺🇸 DOJ admits ICE courthouse arrests relied on erroneous information — 26/03/2026 [USA]

  Hundreds of immigrants have been arrested at immigration courthouses. It is unclear whether the federal government's admission could lead to some of those arrests being overturned.

  Related: #Immigration enforcement
• 🇬🇧 Premier League star caught speeding after training — 26/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  The former Manchester United player is fined for speeding as he left the club's training ground.

  Related: #Sports misconduct, #Celebrity behavior
• 🇺🇸 Epstein files: House committee subpoenas Attorney General Pam Bondi — 04/03/2026 [USA]

  Attorney General Pam Bondi "claims the DOJ has released all of the Epstein files. The record is clear: they have not," Rep. Nancy Mace said in a post on X.

  Related: #Government transparency, #High-profile criminal cases
• 🇺🇸 Camp Mystic flooding victims sue Texas for allegedly failing to enforce evacuation plan requirement — 24/02/2026 [USA]

  Families of nine victims of last summer's deadly flooding in Texas are suing the state for allegedly failing to enforce a requirement that a girls' camp where 27 campers and counselors died have an ev...

  Related: #Child safety regulations, #Natural disaster preparedness
• 🇬🇧 DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court — 21/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’</p><p>Department of Justice prosecutors across the US have suffered a string of...

  Related: #Civil liberties, #Judicial oversight
• 🇺🇸 A Post-Katrina Law Guards FEMA Resources. Why Hasn’t It Stopped Noem? — 21/02/2026 [USA]

  A key statute was designed to rein in the Homeland Security secretary and prevent deadly mistakes. Lawyers say its provisions are difficult to enforce.

  Related: #Government oversight, #Emergency management
• 🇬🇧 Friday briefing: ​What does the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor mean? — 20/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>In today’s newsletter: As investigators dig deeper into newly ​​released documents, the arrest of a once‑untouchable ​public figure​ puts us in uncharted territory </p><p></p><p>Good morning. Some ...

  Related: #Public scrutiny of high-profile individuals, #Investigative journalism, #Royal family and law
• 🇺🇸 World reacts to former Prince Andrew's arrest — 19/02/2026 [USA]

  Former Prince Andrew's arrest for suspected misconduct in public office has rocked the U.K. Tom Symonds with BBC News, a CBS News partner, has more.

  Related: #Monarchy, #Public scandal
• 🇺🇸 A British police force that serves as royal protectors arrested a former prince. — 19/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Royal scandal, #Epstein connections
• 🇺🇸 Former Prince Andrew arrested over suspected misconduct in public office — 19/02/2026 [USA]

  Former Prince Andrew, the brother of King Charles, has been arrested over suspected misconduct in public office following revelations in the Jeffrey Epstein files. The former prince has denied any wro...

  Related: #Royal scandal, #Media scrutiny, #Public office misconduct
• 🇺🇸 King Charles reacts after former Prince Andrew's stunning arrest on his 66th birthday — 19/02/2026 [USA]

  King Charles III is reacting to news of the former Prince Andrew's arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office following new revelations from the Justice Department's latest release of Epstein ...

  Related: #Monarchy, #Royal family public image, #US Justice Department disclosures, #Public office misconduct
• 🇺🇸 Former Prince Andrew arrested after latest Epstein files revelations — 19/02/2026 [USA]

  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, King Charles III's younger brother, was arrested on his 66th birthday for suspected misconduct in public office after more details emerged about his relationship with convi...

  Related: #Royal family scandal, #Sex offender connections, #Public office misconduct
• 🇬🇧 I’m putting tech firms on notice: deal with the appalling abuse of women online – or we will deal with you | Keir Starmer — 19/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>I see violence against women as a national emergency. The posting of non-consensual intimate images is part of that crisis, and it must stop</p><p>Tackling violence against women and girls is not j...

  Related: #Online sexual harassment, #Technology regulation, #Victim advocacy, #Government policy response
• 🇺🇸 Russia Celebrated Him. Now He’s Accused of Having Troops Shoot Themselves. — 19/02/2026 [USA]

  A lieutenant colonel is on trial after being accused of skimming payments for battlefield injuries. He denies the specifics of Russia’s accusation but acknowledges engaging in a payouts scheme.

  Related: #Military corruption, #Russian political climate, #Financial misconduct in armed forces
• 🇬🇧 Veterans threaten MoD with legal action over LGBT compensation scheme — 19/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Lawyers for the pair say thousands of veterans could potentially be impacted.

  Related: #Veteran affairs, #LGBTQ+ rights, #Government compensation programmes, #Discrimination in the military
• 🇺🇸 Mark Zuckerberg testifies in social media addiction trial — 18/02/2026 [USA]

  Tech giant and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg took the stand today, dismissing the idea that his main goal was to maximize the time teens spent on instagram - while grieving parents from across the ...

  Related: #Corporate responsibility, #Social media addiction, #Parent advocacy, #Tech ethics
• 🇺🇸 Epstein files revelations spark new European police probes — 18/02/2026 [USA]

  The files related to Jeffrey Epstein released by the Department of Justice have led to new police investigations in Paris and London.

  Related: #Law enforcement investigations, #International police cooperation, #Jeffrey Epstein case, #U.S. Department of Justice actions
• 🇺🇸 Georgia students detail horrors of 2024 school shooting at trial of accused shooter's father — 17/02/2026 [USA]

  Students injured in a 2024 shooting took the stand at the trial of Colin Gray, the father of accused shooter Colt Gray, who allegedly provided his son access to a firearm.

  Related: #School violence, #Parental responsibility
• 🇺🇸 Prosecutors plan to charge an Israeli settler with killing a Palestinian activist in the West Bank — 16/02/2026 [USA]

  Israeli prosecutors said Monday that they plan to charge a settler in the killing of a Palestinian activist during a confrontation that was caught on video, opening a rare prosecution of violence by J...

  Related: #Settler violence, #West Bank conflict, #Israeli judicial actions, #Palestinian activism
• 🇺🇸 Trial starts for Georgia father accused of giving son access to gun used in school shooting — 16/02/2026 [USA]

  Colin Gray faces felony charges in connection with the shooting at Apalachee High School by his son, Colt Gray.

  Related: #Gun violence, #Parental responsibility, #School safety
• 🇺🇸 Tour bus driver indicted on homicide charges in deadly crash that killed 5 — 14/02/2026 [USA]

  Bin Shao of Flushing, New York, has been charged with second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, according to court documents.

  Related: #Transportation safety, #Public justice
• 🇺🇸 Trial against Meta in New Mexico focuses on dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media — 09/02/2026 [USA]

  A trial focused on whether Meta misrepresented the safety of its platforms when it comes to the dangers of child sexual exploitation is set to start in New Mexico

  Related: #Social media safety, #Child protection, #Corporate responsibility
• 🇺🇸 Social media giants face trial over allegations their tech is addictive — 27/01/2026 [USA]

  In a potentially bellwether case, a plaintiff alleges that social media companies deliberately design their platforms to target children.

  Related: #Technology ethics, #Children's protection