Topic: Justice — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-27 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In the case of J. M. Yasapala and another V. J. M. Gunathilake and others (SC Appeal No. 207/2014), the Supreme Court was tasked with reviewing a procedural dispute stemming from the administration of a deceased’s estate. The proceedings began with a series of hearings and motions between September 2015 and July 2016, where the 2nd and 5th Respondent-Appellants sought leave to appeal against an order from the High Court of Civil Appeal of the North Western Province.
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[2026-02-27 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Infuriated over the Supreme Court decision to struck down his unilateral taxes on imports, US President Donald Trump has announced a new 10 percent tax with immediate effect. He has imposed through a different law and and threatened that will be raised to 15 percent.
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[2026-02-27 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed two Fundamental Rights petitions challenging President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s decision to impose Emergency Regulations in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah. The petitions, filed by the Centre for Policy Alternatives and attorney Aazath Atham Lebbe, were taken up before a three-judge Bench comprising Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena, Justice Kumudini Wickremasinghe and Justice Arjuna Obeyesekere.
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[2026-02-27 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s Suresh Dharmasena powered into the final while Gamini Dissanayake bowed out after a brave fight, as the two Lankan stars delivered contrasting performances at the ITF UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour Sri Lanka Open at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association courts in Colombo yesterday.
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[2026-02-27 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The rate of Indigenous people behind bars continues to rise and there are calls for a different approach to justice. (AAP/Human Rights Watch: Daniel Soekov)
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[2026-02-27 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Supreme Court is seen, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
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[2026-02-26 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Stephen Noga told the Supreme Court in Hobart he had "never" had a romantic or sexual relationship with someone who was, at the time, a student of his. (ABC News: Edoardo Falcione)
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[2026-02-26 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that repurposing and altering luxury goods for personal use does not constitute trademark infringement in a widely watched case brought by luxury brand Louis Vuitton against a refurbishing business.
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[2026-02-26 17:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Knesset advanced in a preliminary reading on Wednesday a bill that would grant the Chief Rabbinate the authority to determine prayer arrangements at Judaism’s holiest accessible site, the Western Wall, by anchoring its rulings into primary legislation. It passed 56-47.
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[2026-02-26 16:52 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Accused murderer Greg Lynn is not an unacceptable risk to the community, his lawyers have argued as he makes a bid for freedom.Lynn, 59, sat staring forward as he made the application for bail in the Victorian Supreme Court this morning.He is charged with the murder of Carol Clay, 73, who went missing with Russell Hill, 74, from a remote campsite in Victoria's northeast in March 2020.READ MORE: Glue Store to close in shake-up by retail giantGreg Lynn leaving the
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[2026-02-26 12:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tom Goldstein, who writes SCOTUSblog.com, poses for a photograph in front of the Supreme Court, Oct. 31, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)
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[2026-02-26 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A panel on Brazil’s Supreme Court has ruled to convict five men accused of plotting the 2018 assassination of a human rights leader-turned politician Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes.
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[2026-02-26 11:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Wednesday that a new US global tariff will rise to 15 percent or higher from 10 percent for some countries, as President Donald Trump's administration is taking steps to replace its sweeping emergency tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court.
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[2026-02-26 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The Supreme Court has ordered the man be retried. (ABC News: Courtney Bembridge)
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[2026-02-26 07:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The recent US Supreme Court ruling that invalidated President Donald Trump’s so-called “reciprocal tariffs” marks a significant turning point. The policy debate surrounding these tariffs has highlighted the growing tension between domestic economic priorities and the institutional foundations of the multilateral trading system that has underpinned global economic stability since the end of the Cold War.
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[2026-02-26 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s Suresh Dharmasena and Gamini Dissanayake stormed into the semi-finals of the ITF UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour Futures 18th Sri Lanka Open with commanding straight-set victories in their men’s open singles quarter-finals at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association courts in Colombo yesterday.
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[2026-02-26 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton arrives before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-02-26 03:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Opposition parties boycotted the majority of the special plenum session on Wednesday that hosted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi because Supreme Court Chief Justice Isaac Amit was not invited.
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[2026-02-26 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GEOPOLITICAL analyst and former diplomat Adolfo Paglinawan has accused retired Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio of attempting to salvage his reputation by defending his ruling, which upheld the constitutionality of Republic Act 9522 or the Archipelagic Baselines Law.
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[2026-02-26 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The tassels on Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving wave as he participates during the second half in Game 3 of the NBA basketball finals against the Boston Celtics, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
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[2026-02-26 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NEW HAVEN, Connecticut — The United States Supreme Court did the right thing by ruling that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) of 1977 “does not authorize the President to impose tariffs.” Half of the court’s conservative majority has, at long last, stood up to US President Donald Trump’s brazen overreach of executive power.
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[2026-02-26 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Supreme Court is photographed, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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[2026-02-26 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Wednesday that a new U.S. global tariff will rise to 15 percent or higher from 10 percent for some countries, as President Donald Trump's administration is taking steps to replace its sweeping emergency tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court.
