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APRIL 29, 2025

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared on Tuesday that the Republic of Malta’s “golden passport” program, where foreign investors could apply to be naturalized as a Maltese citizen for making direct investments, amounted to the commercialisation of EU citizenship.

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MARCH 8, 2025

The UK Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal regarding offenders’ obligation in Northern Ireland to disclose convictions to third parties such as employers and insurance companies under the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday against the Russian Federation for violating the right to freedom of expression through fines, prosecution of individuals and blockage of news outlets. Apart from mass media, the court’s judgment included 161 individual applications.

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JANUARY 29, 2025

A Delhi court directed the police to register a First Information Report (FIR) against journalist Rana Ayyub following a complaint accusing her of insulting Hindu deities and spreading “anti-India sentiment” through her posts on X. The police have not contacted me, but I will provide all information if they do.

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DECEMBER 22, 2024

These are not the first accusations of abuse levied against the group, with a court in Mexico, where the group also maintains its presence, ordering for the arrest of members following investigations into alleged child abuse.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The governments of the Republic of Chile, the Republic of Costa Rica, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Luxembourg, and Mexico referred Afghanistan for further investigation to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday for violation of women’s rights in Afghanistan.

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JUNE 14, 2024

The Tribunal of First Instance of Medenine sentenced on Thursday five individuals involved in the tragic 2022 Zarzis shipwreck case which killed 18 people from the southern coastal town to prison sentences between four and 10 years, the general prosecutor told local Radio channel Mosaïque FM.

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

The agreement explained, “From approximately November 1, 2022 through April 26, 2023, [then-Prosecutor Gardner] directed employees of the St. On August 30, 2022, the Supreme Court of Missouri ordered Gardner to pay a $750 disciplinary fee along with the cost of the disciplinary proceedings, which was $4,254.33.

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APRIL 3, 2025

Amnesty International welcomed on Wednesday the decision of Lithuania’s Supreme Administrative Court to accept a class action lawsuit from 24 asylum seekers who were arbitrarily detained by Lithuanian authorities between 2021 and 2022.

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APRIL 1, 2025

US District Court Judge Susan Paradise Baxter ruled Monday that Pennsylvania must count undated or misdated mail-in ballots, finding that rejecting such ballots violated the First Amendment. However, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has already held that the date requirement did not violate the Materiality Provision.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

DunixeBerlanas , CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons The EU General Court on Wednesday upheld a significant financial penalty against Poland, amounting to approximately 320 million, due to non-compliance with EU laws through its judicial reforms enacted in 2019.

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MARCH 24, 2025

Share It was not clear at oral arguments on Monday how the Supreme Court will rule on a challenge to Louisianas latest redistricting plan. And with Republicans holding only a slim majority in the House of Representatives, the courts decision could affect the balance of power there. The legislature drafted a new map, known as S.B.

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MAY 6, 2025

Spain’s Supreme Court dismissed charges of five tax violations against former King Juan Carlos on Monday due to a lack of new evidence, upholding a prosecutor’s 2022 exoneration of all tax violations that were found.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2024

WhatsApp Ireland Ltd has appealed a €225 million ($236 million) fine to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Tuesday, the European Union’s highest court of appeal. WhatsApp took this step after its 2022 challenge of the decision was rejected by the General Court of the CJEU. billion fine in May 2024.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The New York Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of the state’s Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government on Tuesday in an action brought by former Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo, whom the commission is investigating. However, the court’s majority did not find this argument sufficient.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The Seoul Central District Court on Friday sentenced opposition figure Lee Jae-myung to a suspended one year in prison for making false statements before the 2022 presidential elections, according to a statement published by South Korean member of Parliament Lee So-young. In January, he survived a knife attack.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

The Home Office also announced that courts will now be given powers to impose Stalking Protection Orders at conviction or acquittal depending on circumstances. In March 2022, the Suzy Lamplugh Trust brought the super-complaint against the police, alleging “systematic issues” in the police response to stalking.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2024

US District Judge Stephen McGlynn ruled that PICA infringes on an individual’s Second Amendment rights, citing recent US Supreme Court interpretations of the Second Amendment. The act , which prohibits AR-15 rifles, high-capacity magazines, and other firearm accessories, was introduced following the Highland Park parade shooting in 2022.

