Dossier
1984
Coverage of 1984 in the Nexus archive.
- A victory for ‘the right to tell people what they do not want to hear’
A federal judge blocked Florida's 'Stop Woke Act,' which restricted classroom discussions on systemic racism and gender injustice, comparing its approach to George Orwell's '1984.' The law faced legal challenges for infringing on free speech in higher education, with a court ruling it crossed First Amendment boundaries.
- Man accused of murdering gay civil servant in alleyway in 1984 told girlfriend years later 'that's where we killed that bloke', court hears
A man is accused of murdering a gay civil servant in an alleyway in 1984, with court testimony revealing he later told his girlfriend 'that's where we killed that bloke.' The case resurfaced years after the crime.