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LONDON, June 21 (UPI) -- Britain's attorney general unveiled controversial plans Tuesday to abolish juries in favor of judges for complex and expensive fraud trials.
Peter Goldsmith was on the defensive in announcing the plans, which would end Britain's 800-year-old tradition of jury trials in all cases, The Telegraph said.
"This provision is not part of a general assault on jury trial," said Goldsmith. "The government is strongly in favor of trial by jury in the vast majority of cases, where it will remain absolutely appropriate."
The government will now move to formalize the change by seeking an autumn vote in the Commons and the House of Lords.
One of the driving forces behind the change was the collapse of a 2-year-old railway fraud case in March, that went nowhere but cost taxpayers some $110 million.
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CHICAGO, June 4 (UPI) --
A 21-year-old Chicago-area man is about to become the youngest person ever to receive a medical degree from the University of Chicago, officials say.
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 3 (UPI) --
"Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes, was honored at the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media Awards in San Francisco, the organization said.
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If you're in the market for a car or truck it might make more sense to consider a new vehicle this year rather than a used one.
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