Domestic Abuse & Courts: UK’s Court of Appeal backed a “child-focused court” approach, saying judges can limit contact without a full fact-finding hearing in every domestic abuse case, while Rights of Women warned the model can still be misused. Protective Orders: In Georgia, a judge kept one temporary protective order in place against a city hall activist while dismissing another, ordering 300-yard separation and emphasizing threats and fear. Jury Instructions: An appeal court said a judge was wrong to caution a jury about possible complainant fabrication, limiting how such guidance should be handled. Legal Profession & Ethics: An Alberta lawyer claims the law society’s mandatory training is “ideological,” and Albania’s lawyer boycott continues to disrupt proceedings, with fines and security-related refusals escalating. Media & Free Speech vs Regulators: ABC argued in federal court that Trump’s FCC “chilled” speech by threatening license renewals; the judge sought more info as the fight over early renewal orders continues. US Supreme Court & Politics: The Supreme Court put a congressional map and Amendment 6 on the November ballot, while other cases continued to shape election and constitutional disputes. Criminal Justice Updates: A Guyana police prosecutor qualified as an attorney, and prosecutors sought expedited evidence and autopsy steps in a Georgia officer-involved shooting. Family Law in the Spotlight: Tyreek Hill’s divorce proceedings continued in Miami court, with allegations of domestic violence still contested. Property Tax Ruling: Oklahoma’s Supreme Court struck down State Question 843, rejecting a plan to phase out property taxes on owner-occupied homes without a replacement funding mechanism. Judicial Appointments: Wisconsin’s Monroe County named Kathryn Schmidt as a circuit judge, and Nepal’s Judicial Council recommended Supreme Court candidates amid dissent.