SC sets aside death sentence of Kerala man in 2011 rape-murder case
New Delhi, Sep 15: The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the death sentence of a Kerala man accused of rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman in 2011, exonerating him of murder charges but said he...
View ArticleHere’s why it’s not surprising Trump wants to put the tycoon who killed...
Donald Trump, who has threatened to loosen libel laws to intimidate reporters, is reportedly considering appointing the billionaire who killed Gawker to the U.S. Supreme Court. Peter Thiel, the venture...
View ArticleExecution dates set for 2 Alabama inmates
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) " The Alabama Supreme Court has set execution dates for two state inmates.Tommy Arthur is scheduled to be executed on Nov. 3. Arthur was convicted of the 1982 murder-for-hire of a...
View ArticleClinton May Reject Garland for Supreme Court
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said she wouldn't be bound by President Barack Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, hinting that she would consider a bolder...
View ArticleCauvery row: How 7 men and a boat keep two fighting states at bay
On the directions of the Supreme Court over the Cauvery River row, seven men, their instruments and a boat are literally standing between the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Reported by India Today...
View ArticleConnecticut Will Appeal Sweeping Education Ruling
The state said Thursday it would seek a review by the Connecticut Supreme Court of the order by a judge that it revamp virtually its entire education system to address inequality among districts....
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Peter Thiel ‘Has No Interest’ in Supreme Court Job
Peter Thiel: PayPal founder, Gawker destroyer… Supreme Court Justice? Not so fast. All parties are denying a Huffington Post report that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump plans on...
View ArticleSoumya's mother calls Supreme Court verdict a 'failure'
"My daughter was done to death so cruelly. This is a heart breaking verdict," said Sumathy, Soumya's mother. Reported by DNA 3 hours ago.
View ArticleConnecticut to appeal landmark education ruling
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s attorney general will appeal a landmark court ruling declaring the state’s education funding system unconstitutional and calling for reforms. Attorney General...
View ArticleSwitzerland: Suspicions Of Money Laundering: Extension Of The Duty To Report...
In a recently released milestone decision, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court held, for the very first time, that the duty of financial intermediaries to report suspicions of money laundering Reported by...
View ArticleAustria: Arbitrators' Liability: Austrian Supreme Court Reconfirms Strict...
One of the main advantages of arbitration vis-à-vis state court litigation, is that the parties are free to choose independent and highly specialised experts to decide their cases. Reported by Mondaq 3...
View ArticleSupreme Court directs Parsvnath to deposit Rs 12 crore of flat-buyers money
Giving an indication that real estate company cannot delay refunding of money to flat buyers by pursuing a protracted legal battle, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Parsvnath developer to...
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Clinton may abandon Obama’s Supreme Court pick if elected
WASHINGTON – Hillary Clinton said Thursday she’d look “broadly and widely” for a Supreme Court nominee if she’s president, suggesting she’s not bound to President Obama’s pick of Merrick Garland....
View ArticleWhy Democrats Would Be Smart To Let Donald Trump Put Peter Thiel On The...
The reasons that Peter Thiel will never wear the robes of a Supreme Court justice are too numerous to count, but let’s run through a few of them. Donald Trump would have to win the presidency, which...
View ArticleEcuador Gold Announces Interim Order and Annual General and Special Meeting
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 15, 2016) - Ecuador Gold and Copper Corp. (TSXV: EGX) (the "Company"), announces that on application by the Company, the Supreme Court of Br......
View ArticleNova Scotia father jailed in assault that 'crushed' infant son's skull
*By The Canadian Press* HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia father whose assault on his infant son left the boy's skull "like a crushed egg" has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail."Your actions were...
View ArticleGOP Sticks It To Obama With One More Gitmo Vote
WASHINGTON ― Republicans voted again Thursday to tie President Barack Obama’s hands on one more issue for the remainder of his presidency, barring him from moving captives from the Guantanamo Bay...
View ArticleChristie asks Supreme Court to revisit landmark Abbott ruling
The governor wants to freeze funding to 31 districts and win authority to bypass the "first in last out" policy for teacher layoffs. Reported by NJ.com 50 minutes ago.
View ArticleCourt denies Virginia GOP's challenge on felon voting rights
The Virginia Supreme Court has rejected the latest challenge to the governor's efforts to restore voting rights to thousands of felons. Reported by FOXNews.com 23 minutes ago.
View ArticleCan't protest against court orders: SC on Cauvery
The Supreme Court said on Thursday that no one could agitate on the streets or call bandhs to protest against a court order and once again rebuked the Karnataka and Tamil Nadu governments for failing...
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