4 h. ago Thousands rally in Madrid to demand snap election over corruption allegations

Pressure grows on Pedro Sánchez amid series of claims involving his family, party and administrationTens of thousands of people have attended an anti-government demonstration in Madrid to demand a snap general election as the country’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, tries to weather a series of corruption allegations involving his family, his party and his administration.Sunday’s protest, called by Spain’s conservative People’s party (PP) under the slogan, “This is it: mafia or democracy?”, was held three days after one of Sánchez’s closest erstwhile allies, the former transport minister José Luis Ábalos, was remanded in custody by a judge investigating an alleged kickbacks-for-contracts scheme. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Longer sentences for Southport rioters expose how politically biased our judges are

The leaked memo has been described by senior legal figures as 'the biggest assault on our system of liberty in 800 years'.

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4 d. ago Kristi Noem was behind decision not to turn deportation flights around after judge’s order, Justice Department says

The flights, this past March, have become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s mass deportation strategy, and his administration’s pattern of apparently defying court orders.

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6 d. ago US judge throws out criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James

Judge says interim US attorney for eastern district of Virginia had ‘no lawful authority’ to indict former FBI director and New York attorney generalUS politics live – latest updatesA federal judge threw out the criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James on Monday, concluding that the prosecutor handling the case was unlawfully appointed.Lindsey Halligan, who Trump named the interim US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia in September, had “no lawful authority to present the indictment” against the former FBI director and New York attorney general, Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, wrote in her opinion. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Judge tosses Trump team case against James Comey and says Lindsey Halligan’s appointment is ‘unlawful’

The judge also dismissed a case against New York Attorney General Letitia James

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6 d. ago Retired judge urges £20 tax on kitchen knives in Rachel Reeves Budget

Former circuit judge Nic Madge issued the call two days before the Labour Government's Budget.

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9 d. ago Judge orders Trump to end ‘illegal’ National Guard deployment in DC but troops aren’t going home yet

The White House immediately hit back, saying Trump is well within his lawful authority

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2 w. ago The Beast in Me review – Claire Danes’s astonishing new thriller is instant top–tier TV

This taut psychological two-hander between Danes and Matthew Rhys will surely win awards. You cannot look awayIt comes as a great surprise to learn that The Beast in Me is its creator, writer and executive producer Gabe Rotter’s first major work for the screen. Because it is, simply put, so very, very good. Even without two astonishing performances from the lead actors – Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys – the script, the sheer style and confidence of it all, would be things of beauty. But add what that pair are doing, and this clever, taut eight-part psychological thriller moves seamlessly into top-tier television.Danes plays Aggie Wiggs (Rotter may still have some work to do honing his naming skills), a writer who made her name with a book about her troubled relationship with her father. She is currently stuck on her next book, about the friendship between supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her fellow judge but polar political opposite Antonin Scalia, not least because she ...

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3 w. ago Judge orders ICE to improve Chicago ‘prison’ after immigrants break down in court describing ‘black hole’ inside

Immigrants say they were treated ‘worse than animals’ inside a facility that’s become a focal point for protests

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3 w. ago Tommy Robinson found not guilty of terror charges after denying cops access to his phone

A judge said Mr Robinson's "political beliefs" were the "principal reason" for his arrest

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3 w. ago ‘Judges doing politics’: can Spanish PM survive corruption cases against family and allies?

Facing allegations he insists are politically motivated, Pedro Sánchez has cast doubt on independence of some members of judiciaryDespite spending the past 18 months variously defending his wife, his brother, his party, his attorney general and his government against a relentless slew of corruption allegations, Spain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has not entirely lost his sense of humour.Three weeks ago, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the leader of the opposition conservative People’s party (PP), rattled off the familiar litany of accusations and concluded by suggesting the man sitting opposite him in congress was neither “a decent or worthy prime minister” but rather a seasoned enabler of corruption. After the giddy applause that greeted Feijóo’s speech from the PP benches had died down, Sánchez rose to his feet and uttered two words. Continue reading...

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last month Trump administration blocked from suspending Snap benefits for millions of Americans

One judge issued temporary restraining order while another judge ruled the government must continue to fund program that helps low-income householdsUS politics live – latest updatesTwo federal judges issued back-to-back rulings on Friday in separate cases ordering the Trump administration to use contingency funds to continue paying for food stamps during the government shutdown.A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday afternoon blocked the Trump administration from suspending all food aid for millions of Americans, in a case brought by a group of US cities, non-profit organizations and a trade union. Continue reading...

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