Jenni Hermoso told a court hearing her kiss with Luis Rubiales after Spain’s Women’s World Cup triumph wasn’t consensual and she was pressured to come to his defence amid the fall-out. The footballer appeared before a judge at Madrid’s High Court on Tuesday to give her version of the events …
Read More »Tuesday Briefing: Israel’s Top Court Rejects Move to Limit It
Israel’s Supreme Court rejects a move to limit its power Israel’s Supreme Court narrowly struck down a law proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that was meant to limit the court’s own powers. The momentous ruling, which was decided by a majority of eight judges to seven, could ignite a …
Read More »Former US president, Bill Clinton 'will be named as John Doe 36' when a list of Jeffrey Epstein associates from court filings are made public next week
Former US president, Bill Clinton is expected to be named as ‘John Doe 36’ when a list of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s associates from court filings are made public. Clinton, 77, will allegedly be named among dozens of Epstein’s high-profile associates in documents set to be released in the first days …
Read More »South Africa files genocide case against Israel at International Court of Justice over Gaza war
South Africa has filed an application at the International Court of Justice to begin proceedings over allegations of genocide against Israel for its war against Hamas in Gaza, the ICJ said. Over 21,507 people have been killed in Gaza since October 7, according to the enclave’s Hamas-controlled Health Ministry. Among …
Read More »Court extends order against INEC and PDP over defected Rivers lawmakers
The interim order stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission ((INEC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from taking any action against the 26 Rivers House of Assembly members who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been extended by Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court in Abuja. …
Read More »Court remands man for threatening to kill elders in Kano
A Kano Shari’ah Court sitting at Gama PRP has ordered the remand of one Musa Okashatu Gobirawa in a correctional facility for threatening to kill some elderly people. The offence contradicts Section 227 of the Shari’ah Penal Code 2,000. The accused was arraigned after a complaint was filed …
Read More »Michigan Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Appeal To Disqualify Trump From GOP Primary
The Michigan Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of a case that would have blocked Trump from appearing on the Republican primary ballot. Free Speech For People summed up the court’s reasoning in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA: The Michigan Supreme Court declined to review a ruling of the …
Read More »Trump Asks Appeals Court to Toss Election Case on Immunity Grounds
Lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump asked an appeals court in Washington on Saturday night to toss a federal indictment accusing him of plotting to overturn the 2020 election, arguing that he was immune to the charges because they arose from actions he had taken while he was in …
Read More »The Supreme Court Helped Trump’s Delay Strategy. By How Much Remains to Be Seen.
The Supreme Court’s decision on Friday not to fast-track consideration of former President Donald J. Trump’s claim that he is immune to prosecution on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election was unquestionably a victory for Mr. Trump and his lawyers. The choice by the justices not to take …
Read More »Supreme Court rejects quick immunity hearing sought by US justice department in win for Trump
The US Supreme Court gave Donald Trump an early Christmas present on Friday, December 22 refusing to step in and make a quick decision about whether the former president enjoys immunity from the federal charges against him for attempting to challenge the 2020 election results. There were no noted …
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