Topic: Kangaroo Court

UN Special Rapporteur Niels Melzer criticized the British judicial system, describing the proceedings against Julian Assange as a "kangaroo court" after a judge labeled Assange a narcissist. Melzer expressed grave concern that Assange would not receive a fair trial in the United States due to public and official prejudice. The discussion compares the current prosecution under the Espionage Act to the historical treatment of Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg.

A judge in the James Holmes theater shooting case has barred the public from pretrial hearings regarding the defendant's sanity, claiming factual information would "infect" the jury pool. Seven pages of the ruling were redacted, leading to speculation that the government is hiding information about Holmes' potential involvement in state-sponsored programs or drug experiments.