v1 · embedding eigenbasis · axis 11
court · judg · case · sentenc · trial · law
court, judg, case, sentenc, trial, law, legal, justic, charg, rule, prison, lawyer, alleg, convict, murder, jail, guilti, prosecut, appeal, right, suprem, accus, crimin, claim
dominant in 31042 stories · variance scale 0.0060
Energy by year
1999 → 2026
Human sections of its stories
| Section (Wikipedia Current Events) | stories |
|---|
| Law and crime | 2789 |
| Politics and elections | 341 |
| International relations | 167 |
| Armed conflicts and attacks | 133 |
| Business and economy | 121 |
| Sports | 58 |
| Sport | 33 |
| Politics | 29 |
The canon
The purest instances over the years: one story per episode, by coordinate on this axis.
| Date | Story | coord | energy |
|---|
| 2004-11-07 | U.S. Federal District Judge James Robertson rules that the system of tribunals set up by the United States military to try and sentence prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay is illegal. | 0.42 | 0.7 |
| 2022-05-23 | Supreme court guts lifeline for prisoners who claim wrongful convictions | 0.41 | 0.7 |
| 2005-10-06 | The European Court of Human Rights rules the United Kingdom's ban on voting rights for prisoners is unlawful. | 0.41 | 0.7 |
| 2009-09-29 | A court in Malaysia upholds a whipping punishment for Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno who was convicted of drinking beer. | 0.40 | 0.7 |
| 2005-08-04 | The Nepalese court rejects criminal Charles Sobhraj's appeal against his life sentence. His lawyer intends to appeal to the United Nations Court of Human Rights | 0.40 | 0.7 |
| 2005-05-16 | An Indonesian court upholds the two-and-half year sentence of Abu Bakar Bashir. | 0.40 | 0.7 |
| 2024-10-09 | Japan's former longest-serving death row prisoner, Iwao Hakamada, is confirmed innocent after the prosecution waives their right to appeal the September 26 "not guilty" verdict from his retrial. | 0.40 | 0.7 |
| 2020-04-20 | In a 6–3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that convictions for serious crimes requires a unanimous decision by the jury, overturning the conviction of the plaintiff, a Louisiana man, and the 197 | 0.39 | 0.7 |
| 2011-11-10 | Israel's Supreme Court upholds a seven-year rape sentence against former President Moshe Katsav. | 0.38 | 0.7 |
| 2021-01-14 | The Supreme Court upholds former President Park Geun-hye's 22-year prison sentence for corruption. | 0.38 | 0.7 |
| 2014-12-10 | Oscar Pistorius prosecutors granted right to appeal against verdict | 0.38 | 2.2 |
| 2008-06-30 | The Court of Arbitration for Sport upholds a two year ban against cyclist Floyd Landis meaning that he will lose his 2006 Tour de France title. | 0.38 | 0.7 |
| 2008-06-25 | US supreme court rules against death penalty in child rape cases | 0.38 | 4.2 |
| 2020-01-13 | The Lahore High Court, in Punjab, Pakistan, says the death sentence verdict against former ruler Pervez Musharraf last month is unconstitutional, casting into doubt the legitimacy of the verdict. | 0.38 | 0.7 |
| 2013-04-12 | India's Supreme Court clears the way for the execution of Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar, a Sikh militant, rejecting his appeal for his sentence to be commuted to life imprisonment. | 0.38 | 0.7 |
| 2009-06-19 | U.S. District Court Judge Samuel B. Kent is impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives on charges of obstruction of justice. | 0.38 | 0.7 |
| 2012-11-21 | Sadistic killer stays behind bars for life after appeal court ruling | 0.37 | 0.7 |
| 2023-07-31 | The United Kingdom imposes sanctions on the judges and officials involved in the prosecution of activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, who lost the appeal of his 25-year sentence for treason. | 0.37 | 0.7 |
| 2006-06-13 | In House v. Bell, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that new DNA forensic evidence is permissible during post-conviction appeals for death row inmates. | 0.37 | 1.1 |
| 2014-07-17 | A federal judge rules the death penalty in California is unconstitutional. | 0.37 | 0.7 |
| 2003-03-12 | The European Court of Human Rights rules that the Turkish trial of Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan was not fair. | 0.37 | 0.7 |
| 2016-08-16 | A United States Court of Appeals rules that the Department of Justice, per the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment, cannot spend money to prosecute federal marijuana cases if the defendants comply with state m | 0.37 | 0.7 |
| 2022-02-21 | The Constitutional Court decriminalizes abortion in all cases for up to six months of gestation, and removes time limits in cases of rape, fetal defects, or if the mother's life is in danger. | 0.37 | 0.7 |
| 2023-02-08 | Contempt ruling against environmental protester is a crime against justice | 0.37 | 0.7 |
| 2016-01-25 | The United States Supreme Court ruled in Montgomery v. Louisiana (2016) that its prohibition of mandatory life sentences for juveniles convicted of murder (under Miller v. Alabama (2012)), had to be a | 0.37 | 0.7 |
| 2011-06-29 | The Alderney Gambling Control Commission suspends Full Tilt Poker's gaming license prior to a hearing over an indictment by the United States Department of Justice. | 0.37 | 0.7 |
| 2016-05-19 | A unanimous opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court finds that the constitutional guarantee of a speedy trial does not guarantee a speedy sentencing hearing. | 0.37 | 0.7 |
| 2023-03-30 | The Lahore High Court rules that Pakistan's sedition law is unconstitutional, on the grounds that it violates free speech. | 0.37 | 0.7 |
| 2012-06-20 | Supreme court rulings limit rights of those fighting removal from UK | 0.37 | 0.7 |
| 2000-12-15 | Judges wrong to rule out 'illegal' DNA evidence | 0.37 | 0.7 |
| 2004-06-22 | The United States Supreme Court rules that Health Maintenance Organizations cannot be sued in state courts under malpractice laws. | 0.37 | 0.7 |
| 1999-07-22 | Man in jail for 23 years wins right to murder appeal | 0.37 | 0.7 |
| 2002-04-15 | Juries to be ditched for complex fraud trials | 0.37 | 0.7 |
| 2026-04-10 | Texas court overturns sentence for man on death row for nearly 50 years | 0.37 | 0.7 |
| 2012-05-15 | Perverting the course of justice carries maximum life sentence | 0.37 | 0.7 |
| 2025-09-30 | A Thai appeals court upholds a two-year prison sentence against opposition representative Chonthicha Jaengraew for defaming the monarchy in a 2021 speech, while granting her bail pending a Supreme Cou | 0.37 | 0.7 |
| 2022-06-08 | New Zealand court quashes murder conviction of man imprisoned for 19 years | 0.37 | 0.7 |
| 2009-07-07 | Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court challenge a tribunal's decision not to indict Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on charges of genocide in Darfur. | 0.36 | 0.7 |
| 2016-01-12 | Florida's judge-only death penalty sentencing ruled unconstitutional | 0.36 | 0.7 |
| 2019-02-24 | A federal judge rules that the exclusion of women from the Selective Service System is unconstitutional. | 0.36 | 0.7 |