To widespread delight, Ian Burnet, lord chief justice, handed down judgement in the Court of Appeal, quashing the convictions of direct action protesters known as the Stansted 15.
Following the release from prison of three anti-fracking activists in October 2018, this is the second major victory in the court for non-violent direct action protesters in recent years. But the terms of this victory should be considered carefully: it has two stings in the tail.
In March 2017, the 15 protesters cut through the perimeter fence of Stansted airport, “locked on” to one another around the nose wheel of a Home Office chartered deportation flight to west Africa, and built a tripod behind the wing to stop it moving.
may have changes in the other ones who are set to be released. that is right. several bombshells in the casey anthony case as well. how she thinks she got pregnant, who killed her and why. there are reports this morning that her attorney has quit. quit or fired? always want to know. they both have something to say on this. new this morning as well, if you are in north carolina, our hearts go out to you. you re dealing with very ugly weather. apparently check out that funnel cloud. remarkable. look at this damage. overnight some severe storms really wreaking havoc in that area. a mobile home park apparently was completely wiped out. there are families trapped, apparent apparently. we ll get an update. there s an o.j. ban because of fungicide fears. there are shipments that are being stopped, headed in from brazil. the state attorney general in mississippi says some criminals pardoned by yot going governor haley barbour may have to go back to prison this is after a judge
for a meet-and-greet with supporters. bill: they have their sights set on winning that nomination, six of them. don t wit on our country. don t quit on my campaign. bill: he. leading us to become a path on greece or italy. i m convinced we ll be there at some point if we don t get this guy out of office. bill: tom, good morning to you. you say the others will make romney work for it. how so? well, i mean this is going to be a long nine days for mitt romney. the attacks are coming, they re coming on his experience with, his record with bain capital. gingrich is also launched an ad on romney s record on abortion. so he will, right now leading in the polls in south carolina, and he will have to defend himself and hold that lead. it will be a brutal nine days with a couple debates in between. this is the last stand for rick perry obviously. i think rick santorum and newt gingrich looking at this as their last real chance to stop romney. bill: when you re talking there in ch
for a meet-and-greet with supporters. bill: they have their sights set on winning that nomination, six of them. don t wit on our country. don t quit on my campaign. bill: he. leading us to become a path on greece or italy. i m convinced we ll be there at some point if we don t get this guy out of office. bill: tom, good morning to you. you say the others will make romney work for it. how so? well, i mean this is going to be a long nine days for mitt romney. the attacks are coming, they re coming on his experience with, his record with bain capital. gingrich is also launched an ad on romney s record on abortion. so he will, right now leading in the polls in south carolina, and he will have to defend himself and hold that lead. it will be a brutal nine days with a couple debates in between. this is the last stand for rick perry obviously. i think rick santorum and newt gingrich looking at this as their last real chance to stop romney. bill: when you re talking there in ch
to why he thinks it was okay. but guess what? there are four killers who are already out and there is no hope for getting them back in but we may have changes in the other ones who are set to be released. that is right. several bombshells in the casey anthony case as well. how she thinks she got pregnant, who killed her and why. there are reports this morning that her attorney has quit. quit or fired? always want to know. they both have something to say on this. new this morning as well, if you are in north carolina, our hearts go out to you. you re dealing with very ugly weather. apparently check out that funnel cloud. remarkable. look at this damage. overnight some severe storms really wreaking havoc in that area. a mobile home park apparently was completely wiped out. there are families trapped, apparent apparently. we ll get an update. there s an o.j. ban because of fungicide fears. there are shipments that are being stopped, headed in from brazil. the state attor