[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a legal theory that put tight limits on lawsuits seeking to hold police officers accountable for using deadly force. The case arose, an appeals court judge wrote, from a commonplace occurrence. “A routine traffic stop,” the judge wrote, “has again ended in the death of an unarmed Black […]
[ad_1] Rescuers work at the site a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after an earthquake (AP) BANGKOK: A Thai court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for 17 people over the collapse of a Bangkok skyscraper that fell in a major earthquake, killing dozens of workers.The 30-storey tower being built to house the State Audit […]
[ad_1] In January after assuming presidency, Donald Trump passed an executive order to end birthright citizenship (Image: AP) The US Supreme Court hears a case Thursday that could result in a radical reversal of constitutional interpretation and sharply curb the judiciary’s ability to rein in Donald Trump — or future American presidents.The case before the […]
[ad_1] A split image showing destruction in Gaza and a UK government office making arms export decisions (Representative Image: AI-generated) Rights groups and NGOs are dragging the UK government to court on Tuesday accusing it of breaching international law by supplying fighter jet parts to Israel amid the war in Gaza.Supported by Amnesty, Human Rights […]
[ad_1] SEOUL: South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in court Monday for another hearing in his criminal trial after filing past waiting journalists, as he defends himself against insurrection charges over his declaration of martial law.Yoon was formally stripped of office last month after being impeached and suspended by lawmakers over his December […]
[ad_1] Stacey Wales, sister of the late Christopher Pelkey, displays her brother’s image at her mother’s home in Chandler, Ariz. (Picture credit: AP) In a landmark moment for the American justice system, the family of Christopher Pelkey used artificial intelligence to allow him to “speak” posthumously at the sentencing of the man convicted of killing […]
[ad_1] The Trump administration has turned to the Supreme Court in a fresh effort to end legal protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants. In an emergency filing on Thursday, the administration asked the justices to reverse a lower court’s order that blocked plans to cancel humanitarian parole for people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and […]
[ad_1] Representative Image (AI) Turkiye’s top court on Wednesday rejected a request to annul a contentious law designed to remove millions of stray dogs from the streets, which criticssaid could lead to mass killings of the animals.The main opposition party had sought the overturn of the legislation that was enacted last year, arguing that it […]
[ad_1] NAIROBI: A Kenyan court on Wednesday fined four people, including two Belgian teenagers, more than $7,000 for attempting to smuggle thousands of live ants out of the country.The case has received considerable attention after the Kenyan Wildlife Service (KWS) accused the four of engaging in “bio-piracy”.David Lornoy and Seppe Lodewijckx, both 18 of Belgium, […]
[ad_1] The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration may start enforcing a ban on transgender troops serving in the military that had been blocked by lower courts. The ruling was brief, unsigned and gave no reasons, which is typical when the justices act on emergency applications. It will remain in place while […]
