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New twist in $50bn Yukos battle as US court sides with Russia over oligarchs & suspends controversial case

The case, part of a protracted 15-year legal battle brought by the oligarchs, won’t be reviewed until 2022, or until…

3 years ago

The UK Supreme Court rules biological females can’t become fathers in an all too rare victory for common sense and reality

McConnell was born female and raised as a girl, but later began to identify as a man. In 2013, McConnell…

3 years ago

Pennsylvania Supreme Court shoots down Trump campaign claims of blocking Philadelphia election observers

The state’s liberal-leaning Supreme Court ruled 5-2 against Trump’s lawsuit on Tuesday, rebuffing claims that local election officials barred Republican…

3 years ago

US Supreme Court orders late Pennsylvania mail-in ballots to be set aside & counted separately from overall vote tally

In a temporary order on Friday, US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito ruled that “all county boards of election” must…

4 years ago

‘Mixed bag’: Kim Dotcom says he wants ‘take US to task’ on extradition request after court pays way for handover subject to review

The country’s Supreme Court said on Wednesday morning that a judicial review would determine whether Dotcom – born Kim Schmitz…

4 years ago

Republicans have turned Supreme Court into a US House of Lords, an obstructionist entity that will inflict laws people don’t want

With the appointment of Amy Coney Barrett, there is now a 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court. A transparently…

4 years ago

Bolivian court drops ‘terrorism’ charges against ex-President Evo Morales, withdraws arrest warrant – judge

The ex-president’s rights, including his right for judicial protection, have been violated, Judge Jorge Quino, the head of the Departmental…

4 years ago

By backing housing charity’s ‘Jewish only’ rule, UK court drops the ball. Aren’t we all equal in Britain?

The law isn’t always right and it’s not just people who can be taken hostage.In a disgraceful decision deemed legitimate…

4 years ago

Top EU court rules member states can’t have unfettered access to phone & internet users’ data in blow to Big Brother tactics

The panel of 15 judges ruled that the indiscriminate and mass collection of telephone, internet and web communications traffic is…

4 years ago

US court demands Edward Snowden cough up $5.2mn in royalties from memoir, claiming violations of NSA non-disclosure deal

The Department of Justice announced the ruling on Thursday, the culmination of a year-long legal case launched after the publication…

4 years ago