Rwanda opposition party seeks to block president term extension
KIGALI (Reuters) - Rwanda's opposition Democratic Green Party has filed a lawsuit demanding the Supreme Court block any move by parliament to change the constitution to allow President Paul Kagame to...
View ArticleSex and bribery scandal at Wollongong council to be revisited with a new...
A Wollongong solicitor claims a council cover-up was to limit the focus of impropriety to the "sex-for-development soap opera" and the "table of knowledge theatrical" and divert attention away from the...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia's Supreme Court upholds verdict against liberal blogger Raif...
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South Africa court to hear Pistorius' appeal in November
Oscar Pistorius' case will go in front of South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal in November, the court said Monday, when prosecutors will challenge the decision to acquit him of murder for shooting...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court agrees to take up Tyson Foods challenge to class action...
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View ArticleUS Supreme Court won't hear appeal of protesters found in contempt for...
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View ArticleUS Supreme Court will consider if defendants have right to untainted frozen...
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View ArticleUS Supreme Court leaves intact San Francisco gun storage regulation...
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View ArticleUS Supreme Court invalidates law that would allow US citizens born in...
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View ArticleUS Supreme Court rejects bid from Maine to escape Medicaid health care law...
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View ArticleMuslim woman denied job over headscarf wins in US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday revived an employment discrimination lawsuit against Abercrombie & Fitch, which had refused to hire a Muslim woman because she wore a headscarf. Reported by Sydney...
View ArticleAnimal welfare group denied share of jilted lover's $13.6m estate
A Supreme Court judge has ruled the Victorian Animal Aid Trust is not entitled to a 20 per cent share of a $13.6 million estate in a dispute involving a bitter break-up between two lovers. Reported by...
View ArticleAustralia: Taking it to the Supreme Court: Planning cases and administrative...
The trend suggests an increased willingness to escalate planning litigation to the Supreme Court after an adverse result. Reported by Mondaq 1 week ago.
View ArticleNew Jersey Supreme Court reverses lower court rejection of Gov. Chris...
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View ArticleStatement: Gov. Chris Christie says NJ Supreme Court ruling on pension...
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View ArticleFinally, Good News For BP On The Gulf Oil Spill
The news for BP out of the Gulf of Mexico has been grim since April 10, 2010, when the Deepwater Horizon rig pumping oil off the coast of Louisiana exploded in flames, killing 11 workers and starting...
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Cray trafficking trial opens in Hobart
A JURY has been sworn in for the Supreme Court trial of Mark William Eather, who has pleaded not guilty to trafficking in 624kg of rock lobster. Reported by Mercury 14 hours ago.
View ArticleWA child abuse: outrage over failed support plan
Former WA Supreme Court judge Peter Blaxell is disappointed the state government reneged on a plan to create a one-stop shop for victims to report child abuse. Reported by Sydney Morning Herald 10...
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Dropped WA kids abuse plan ‘disappointing’
FORMER Supreme Court of Western Australia judge Peter Blaxell is disappointed the state government reneged on a plan to create a one-stop shop for reporting child abuse. Reported by Perth Now 12 hours...
View ArticlePeter Blaxell 'disappointed' at Barnett dropping one-stop shop for abuse victims
The former Supreme Court judge endorsed by the Barnett government to investigate the sexual abuse of children in state-run hostels in regional WA is "disappointed" one of his key recommendations has...
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