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DECEMBER 30, 2024

This prominence increased notably following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the mobilization announcement in September 2022, especially among users aged 18-24. The war prompted the EU to impose massive and unprecedented sanctions against Russia, including restrictions on state media outlets accused of spreading propaganda.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dismissed a civil suit on Monday challenging New York City’s rifle permit law. At the beginning of 2022, Srour sued the city and the NYPD Police Commissioner claiming that N.Y.C At the beginning of 2022, Srour sued the city and the NYPD Police Commissioner claiming that N.Y.C

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MAY 5, 2025

The UK Court of Appeal upheld a ruling Friday that found 2023 protest regulations unlawful , marking a critical blow to legislation that civil liberties groups said undermined the right to protest and bypassed the will of Parliament. The Court of Appeal has now confirmed that outcome, rejecting the government’s appeal.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

A local court in South Korea issued a pretrial arrest warrant on Friday for a former lawmaker and political consultant in a high-profile campaign finance scandal that has implicated President Yoon Suk Yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The High Court of Australia dismissed the Catholic Church’s bid to avoid paying damages to the father of a choirboy allegedly sexually abused by Cardinal Goerge Pell. ” The Archdiocese then appealed the court’s decision to the Victorian Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, which was rejected.

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AUGUST 11, 2024

A US federal appeals court on Friday blocked the Biden Administration from implementing its student loan forgiveness plan known as “SAVE.” ” The decision expands a previous appellate court order that prevented a portion of the program from taking effect.

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney temporarily suspended a rule on Tuesday requiring paper ballots to be hand-counted in Georgia in the upcoming US federal election. For example, in the smallest Nevada County, Esmeralda , it took over “seven hours to hand count 317 ballots in the 2022 primary.”

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MARCH 26, 2025

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday over a challenge to Louisiana’s recently redrawn voting map and its two Black-majority districts. But this has became life as usual for the states under this Court’s voting cases.” It is unclear how the court will rule in the case.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk condemned on Thursday the Russian Supreme Court’s decision to outlaw the LGBTQ+ movement in the country and label proponents of the movement “extremists” under new legislation.

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APRIL 7, 2024

Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes opened a criminal inquiry on Sunday into X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk for possible obstruction of justice and incitement after the tech magnate defied a previous Supreme Court (STF) order to block access to undisclosed accounts.

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MARCH 27, 2025

The Brazilian Supreme Court unanimously decided on Wednesday to proceed with a trial against former president Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly conspiring to overthrow the government after his 2022 election loss. He went on to win against Bolsonaro in the 2022 election by a slim margin, which Bolsonaro strongly contested.

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) unanimously ruled on Tuesday that Russia’s “foreign agent” law violates key rights protected by the European Convention on Human Rights. The court ordered Russia to compensate the applicants between 5,500 and 10,000 euros for non-pecuniary damage, along with additional costs.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2024

A Beijing Court sentenced veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu on Friday to seven years in prison for espionage, according to Dong’s family in a statement provided to Reuters. ” The family said the court classified Japanese diplomats with whom Dong met “as agents of an ‘espionage organization.”

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JULY 7, 2024

The US Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled on Friday to reinstate the use of secure ballot drop boxes for the 2024 elections, reversing a prior ruling from 2022 by the court’s then-conservative majority that had banned this method for returning absentee ballots.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the seizure of 700 safety deposit boxes under the process of civil asset forfeiture went beyond the warrant issued and violated the Fourth Amendment prohibition against unreasonable search and seizure. The case has been remanded back to the district court for further proceedings.

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JANUARY 17, 2025

The Azerbaijani side was reported to have captured Armenian servicemen and civilians during its September 2022 attack on Armenia and the assault on Artsakh on September 19, 2023. The two countries have also filed competing racial discrimination claims between each other before the International Court of Justice.

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

Tokyo’s High Court found the government of Japan not liable Tuesday for damages related to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and associated mass evacuations, leaving responsibility solely with plant operator the Tokyo Electric Power Co. There is also a 2022 court case that found TEPCO executives personally liable.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court ordered Monday for the arrest of Andy Stone, Meta Platforms spokesperson, in absentia for charges relating to terrorism offenses and inciting extremist activities. The court also announced that Stone has also been placed on international and domestic wanted lists.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

The Ugandan Constitutional Court Tuesday declared a section of the Computer Misuse Act , No. The court agreed with the petitioner’s arguments. The court rejected this idea. In their decision, the court ruled the wording violated article 28 in its failure to provide notice. 2 of 2011 void with enforcement banned.

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