6 d. ago Supreme Court: Life sentences for children convicted of murder only in 'exceptional circumstances'

The Supreme Court also ruled that the Central Criminal Court has no power to review sentences on child offenders after a period of time.

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6 d. ago Practice of reviewing children’s sentences unconstitutional, Supreme Court rules

Judgment arises from appeal brought by young man convicted of murdering Urantsetseg Tserendorj in Dublin in 2021

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6 d. ago Supreme Court rules man convicted of murdering Cameron Blair is entitled to anonymity

Judgment overrules landmark decision by Court of Appeal provisionally permitting the naming of the young man

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1 week ago International Women’s Day: Yes, there has been progress in the professions but gender equality attitudes still need work

A retired Supreme Court judge, a barrister and a GP say things have improved for professional women, yet they face ongoing challenges

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1 week ago Women’s rise in professions: ‘When I started in the 1980s, women in my position felt delighted to be there’

A retired Supreme Court judge, a barrister and a GP say things have improved for professional women, yet they face ongoing challenges

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1 week ago Judge orders Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in USAid debts

The ruling comes a day after the US Supreme Court rejected the White House’s bid to freeze funding that flowed through the federal agency.

Economics

2 w. ago US Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to freeze $2 billion in foreign aid

The court voted 5-4 to uphold a lower court order requiring that payments be made on aid contracts that have already been completed.

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2 w. ago US supreme court rules that Trump cannot withhold payment to foreign aid groups

Ruling upholds district judge’s order for administration to release funding from USAID

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2 w. ago US supreme court rules Trump cannot withhold payment to foreign aid groups

Ruling upholds district judge’s order for administration to release funding from USAID

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2 w. ago Bereaved father who won Supreme Court case welcomes Government’s decision to grant widower’s pension to unmarried people

John O’Meara challenged refusal to allow him to receive the contributory welfare payment after his partner died

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2 w. ago ‘None of this would have happened but for her’: Widower who won law change over pension inequality welcomes reform

John O’Meara challenged refusal to allow him to receive the contributory welfare payment after his partner died

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2 w. ago Tates 'not welcome' in Florida, says governor after brothers leave Romania amid rape charges

Tate, who cultivated a global social media following based on giving misogynistic advice to men, is a dual British-US citizen.

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3 w. ago Creeslough: Woman who lost relatives in explosion says she would never enter shop built on site of tragedy

Families who lost loved ones received letters on Thursday telling them of decision to grant permission for new service station on blast site

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3 w. ago Michael Flatley to mount Supreme Court case after failed appeal over Cork mansion

A three-judge Court of Appeal dismissed the former Riverdance star’s appeal application

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3 w. ago Creeslough families to appeal ‘insensitive and morally bankrupt’ decision

A solicitor representing some of the families affected by the Creeslough Tragedy said they will appeal today’s decision to grant… The post Creeslough families to appeal ‘insensitive and morally bankrupt’ decision appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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3 w. ago Anger over decision to grant planning permission to rebuild Creeslough service station where 10 died

Donegal County Council grants approval despite objections from bereaved families

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3 w. ago ‘Morally bankrupt’: Anger over decision to grant planning permission to rebuild Creeslough service station where 10 died

Donegal County Council grants approval despite objections from bereaved families

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4 w. ago Jonathan Sumption’s The Challenges of Democracy: Strong arguments on the political consent required to maintain order

Sumption’s achievements in the UK Supreme Court and work on the history of the Hundred Years’ War inform this timely collection

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