9 m. ago Massive win for Trump as Supreme Court rules he CAN deport illegal migrants using historic wartime act

President Donald Trump scored a huge win in his efforts to deport illegal migrants living in the United States illegally, as the Supreme Court ruled in his favor.

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25 m. ago US supreme court allows deportations under 18th century law with limits

In 5-4 ruling, court laid down terms for invoking Alien Enemies Act, stating any challenges to law must take place in TexasDonald Trump may continue using a 1798 law to deport alleged gang members to Venezuela, the supreme court ruled on Monday, however it will apply certain limits. Any challenges to the wartime law, called the Alien Enemies Act, must take place in Texas, where the migrants were held, and not in Washington DC, the court said.In a 5-4 ruling, the court granted the Trump administration’s request to lift a Washington DC-based judge’s order temporarily blocking the deportations. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago 'Callous' murderer who shot student and aunt at East Finchley home had human rights breached, court rules

The ECHR has ruled that Obina Christopher Ezeoke liberties were breached because his conviction took so long

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38 h. ago Norwegian club Brann win court ruling over fans’ right to sing ‘Uefa mafia’

Court of arbitration for sport decides against UefaResult of freedom of expression case is ‘important’ rulingThe Norwegian club Brann have won a landmark freedom of expression case with the court of arbitration for sport (Cas) ruling that Uefa should not have punished them for fans singing “Uefa mafia” or displaying banners with the same message at Women’s Champions League games.The European footballing body fined Brann on two separate occasions in 2024 with a third case pending. Uefa argued that the incidents were a breach of its regulations, which make clubs responsible for “offensive statements of a provocative nature” from the stands. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wrongfully fired whistleblowers, judge rules

A district court judge has ruled in favor of four whistleblowers who said that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton retaliated against them for reporting bribery allegations, awarding his employees more than $6 million combined in damages

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3 d. ago North Carolina judges back Republican colleague in bid to toss votes and overturn election

Appeals court sides with Jefferson Griffin, who lost supreme court election and wants thousands of ballots thrown outMore than 65,000 people in North Carolina who believed they were eligible to vote could have their ballots thrown out nearly five months after election day, flipping the results of a supreme court election, a state appeals court ruled on Friday.The 2-1 ruling from the North Carolina court of appeals came in response to Republicans’ months-long effort to overturn the results of the state supreme court election in November. The Democrat Allison Riggs, who currently sits on the court, defeated appellate judge Jefferson Griffin, a Republican, by 734 votes. After the election, Griffin filed a protest seeking to get around 60,000 votes thrown out. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago South Korea’s Constitutional Court to rule on President Yoon's impeachment over martial law declaration

The ruling is expected to be made at 11am on April 4, with TV stations broadcasting the decision live

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5 d. ago South Korea ‘at breaking point’ ahead of ruling on President Yoon’s impeachment

Barricades go up in Seoul as court prepares to rule on whether to uphold Yoon’s impeachment or restore his powers The usually quiet streets outside South Korea’s constitutional court in Seoul are now a political ground zero for a decision that will determine the country’s future.Months after Yoon Suk Yeol imposed martial law and triggered South Korea’s worst political crisis in decades, the court will on Friday decide whether to uphold the suspended president’s impeachment or return him to office. Continue reading...

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6 d. 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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7 d. ago Sean Combs' sexual assault lawsuit thrown out in latest court ruling

Sean Combs - also known as rapper P. Diddy - has had another lawsuit against him dismissed after a judge ruled that the anonymous plaintiff had failed to follow court orders

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7 d. ago French court to rule in Marine Le Pen embezzlement case – Europe live

Prosecutors seeking a fine of €300k, a prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office, which would stop far-right leader’s presidential runThe 2027 French presidential election may be two years out, but its first act will play out in a Paris court this morning, as judges hand down a verdict on charges the far-right leader Marine Le Pen and party officials embezzled money from the European parliament.Prosecutors asked for a €300,000 (£250,000) fine, a prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office. Crucially, it would apply immediately, even if she appeals against it. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Marine le Pen faces her 'political death' as court rules today on embezzlement charges

The far-right politician and 24 other party officials are accused of having used money intended for European Union parliamentary aides to instead pay staff

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9 d. 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 Erling Haaland reported to police after 'hitting club mascot on back of her head'

The woman, who was working as the club's alien mascot 'Moonbeam' was struck by the Norwegian forward before a match against Southampton, and had to be taken to hospital following the incident

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1 week ago Appeals court rules Trump can fire board members of independent labor agencies

An appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump can fire two board members of independent labor agencies from their respective posts in the federal government

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1 week ago Is coup trial ruling the beginning of the end for Bolsonaro and his supporters?

While many in Brazil delight at the ex president’s predicted downfall, others fear who may follow in his far-right footstepsThere were cries of joy in progressive parts of Rio on Wednesday as Brazil’s supreme court ruled that the former president Jair Bolsonaro should stand trial for an alleged coup plot.“No amnesty! No amnesty!” one elated lefty roared from his balcony into the sunny autumn afternoon. Continue reading...

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1 week ago US supreme court upholds Biden regulation on untraceable ‘ghost guns’

In a 7-2 ruling, the conservative-majority court ruled to crack down on firearm products increasingly used in crimesUS politics live – latest updatesThe US supreme court upheld on Wednesday a federal regulation targeting largely untraceable “ghost guns” imposed by Joe Biden’s administration in a crackdown on firearms whose use has proliferated in crimes nationwide.The justices, in a 7-2 ruling authored by conservative justice Neil Gorsuch, overturned a lower court’s decision that the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives had exceeded its authority in issuing the 2022 rule targeting parts and kits for ghost guns. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Supreme Court upholds Biden rule requiring serial numbers and background checks for ghost guns

The Supreme Court has upheld a Biden administration firearm regulation on nearly impossible-to-trace ghost guns

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2 w. ago Trump’s defiance of court orders is ‘testing the fences’ of the rule of law

Administration’s ‘unprecedented degree of resistance’ to judiciary undercuts its authority and weakens democracyDonald Trump’s second administration has shown an “unprecedented degree of resistance” to adverse court rulings, experts say, part of a forceful attack on the American judiciary that threatens to undermine the rule of law, undercut a co-equal branch of government and weaken American democracy.The attacks, experts say, threaten one of the fundamental pillars of American government: that the judicial branch has the power to interpret the law and the other branches will abide by its rulings. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Italy's Constitutional Court allows singles to adopt foreign minors, ending a 40

Italy’s Constitutional Court has ruled that unmarried people can adopt foreign minors, ending a 40-year-long ban on the practice and setting a precedent that could pave the way to allowing Italian singles to adopt from within the country

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