N. Korea details Bae's 'hideous crimes'
Seoul: A Korean-American tour operator jailed in North Korea had smuggled in anti-Pyongyang material and sought to establish a base to overthrow the regime, the country's Supreme Court has said....
View ArticleHazzard joins challenge to mine expansion
NSW Planning Minister Brad Hazzard has joined Rio Tinto in an appeal to the Supreme Court. Reported by Brisbane Times 2 days ago.
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Criticizes Roe V. Wade Abortion Decision
Chicago, IL — US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsburg, a strong supporter of a woman’s right to choose, is nonetheless not a big fan of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion from coast...
View ArticleMoby Oil & Gas moves closer to Enegex demerger
Moby Oil & Gas (ASX: MOG) has been given the green light by the Supreme Court of Victoria to move to the next stage of the proposed demerger of wholly owned subsidiary Enegex. The court ordered...
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Crop giant wins seed piracy case
THE US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Monsanto over an Indiana farmer accused of having pirated the genetically-modified crops developed by the agribusiness giant. Reported by The Australian 14...
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Farmer Loses Battle Against Monsanto In Supreme Court
An Indiana farmer lost his court battle against Monsanto when the Supreme Court ruled in the company’s favor on Monday. The court ruled unanimously that farmers cannot use Monsanto’s patented...
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Farmer Monsanto Battle Concludes: In Favor Of Monsanto
The farmer Monsanto battle has concluded. The supreme Court has ruled in favor of Monsanto. Indiana farmer Vernon Hugh Bowman must now pay the seed company nearly $85,000. Monsanto’s seeds are...
View ArticleMegaupload can appeal evidence ruling in NZ Supreme Court
New Zealand's Supreme Court on Thursday granted Megaupload leave to appeal a ruling that denied it access to evidence the U.S. government holds. Reported by CIO 13 hours ago.
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Caroline Kennedy Jury Ethics Questions Raised
Caroline Kennedy’s jury service raises troubling questions about how far judges should go to assure the appearance of justice. Kennedy, the 55-year-old daughter and last living child of 1960s era...
View ArticleIndia's iron ore needs continue to rise
India is likely to import one million tonnes of iron ore each month this fiscal year, despite its long-held status as the third-largest exporter, the head of an industry body said Thursday. Domestic...
View ArticleCrown bid on Las Vegas fraud action fails
James Packer's casino operator, Crown, has lost an appeal to dismiss legal action against it in the Nevada Supreme Court on the grounds it risks being "swept further into the vortex of a massive...
View ArticleHope for the oil tycoon who needled Kremlin
Russia's Supreme Court says it will hear an appeal against the second conviction of jailed former oil tycoon and fierce Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Reported by The Age 3 days ago.
View ArticleHigh court uphold FCC power in cell tower disputes
The Supreme Court has affirmed the authority of federal regulators to try to speed local government decisions on proposals to build or expand cell phone towers. Reported by The Age 3 days ago.
View ArticleEnvironmentalists suing state government over threatened species
Environmentalists have launched Supreme Court action suing the state government over a failure to draw up plans for the survival of threatened species. Reported by The Age 2 days ago.
View ArticleState government sued over threatened species
Environmentalists have launched Supreme Court action suing the state government over a failure to draw up plans for the survival of threatened species. Reported by The Age 2 days ago.
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Caroline Kennedy Jurors Reach A Surprising Verdict
Caroline Kennedy and fellow jurors returned a surprising verdict Monday afternoon. The 55-year-old daughter of popular early 1960s US President John F. Kennedy had been selected for jury service even...
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Tinkler company's bid to freeze assets
FORMER coal billionaire Nathan Tinkler and his wife now face the prospect of having their assets frozen after an application in the NSW Supreme Court by liquidators from one of his own companies....
View ArticleCorby family suffers court blow over book defamation claims
The defamation action brought by Schapelle Corby's family against a book publisher has been dealt a blow in the NSW Supreme Court, with her brother's case dismissed and her sister's claims narrowed....
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Serial rapist 'may die in five years'
A SERIAL rapist whose offences were "every woman's worst nightmare" may be dead within five years due to severe emphysema, a South Australian Supreme Court has heard. Reported by The Australian 2...
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