The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that Scotland has violated the media's right to report on trials and challenge court orders. The ECHR found the UK and Scotland in violations of articles...
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Europe rights court finds Scotland in violation of media rights
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Toronto G-20 security measures ‘illegal’: report
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Zambia high court acquits ex-president’s wife on corruption charges
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Philippines high court rules ‘truth commission’ unconstitutional
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Federal judge dismisses targeted killing lawsuit
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Ninth Circuit hears arguments on California same-sex marriage ban
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ICC examines possible war crimes charges against North Korea
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Supreme Court hears arguments on veterans’ benefits, sentencing
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Supreme Court to hear Wal-Mart gender discrimination, global warming cases
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France court convicts US airline in Concorde jet crash
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A local regulation that broadened the scope of police search and seizure powers in certain areas of Toronto during June's Group of 20 (G-20) summit "was of dubious legality and no utility" and...
Zambia's Supreme Court on Monday acquitted Regina Chiluba, the wife of former Zambian president Frederick Chiluba , of charges that she accepted stolen property during the years of her husband's administration. The court overruled a previous decision from...
The Supreme Court of the Philippines on Tuesday ruled that a proposed "truth commission" created to investigate former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is unconstitutional. President Benigno Aquino set...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's ability to conduct "targeted killings" in the case of radical Muslim cleric...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments Monday in Perry v. Schwarzenegger on Proposition 8 , California's same-sex marriage ban. The hearing was divided into...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed on Monday that the prosecutor's office has opened preliminary examinations to evaluate possible war crimes committed by North Korea . ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo verified that evaluations...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Henderson v. Shinseki on the time limits for seeking judicial review of the denial of a...
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in Wal-Mart v. Dukes , a massive gender discrimination class action lawsuit. The issues are (1) whether claims for monetary...
A French court on Monday found US-based Continental Airlines and one of its employees guilty of manslaughter for their roles in the Air France Concorde jet crash outside Paris in 2000. The court found [CBC...
