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Banksy painting of judge beating protestor scrubbed from Royal Court wall

Rob Beschizza
Sep 10, 2025
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Two days ago, a new Banksy work appeared on London's Royal Courts of Justice. Though the mysterious street artist's work is customarily tolerated by authorities, not least for its high value at auction, this one was immediately hidden from view: it depicted a judge brutalizing a bloodied protestor with a gavel. Inspired by the Britons arrested as "terro…

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