26 h. ago Tommy Robinson’s appeal against contempt of court sentence to be heard on Friday

Robinson is appealing against an 18-month jail term after admitting several breaches of a High Court order.

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30 h. ago No misconduct by Rooney lawyers over Wagatha costs, High Court judge rules

Mr Justice Cavanagh dismissed an appeal by Rebekah Vardy on Thursday related to alleged misconduct by Mrs Rooney’s lawyers.

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48 h. ago Duke of Sussex’s ‘life at stake’, Court of Appeal told in security challenge

Harry has attended both days of an appeal over the level of his security while in the UK.

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48 h. ago County court delays harming Britain's economy, Justice Minister tells MPs

Sarah Sackman said she would give the county courts a ‘room for improvement’ report card

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52 h. ago Harry security decision in ‘unique set of circumstances’, Court of Appeal told

The duke returned to the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Wednesday.

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54 h. ago BREAKING: Prince Harry flashes a smirk at court as battle over taxpayer funded security continues

Prince Harry has arrived at the Royal Courts of Justice for the second of a two-day hearing at the Court of Appeal as part of a legal challenge over his level of taxpayer-funded security in the UK

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68 h. ago Man pleads guilty to trying to kill Brett Kavanaugh at judge’s home

Nicholas Roske, of Simi Valley, California, faces up to life in prison over incident in Maryland in June 2022 A California man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to trying to kill Brett Kavanaugh at the US supreme court justice’s home in a suburb of Washington DC nearly three years ago.Nicholas Roske was arrested near Kavanaugh’s home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, in June 2022. Roske was armed with a gun and a knife, was carrying zip ties and was dressed in black when he arrived in the neighborhood by taxi just after 1am, authorities said. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Trump touts Supreme Court deportation ruling as a major victory, but legal fight is far from over

The Trump administration is touting a Supreme Court ruling allowing it to resume deportations under the Alien Enemies Act as a major victory, but the immigration fight is far from over

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3 d. ago Harry ‘singled out’ for ‘inferior’ treatment, appeal over UK security told

The Duke of Sussex attended the hearing in London on Tuesday.

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4 d. ago Plastic surgeon guilty of attempting to murder fellow doctor he ‘hated’

Peter Brooks, 61, was convicted of attempting to kill a fellow plastic surgeon who gave evidence in his disciplinary proceedings.

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6 d. ago US supreme court allows Trump administration to freeze teacher

Millions in grants that would promote diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives may be frozen following rulingThe US supreme court is letting the Trump administration temporarily freeze $65m in teacher-training grants that would promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in a 5-4 decision.The decision came down on Friday afternoon, with five of the court’s conservatives – Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh – in the majority. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson all dissented. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago South Koreans are celebrating Yoon’s impeachment, but the saga is far from over

Whoever becomes president later this year has unenviable task of healing divisions and rebuilding trust in democratic institutionsIt had been a long and at times intolerable wait. But the South Korean constitutional court’s decision on Friday to oust Yoon Suk Yeol from office may have restored the public’s faith in their democracy.For 22 minutes, millions of South Koreans held their breath as the chief justice of the constitutional court, Moon Hyung-bae, began delivering the court’s verdict on Yoon’s impeachment over his chaotic declaration of martial law in December. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Yoon Suk Yeol impeached: celebrations as South Korea court votes unanimously to remove president from office – live

Thousands of people at Seoul rally calling for Yoon’s removal burst into cheers on hearing the constitutional court’s ruling, chanting ‘we won!’Report: South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol removed from officeYoon violated his duty as South Korean commander-in-chief by mobilising troops, says Justice Moon, the constitutional court’s acting president says. The president’s martial law declarations violated parliament’s rights, he says as the ruling continues.Justice Moon says it is difficult to see the South Korean opposition’s actions as a severe national crisis to justify Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration, Reuters is reporting as he continues delivering the ruling. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Man who had gun and knife will plead guilty to trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh

A California man's attorneys say he'll plead guilty to trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in a suburb of Washington, D

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1 week ago Cyprus court acquits five Israeli men accused of raping British woman

Woman’s lawyer says verdict proof of ‘patriarchal’ justice system and does not rule out taking case to European court of human rightsA Cyprus court’s acquittal of five men accused of abducting and raping a British woman in the resort of Ayia Napa has been met with outrage as calls mount for the verdict to be challenged.Dismissing the charges on Monday, the three-member district court in Paralimni ruled the testimony of the 20-year-old had not been credible because it “lacked coherence and contained numerous substantial contradictions”. The defendants, Israelis aged between 19 and 20, claimed sexual contact with the woman had been consensual. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti to stand trial accused of €1m tax fraud

Charged with not declaring earnings from image rightsItalian ‘not worried’ and has ‘total confidence in justice’The Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, will appear in court on Wednesday to stand trial on charges of defrauding Spain’s tax office of more than €1m (£836,857) in undeclared earnings from image rights in 2014 and 2015.Prosecutors, who are seeking a jail term of four years and nine months, allege that the 65-year-old former Chelsea and Everton manager used shell companies outside Spain to create “opacity vis-a-vis the Spanish treasury concealing the real beneficiary of the income from the exploitation of his image rights”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Mum's horror as masked man with knife and 'gun' opens fire at family home

A mother has shared her terrifying account of armed attackers appearing at her house in Bury and gunfire breaking out as she hid inside the property with her three children

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1 week ago Forensic teams at scene 'searching for weapons' after horror shooting

The scene was put in place after a man armed with a knife and a gun blasted a motorbike outside a house

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1 week ago Wisconsin supreme court race a litmus test for Elon Musk’s political power

The high-stakes race will determine which party will control a court that will rule on abortion and voting rightsA race to determine control of the Wisconsin supreme court that has profound stakes for voting, abortion and labor rights in the state, is also shaping up to be a litmus test of Elon Musk’s political power, making it one of the most consequential elections of Donald Trump’s second term.Liberals currently hold a 4-3 majority on the state supreme court, but the liberal justice Ann Walsh Bradley is retiring. Susan Crawford, a liberal judge, is facing off on Tuesday against the conservative judge Brad Schimel for the seat. The winner will determine which party has control of a court that is set to rule on the future of the state’s 1849 abortion ban, collective bargaining rights and the makeup of the state’s six congressional districts. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Harsh justice: Grieving relatives convicted in secretive fast

Staggeringly harsh convictions continue to flow through the secretive fast-track Single Justice Procedure courts

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