A French judge on Monday ordered former president Jacques Chirac to stand trial on a second set of charges in connection with the funding of his political party during his time as mayor of...
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France ex-president Chirac ordered to face second corruption trial
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Federal judge temporarily blocks Oklahoma amendment banning use of Islamic law
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Africa regional court asks Niger junta to release toppled leader
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South Korea high court rules pro-North Korea music violates security law
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Supreme Court hears arguments on copyright, tax exemption for medical residents
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Dutch court rules eviction of squatters violates Europe rights treaty
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Myanmar elections denounced as unfair, restrictive of citizens’ rights
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Australia announces referendum to recognize indigenous people in constitution
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Supreme Court vacates habeas petition on state law claim
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Supreme Court declines to hear first challenge to health care law
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A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma on Monday temporarily blocked a state constitutional amendment banning courts from considering international or Islamic Law. Chief Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange issued a...
The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ruled Monday that the Nigerien military junta should release ousted president Mamadou Tandja whom they have held since deposing...
The Supreme Court of South Korea on Monday upheld an appellate court decision that sentenced a defendant to a two-year suspended sentence for possessing instrumental music with titles praising North Korea. Prosecutors charged the defendant, identified only...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Costco v. Omega on whether the first-sale doctrine , which provides...
The Hague Court of Appeals on Monday prohibited the eviction of squatters in Amsterdam, The Hauge, and Leeuwarden. In an oral ruling, the court relied on the European Convention on Human...
The European Union (EU) on Monday criticized the Myanmar government for failing to take the necessary steps to ensure a free, fair and inclusive electoral process for the country's first elections in over 20...
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Monday announced a national referendum that seeks to include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the Australian Constitution . Currently, although Aborigines make up almost three percent of the...
The US Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled that lower federal courts may not issue writs of habeas corpus to state prisoners unless their confinement violates federal law. The court overturned a...
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the first preliminary challenge to the recently enacted health care reform law . Former California lawmaker Steve Baldwin, along...
