Concerns over Eastman prosecution
David Eastman’s re-trial on charges of having murdered Australian federal police assistant commissioner Colin Winchester in 1989 was confirmed in the ACT Supreme Court on Tuesday, with the ACT Director...
View ArticleASADA seeks to force witnesses to testify
ASADA has launched Supreme Court action in a bid to ensure two key witnesses testify in its anti-doping case against Essendon players. Reported by Sydney Morning Herald 10 hours ago.
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View ArticleSenate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says comprehensive...
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View ArticleLawyers for Louisiana join with Michigan officials in asking the Supreme...
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High Court Hears Arguments in Facebook Threat Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments in "the Facebook threat case," which centers on a number of threats posted in the form of rap lyrics to a Facebook page created by Anthony Elonis. The...
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Ellis appeal dismissed
A SUPREME court judge has dismissed an appeal by Director of Public Prosecutions Tim Ellis against a finding of guilt in a death by negligent driving case. Reported by Mercury 10 minutes ago.
View ArticleBanksia Securities shareholders' lawyers restrained over conflicts of interest
The Supreme Court has moved to restrain two lawyers representing Banksia Securities victims due to conflicts of interest. Reported by Brisbane Times 1 week ago.
View ArticleJarrod Bleijie strengthens swathe of penalties and sentences
Moving a body will bring more jail time, the Supreme Court will be able to throw out 'vexatious' proceedings without bringing in the complainant and criminals who hurt themselves while committing an...
View ArticleSix months' jail for man who sent threatening text message to ex-partner and...
A man who sent threatening text messages to the jury forewoman during the Supreme Court trial of three men accused of murdering "vampire gigolo" Shane Chartres-Abbott has been jailed for six months....
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Judge condemns assault on police
A DISQUALIFIED driver was not long out of prison when he deliberately drove a motorcycle at two police officers, the Supreme Court has heard. Reported by Mercury 1 day ago.
View ArticleNo bail for 'ISIS member' accused of threat to behead policeman
A man who allegedly told a police officer he was from militant group Islamic State and threatened to behead him has been denied bail in the Supreme Court. Reported by The Age 23 hours ago.
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Uproar in the library ends in court
A LAW student upset over noise in the university library has gone to the Supreme Court to fight his exclusion from campus. Reported by Herald Sun 17 hours ago.
View ArticlePayout for fake Tucker painting
A SUPREME Court judge has endorsed Sydney barrister Louise McBride’s quest for compensation for a fake Albert Tucker painting. Reported by The Australian 15 hours ago.
View ArticleMetgasco chief flags demand for four-year extension of Bentley licence
Energy company Metgasco has signalled it may push the NSW government for a four year extension of its controversial gas exploration licence at Bentley if it wins a Supreme Court case against the...
View Article'Towards stupidity': Two men sentenced over almost 80 cannabis plants in truck
Two men found with 78 cannabis plants in the back of their truck have been sentenced in the ACT Supreme Court with their lawyer describing their actions as “towards stupidity”. Reported by The Age 21...
View ArticleAustralia: Update: Supreme Court challenge to council reforms - HopgoodGanim
The basis of the Councils' challenge focused on an allegation that there had been a denial of procedural fairness. Reported by Mondaq 2 days ago.
View ArticleWhose knife was it? Self defence an issue in trial of Sunshine stabbing...
Self defence would be an issue at the trial of a man accused of stabbing his former partner to death after 'rugby tackling' her in front of shoppers outside a Sunshine shopping centre, a court has...
View ArticleSupreme Court tells BCCI to take immediate action against Gurunath Meiyappan
The minutes from the Supreme Court hearing of the IPL Spot-fixing saga. Reported by CricBuzz 1 hour ago.
View ArticleFirst female genital mutilation case to go to trial in NSW Supreme Court
An elderly woman has pleaded not guilty to performing female genital mutilation on two young sisters. Reported by The Age 7 hours ago.
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