Warrants for defendants skipping court in England and Wales up 50% since 2020
Former justice secretary Alex Chalk KC says figures Channel 4 obtained show the ‘horror show’ in the systemAlmost 60,000 arrest warrants were issued f...
Mahmoud Khalil’s attorneys to turn to US supreme court after ruling paves way for deportation
Move comes after federal appeals court upholds ruling that opens door for government to detain and deport KhalilAttorneys for Mahmoud Khalil, the form...
U.N. Official Who Says U.S. Punished Her for Speech Wins a Round in Court
The government has appealed a judge’s ruling that it violated the free speech rights of Francesca Albanese, who was sanctioned for speaking out agains...
US supreme court dismisses Alabama’s bid to execute intellectually disabled man
Court throws out state’s challenge to judicial finding that inmate convicted of murder is ineligible for death penaltyThe US supreme court on Thursday...
Supreme Court voting rights ruling could play a big role at the local level
The Supreme Court's recent ruling threatens the power of racial-minority voters in Voting Rights Act cases about not just Congress, but also at least ...
Young Americans demand court halt Trump’s biggest rollbacks of pollution protections
Suit says administration is impinging on rights to life and liberty by worsening planet-warming and toxic pollutionEighteen American youth are demandi...
Norwegian court blocks extradition to Greece of migrant rights activist
Case hailed as human rights victory as Tromsø court says Tommy Olsen’s actions are lawful and protected under international treatiesThe decision of a ...
London stabbing of journalist ordered by third party acting for Iran, court told
Pouria Zeraati, who worked for a dissident Farsi-language broadcaster, was attacked outside his home in 2024The stabbing of a journalist in London was...
The Supreme Court avoids taking up a fight over Voting Rights Act enforcement for now
After recently weakening the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court avoided for now taking up a legal question that may severely limit enforcement of th...
Shakira in line for €55m payout as Spanish court rules tax fines were wrong
Singer says she has faced ‘years of public shaming’, as court rules tax agency made mistake over her 2011 statusA court in Madrid has ordered Spain’s ...
Supreme court rejects Virginia Democrats’ bid to restore congressional map
Order, issued without any noted dissent, is the latest twist in the nation’s mid-decade redistricting competitionThe supreme court on Friday rejected ...
Supreme Court is death knell for Virginia's Democratic-friendly congressional maps
The new map was drawn by Democrats and approved by Virginia voters, but the state Supreme Court declared the referendum null and void because lawmaker...
Supreme court allows abortion pill mifepristone to continue to be available by mail
Louisiana had sued the FDA in a bid to curtail the regulatory agency’s rules on prescribing mifepristone remotelySign up for the Breaking News US news...
The Supreme Court keeps abortion pill mifepristone available by telehealth
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the abortion pill mifepristone can continue to be prescribed online or over the phone and sent through the ma...