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[2026-02-26 01:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Judge Alexandre de Moraes attends the first day of trial of those accused of ordering the murder of councilwoman Marielle Franco at the Supreme Court in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
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[2026-02-26 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US Supreme Court’s February 20 ruling has significantly limited President Donald Trump’s ability to use tariffs as a negotiation tool. However, friends and foes have not yet breathed a sigh of relief; restricting the President may increase his use of potentially much more damaging instruments.
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[2026-02-26 00:46 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Jamieson Greer warns tariffs may climb from 10% after Trump imposed global levy amid US supreme court setback
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[2026-02-25 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The heads of district courts nationwide on Wednesday expressed "grave concern" over controversial judicial reform bills pushed by the ruling Democratic Party, including a proposal to introduce a new crime of "legal distortion" and to allow constitutional appeals in court cases.
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[2026-02-25 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Seventeen international aid groups announced they have petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday to allow them to keep operating in the Gaza Strip, the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem as the Israeli government's ban on their life-saving work next month nears.
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[2026-02-25 17:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sisituutuumata Fulivai is on trial in the ACT Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to 20 charges. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
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[2026-02-25 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday persisted with his tariff agenda after the Supreme Court struck down his signature economic policy.
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[2026-02-25 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday persisted with his tariff agenda after the Supreme Court struck down his signature economic policy.
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[2026-02-25 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Supreme Court has upheld an 18-month prison sentence for Korean rapper Lee Dong-heon, known as Keith Ape, for marijuana use, local media reported Wednesday.
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[2026-02-25 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Anton Grishanov, Chief Research Fellow at the Institute for Contemporary International Issues of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry
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[2026-02-25 13:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Seventeen international aid groups said they have petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court to allow them to keep working in the Gaza Strip and other areas in the occupied Palestinian territory, where the Israeli government is set to halt their life-saving work next month.
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[2026-02-25 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Advocates hailed the ruling as a breakthrough, though observers said its reach remains limited without congressional action
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[2026-02-25 09:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: As the cruise industry and the state spar in court over Hawaiʻi’s new green fee, state lawmakers are moving full steam ahead to remove those ships from the landmark climate law and have them instead pay a new fee of around $10 per passenger.
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[2026-02-25 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes speaks to reporters as Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield listens outside the Supreme Court, on Nov. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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[2026-02-25 07:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Panama published a Supreme Court decision, issued in late January, that voided key port operations held by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison. The Balboa and Cristobal terminals have become entangled in a legal dispute involving Washington and Beijing. The timing is important, as it comes about a month before President Trump's planned late-March trip to China.
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[2026-02-25 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Luyara Franco, daughter of late councilwoman Marielle Franco, and her aunt Anielle Franco give a press conference at the Supreme Court before the start of the first day of trial of those accused of ordering Marielle’s murder, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
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[2026-02-25 04:35 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president had said he would raise levy to 15% after last week’s supreme court ruling
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[2026-02-25 04:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara told the High Court of Justice on Tuesday that the government has yet to formulate a plan to revoke personal economic benefits from ultra-Orthodox (haredi) draft dodgers, despite evidence that such sanctions are effective. She warned that the omission ran contrary to previous court rulings and harmed both the IDF’s manpower needs and the principle of equality in military service.
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[2026-02-25 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Supreme Court is seen, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
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[2026-02-25 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE Philippines is in a “good spot” despite renewed trade uncertainty following a US Supreme Court ruling striking down President Donald Trump’s global tariffs, a Cabinet official said.
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[2026-02-25 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US Federal Reserve officials are trying to determine the impact the Supreme Court's rejection of President Donald Trump's tariffs will have on inflation and interest rate decisions.
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[2026-02-25 00:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FedEx is suing the U.S. government, the latest company to request a refund on what it paid for tariffs set by President Donald Trump last year after the Supreme Court ruled that the tariffs are illegal. (AP Production: Marissa Duhaney)
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[2026-02-24 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US’ trading partners are understandably taking a wait-and-see approach to the tariff landscape after the court decision
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[2026-02-24 23:01 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 95]
Source: 9News
Snippet: An enraged and heavily intoxicated doctor who killed a young woman in a high-speed crash will serve at least eight years behind bars.Perth obstetrician Rhys Henry Stone Bellinge, 46, pleaded guilty to unlawfully killing Elizabeth Pearce, 24, while driving his supercharged Jaguar in Perth's leafy riverside suburb of Dalkeith in February 2025.He was sentenced in the Western Australian Supreme Court today to 10 years and six months imprisonment, with parole eligibility after serving eight years and six months.Perth obstetrician Rhys
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[2026-02-24 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: New 10 percent tariffs on imported goods announced by US President Donald Trump came into effect days after the country’s Supreme Court struck down most of his previous tariff regime.
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[2026-02-24 21:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Hundreds of Kenyan nationals stranded in Cambodia have turned to the courts in Nairobi, asking judges to force the government to secure their return after what they describe as a human trafficking ordeal disguised as overseas employment.
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[2026-02-24 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Donald Trump’s 10 per cent global tariffs went into effect on Tuesday, kicking off a White House effort to preserve the President’s trade agenda after the Supreme Court struck down his original sweeping duties.
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