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Austrian court rules that Ukrainian businessman Firtash can’t be extradited to the US
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Austrian court rules that Ukrainian businessman Firtash can’t be extradited to the US

Associated Press  

VIENNA — An Austrian court has ruled that Ukrainian businessman Dymitro Firtash can’t be extradited to the U.S. in a long-running legal saga that centers on a corruption case related to an alleged plan to pay bribes in India. The Vienna State Court said Tuesday evening it decided on Nov. 7 that extradition isn’t permissible, the Austria Press Agency reported. …

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Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rules
3 months, 1 week ago

Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rules

CNN  

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania AP — Pennsylvania voters could have their mail-in ballots thrown out if they do not write accurate dates on envelopes they use to return them under a state Supreme Court ruling issued Friday that could impact the presidential race. The Supreme Court’s reversal of that decision raises the prospect that thousands of ballots that arrive in time might …

Pennsylvania State Ballots Court Ruled
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin removed from office by court order over an ethics violation
4 months, 1 week ago

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin removed from office by court order over an ethics violation

The Independent  

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Missouri woman who served 43 years in prison is free after murder conviction was overturned
5 months ago

Missouri woman who served 43 years in prison is free after murder conviction was overturned

LA Times  

Sandra Hemme, center, meets with family and other supporters after she was released from prison Friday in Chillicothe, Mo. “I get that a lot.” The judge originally ruled on June 14 that Hemme’s attorneys had established “clear and convincing evidence” of “actual innocence” and overturned the conviction. “It shouldn’t be this hard to free an innocent person.” During a court …

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Israel expels Sub Labans from their home in Jerusalem’s Old City
1 year, 5 months ago

Israel expels Sub Labans from their home in Jerusalem’s Old City

Al Jazeera  

The family fought settler attempts to take their home for about 45 years. Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Israeli forces and settlers have expelled a Palestinian family from their home in the occupied Old City of Jerusalem based on an Israeli court order. Palestinian civil society and rights groups released a statement late last month blasting Israel’s efforts to displace …

Family Palestinian Palestinians Old Jerusalem Old City Court Ruled
Austrian court restarts US extradition proceedings for Ukrainian businessman
1 year, 6 months ago

Austrian court restarts US extradition proceedings for Ukrainian businessman

Associated Press  

BERLIN — An Austrian court said Friday that it has ruled in favor of Ukrainian businessman Dymitro Firtash in a years-long legal saga over a U.S. bid to have him extradited to face corruption charges, sending the extradition case back to square one. The country’s justice minister at the time approved the extradition, but a Vienna court judge ruled it …

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Suit filed by Hindus in Gyanvapi case maintainable, says Varanasi court
2 years, 1 month ago

Suit filed by Hindus in Gyanvapi case maintainable, says Varanasi court

The Hindu  

A Varanasi fast-track court on Thursday ruled that a suit filed by Hindu plaintiffs seeking possession of the Gyanvapi mosque premises, worshipping rights and a bar on Muslims from entering the area is maintainable, thereby dismissing the application under Order 7 Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee. In its order, Civil …

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Hijab row: SC agrees to hear pleas against Karnataka HC's verdict
2 years, 5 months ago

Hijab row: SC agrees to hear pleas against Karnataka HC's verdict

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the petitions filed against the Karnataka High Court's verdict regarding the hijab ban next week. In January this year, a huge controversy was triggered in Karnataka after an Udupi school banned hijab inside the classrooms, prompting girls to challenge the order in the Karnataka High Court. On March 15, the Karnataka High …

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US Supreme Court rules in favour of coach’s on-field prayers
2 years, 5 months ago

US Supreme Court rules in favour of coach’s on-field prayers

Al Jazeera  

The public high school football coach was put on leave after refusing to stop praying on the field while on duty. The United States Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a public high school football coach who sought to kneel and pray on the field after games. In a 6-3 ruling along ideological lines on Monday, the court’s conservative …

Kennedy Coach Pray Court Ruled Public School
Suspect in abducted boy's death to be extradited to Belgium
2 years, 10 months ago

Suspect in abducted boy's death to be extradited to Belgium

NL Times  

Dave De K. will be extradited to Belgium, the court in Amsterdam ruled on Tuesday. The 34-year-old Belgian man is suspected of involvement in the kidnapping and death of 4-year-old Dean Verberckmoes. Belgium asked that De K. be extradited because Dean was Belgian and abducted from the Belgian town of Sint-Niklaas. But the court in Amsterdam ruled that Belgium has …

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El Salvador court says presidents can serve two straight terms
3 years, 3 months ago

El Salvador court says presidents can serve two straight terms

Al Jazeera  

Ruling paves the way for incumbent Nayib Bukele to stand for re-election in 2024. El Salvador’s top court has ruled that the country’s president can serve two consecutive terms, opening the door for incumbent Nayib Bukele to stand for re-election in 2024. Issued late on Friday, the ruling was handed down by judges appointed by lawmakers from Bukele’s ruling party …

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Court orders Royal Dutch Shell to cut net emissions by 45%
3 years, 6 months ago

Court orders Royal Dutch Shell to cut net emissions by 45%

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered Royal Dutch Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels in a landmark case brought by climate activism groups, which hailed the decision as a victory for the planet. The Hague court did not say how Royal Dutch Shell should achieve the ordered …

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How the CJI ruled out Rakesh Asthana & YC Modi from the running for CBI chief
3 years, 6 months ago

How the CJI ruled out Rakesh Asthana & YC Modi from the running for CBI chief

India Today  

Two senior IPS officers BSF chief Rakesh Asthana and NIA head YC Modi are out of the running for the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation after Chief Justice of India NV Ramana cited a Supreme Court guideline to rule out their nominations. This unprecedented move on the CJI’s part came during a high-powered committee meeting Monday evening, during …

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Coronavirus curfew legally fine, appeals court rules
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus curfew legally fine, appeals court rules

NL Times  

The cabinet was allowed to use an emergency law to introduce a curfew in the fight against the coronavirus, the court of appeals in The Hague ruled on Friday, NU.nl reports. When this case was first tired, the court ruled that the curfew should be scrapped immediately because it did not meet the conditions of the law used to instate …

Curfew Corona Court Ruled
Possibility Of A Relationship Gone Sour Cannot Be Ruled Out : Sikkim High Court Acquits Rape Accused
3 years, 11 months ago

Possibility Of A Relationship Gone Sour Cannot Be Ruled Out : Sikkim High Court Acquits Rape Accused

Live Law  

The possibility of a relationship gone sour cannot be ruled out, the Sikkim High Court observed while it acquitted a man accused of raping a woman on the pretext of promise of marriage.On 10.01.2018, the victim lodged an FIR alleging that she was raped by the accused on 17.08.2013, due to which she became pregnant and had to abort the …

Relationship Court Rape Victim Accused Fir Sikkim High Court
US Supreme Court pick ‘often ruled for police’ in force cases
4 years, 1 month ago

US Supreme Court pick ‘often ruled for police’ in force cases

Al Jazeera  

In her three years as a federal appeals court judge, US Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has consistently sided with police or prison guards accused of using excessive force, a Reuters news agency review of cases she was involved in shows. Barrett, Republican President Donald Trump’s third nominee to the high court, has written opinions or been a part …

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