Human rights law and judicial decisions
The Free Speech Union has covered 21 stories on this topic. Browse our coverage below.
28 April 2026
Former judge says "we must not be silenced over the vandalism of juries"
Sir Stephen Mitchell, a former High Court judge, has called the Government’s jury trial reforms “a form of legislative vandalism” and urged the judiciary to speak out against what he describes as the most serious assault on English liberty in 800 years.
23 April 2026
Former Justice Secretary Warns That Scrapping Jury Trials Risks the Safety of Judges and Judicial Independence
Former Justice Secretary Sir Robert Buckland warns that David Lammy’s jury trial reforms will expose judges to physical attacks and undermine judicial independence.
1 February 2026
Free speech victory as High Court rules Police Federation unlawfully treated PC Prior and PC Cooke
The High Court has ruled that the Police Federation of England and Wales acted unlawfully in suspending two elected FSU members over public remarks on race and policing.
16 July 2025
Police breached duty of impartiality by joining Pride, High Court rules
9 June 2025
Victory for free speech as Supreme Court shuts down final appeal in Kristie Higgs case
5 May 2025
FSU threatens judicial review over Telegraph takeover by Abu Dhabi
3 May 2025
Sports bodies reverse trans inclusion policies following Supreme Court ruling
19 April 2025
FSU-backed free speech victory as High Court rejects complaint against gender critical blogger
19 April 2025
Supreme Court backs families’ right to speak out on NHS end-of-life care
10 April 2025
Hamas uses ECHR to challenge terror group status
8 April 2025
Parliamentary free speech upheld as Philip Green loses ECHR challenge
19 December 2024
Landmark case for press freedom, as tribunal rules police unlawfully spied on journalists
8 October 2024
GB News facing “significant fine” after losing High Court battle against Ofcom
2 October 2024
UK Court of Appeal confirms date for hearing involving the FSU
7 September 2024
Government faces High Court showdown with its free speech tsar
2 August 2024
FSU threatens judicial review over Labour Government’s decision to scrap freedom of speech law
1 July 2024
FSU granted permission to intervene in two separate Court of Appeal cases
30 May 2024
US Supreme Court unanimously rules to uphold free speech and curb discriminatory de-banking
23 April 2024
Finnish politician Päivi Räsänen ‘Hate Speech’ Case Appealed to Supreme Court
15 April 2024
FSU supporting families to fight end-of-life gagging orders in Supreme Court
7 March 2024
FSU invited to intervene in Supreme Court case
