3 d. ago High Court judge to rule on whether PPE Medpro breached Government contract

The company was accused of providing non-sterile gowns during the pandemic.

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3 d. ago Judge issues blistering opinion against Trump policy to deport pro

Judge rules non-citizens have the same free speech rights as US citizens under the first amendmentUS politics – latest updatesA federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s policy to detain and deport foreign scholars over their pro-Palestinian views violates the US constitution and was designed to “intentionally” chill free speech rights.The case was brought by the national American Association of University Professors (AAUP); its Harvard, Rutgers and New York University chapters; and the Middle East Studies Association (Mesa), following the arrest and detention of several non-citizen students and scholars who have spoken out for Palestinian rights. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing rule change hopes to end 'unfair abuse' aimed at judges

Strictly Come Dancing bosses are hoping the show's new voting rule will spark a positive change on the BBC show

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4 d. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: The scandal of the Taliban commander's nephew who's now allowed to have eight jobless relatives join him in Britain shows why Reform are heading for a landslide

Here's yet another lunatic asylum case to make your blood boil. A Taliban commander's nephew given refugee status in Britain can now be joined by seven - yes seven - family members.

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5 d. ago Taliban commander's nephew granted asylum in UK can be joined by SEVEN family members even though none can speak English, judge rules

None of them speak English, and a tribunal accepted they would place 'a significant burden upon the public purse' if they were allowed to move to the UK.

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7 d. ago Judge rules separated couple can finalise adoption in Scots legal first

Lady Tait ruled at the Court of Session that both adults and the eight-year-old girl live as a ‘family unit’, albeit in two households.

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7 d. ago Terror charge against Kneecap band member thrown out by court

A judge has ruled there was a technical error in the way the charge was brought

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8 d. ago Vegas man who accused his mom of sexual abuse is legally the father of his teenage brother, judge rules

Logan Gifford, 26, of Las Vegas, was legally declared the father of his teenage brother, who may also be his biological son

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8 d. ago University of South Dakota professor can’t be fired for calling Charlie Kirk a ‘Nazi’, judge rules

Phillip Michael Hook wrote online that he did not ‘give a flying f***’ about Kirk, and described him as a ‘hate spreading Nazi’ in a post on the afternoon the MAGA activist was killed

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9 d. ago Judge rules feds can't require states to cooperate on immigration to get disaster money

A federal judge has ruled that it’s unconstitutional to require states to cooperate on immigration enforcement actions to get funding for disasters

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9 d. ago Bloody Sunday: trial of Soldier F can admit hearsay evidence, judge rules

Prosecution request granted to admit ‘decisive’ statements by other soldiers present at 1972 shootings in DerryThe trial of a former paratrooper charged with two murders and five attempted murders on Bloody Sunday can admit hearsay evidence that has been described by the prosecution as “decisive”, a judge has ruled.The judge, Patrick Lynch, on Wednesday granted a prosecution request to admit statements made by other soldiers who were present during the shootings in Derry on 30 January 1972. The statements include allegations that the accused veteran, known as Soldier F, fired into the courtyard where the two men he is accused of murdering were shot. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Trial of Army veteran accused of murder on Bloody Sunday 53 years ago to proceed after judge rules key evidence can be admitted

The veteran, known as Soldier F, was accused of the 'unnecessary and gratuitous' shootings of James Wray, 22, and William McKinney, 26, who were killed.

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9 d. ago Judge rules that ‘decisive’ statement evidence can be heard in Soldier F trial

The former paratrooper is accused of murdering two men on Bloody Sunday in Londonderry in January 1972.

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1 week ago Judge to rule on admissibility of crucial evidence in Bloody Sunday murder trial

Former paratrooper Soldier F is accused of murdering two men on the streets of Londonderry on January 30, 1972.

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1 week ago UK nurse jailed for killing four patients is denied chance to appeal

Three judges block Colin Campbell’s attempt to overturn his murder convictions at the supreme courtA nurse convicted of murdering four patients and trying to kill a fifth will not be allowed to appeal to the supreme court, judges have ruled.Colin Campbell, 49, was jailed for life in 2008 for killing Doris Ludlam, Bridget Bourke, Irene Crookes and Ethel Hall on orthopaedic wards in hospitals in Leeds. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Federal judge lifts Trump administration's halt of offshore wind farm project that's nearly complete

A federal judge ruled Monday that a nearly complete offshore wind project halted by the administration can resume, dealing President Donald Trump a setback in his ongoing effort to restrict the U.S. offshore wind industry

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2 w. ago High Court slams 'obviously unfair' Trafford council tax reduction scheme

A judge has ruled the authority should axe the 'discriminatory' scheme

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2 w. ago Judge strikes down Trump’s $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times

Judge says US president’s complaint that the newspaper is ‘spreading false content’ about him violates federal rule US politics live – latest updatesA US judge on Friday struck down Donald Trump’s $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times newspaper and some of its individual journalists. The judge gave the US president leave to amend the action, however, a court filing showed.The judge in the case said that Trump’s complaint violated a federal rule requiring “a short plain statement” of the claim in an attempt to demonstrate that the plaintiff deserves relief. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Judge quashes Home Office decision to extradite vulnerable man to US

Portugal has also made extradition request for Diogo Santos Coelho who is facing cybercrime chargesA high court judge has ruled that a vulnerable autistic man should not be extradited to the US on cybercrime charges, quashing a Home Office decision.The UK government has accepted that Diogo Santos Coelho, 25, was groomed and exploited online by adults from the age of 14, leading to him setting up the website RaidForums, to which the alleged crimes relate. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Judges rule against Trump administration on deporting Guatemalan children and Venezuelans

Double defeat protects Venezuelans with temporary protected status and Guatemalan minorsThe Trump administration has been handed a double defeat by judges in immigration cases, barring the executive branch from deporting a group of Guatemalan children and from slashing protections for many Venezuelans in the US.A federal judge on Thursday ordered the administration to refrain from deporting Guatemalan unaccompanied immigrant children with active immigration cases while a legal challenge plays out. Continue reading...

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