Topic: Justice — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-14 12:52 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Japan's Supreme Court has requested a related parliamentary commission to file a petition with the Judge Impeachment Court to seek the dismissal of a judge indicted for alleged habitual gambling through an online casino site.
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[2026-05-14 12:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A juror who helped convict Alex Murdaugh in the killings of his wife and son was left stunned by the South Carolina Supreme Court’s “crazy” decision Wednesday to overturn the verdict.
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[2026-05-14 11:55 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A Brisbane homeowner has been ordered to remove his patio area, a cubby house and part of his pool terrace that were built on his neighbour’s land – long before he purchased the property – in a fierce land battle in the city’s leafy west.
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[2026-05-14 09:03 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-14 08:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Disgraced South Carolina legal scion Alex Murdaugh will have a much better shot at being acquitted of his wife and son’s murders after the state Supreme Court stunningly overturned his conviction Wednesday, legal experts told The Post.
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[2026-05-14 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The US state of Louisiana will hold several primary elections on Thursday, including for the United States Senate, the state’s Supreme Court, and a slate of local offices.
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[2026-05-14 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Democrats have anointed themselves the defenders of democracy and protectors of the rule of law. For years, the liberal media has been more than willing to help push that narrative. But after the state Supreme Court struck down the Virginia gerrymander, the reaction from Democrats was so extreme that even their usual defenders couldn’t ignore how bad it looked.
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[2026-05-14 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: “Politico’s Josh Gerstein illustrated precisely” this week how, if Democrats “try to pack the Supreme Court, the media would run cover for the enterprise,” flags National Review’s Charles C.W. Cooke. Gerstein noted Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s advice to Americans to “defend the judicial system against salvos that jeopardize its independence,” but then cited only President Trump’s attacks on the court.
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[2026-05-14 05:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In a landmark judgment with far-reaching implications for Sri Lanka’s university system, the Supreme Court has delivered one of the strongest judicial pronouncements yet on sexual harassment in academic institutions, workplace dignity, and institutional accountability.
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[2026-05-14 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: COLUMBIA, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions and life sentence for the deaths of his wife and son were overturned Wednesday by the South Carolina Supreme Court because the court clerk at his trial suggested he was guilty.
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[2026-05-14 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A disgraced former Brooklyn Supreme Court justice and a shady real estate developer scammed investors in a $6.5 million scheme and pocketed nearly all the cash, federal prosecutors claim.
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[2026-05-14 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The state Supreme Court in South Carolina has overturned the murder conviction against lawyer Alex Murdaugh, whose case has become a source of public fascination in the United States.
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[2026-05-14 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Sam Dorman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
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[2026-05-14 03:11 UTC+10:00] [Courts] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: KYIV — Russia's parliament approved a bill that allows President Vladimir Putin to order the invasion of foreign countries during a session on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 02:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions were sensationally overturned by the South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday — but he will not be released from prison any time soon.
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[2026-05-14 01:02 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Columbia: The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the murder convictions and life sentence of disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh in the shooting deaths of his wife and younger son.
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[2026-05-14 01:00 UTC+10:00] [South Carolina] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Justices said decision was due to ‘improper external influences on the jury’ by a court clerk during the trial
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[2026-05-14 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Alex Murdaugh — the disgraced legal scion who was found guilty of killing his wife and son — had his murder convictions overturned Wednesday by the South Carolina Supreme Court, which claimed county clerk Becky Hill “placed her fingers on the scales of justice.”
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[2026-05-14 00:00 UTC+10:00] [E Jean Carroll] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Appeals court rules US president will not have to pay award until the US supreme court reviews case or rejects an appeal
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[2026-05-13 23:00 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, will fight elements of a complex court ruling that found two rival mining dynasties were entitled to a share of the spoils from some of the billionaire's prized iron ore assets.The Western Australian Supreme Court last month ruled the wealthy heirs of mining pioneer Peter Wright and engineer Don Rhodes were entitled to some of their claims for royalties from the massive Rio Tinto-operated Hope Downs mining complex, in WA's ore-rich Pilbara region.Hancock Prospecting, of
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[2026-05-13 14:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The camp of former president Rodrigo Duterte has asked the Supreme Court to immediately resolve the consolidated habeas corpus petitions questioning his arrest, saying the delay has triggered what it described as a constitutional crisis.
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[2026-05-13 14:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lifts put back into service for first time after fire as residents arrive with suitcases, trolleys and boxes on second visit to retrieve belongings
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[2026-05-13 14:23 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lifts put back into service for first time after fire as residents arrive with suitcases, trolleys and boxes on second visit to retrieve belongings
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[2026-05-13 14:18 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The long-running legal saga between the company owned by Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, and the heirs of iron ore pioneer Peter Wright is set for another chapter after Hancock Prospecting lodged an appeal against the ruling handed down in WA’s Supreme Court last month.
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[2026-05-13 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An elected Supreme Court justice in Pennsylvania announced Monday night that he has left the Democratic Party and registered as an independent, citing concerns about antisemitism.
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[2026-05-13 05:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Supreme Court has ordered the University Grants Commission to prevent a professor who was attached to the Peradeniya University from obtaining any academic appointment, paid or honorary, in universities and institutions under its control, after finding serious concerns arising from allegations of sexual harassment and emotional abuse of a female junior academic.
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[2026-05-13 05:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The opposition has expressed concern regarding the delay in filling key vacancies in the Superior Courts. Addressing the media briefing held in Colombo yesterday, SJB MP Dayasiri Jayasekera said the shortage of judges is reported to cause a backlog of cases, hindering the timely dispensation of justice.
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[2026-05-13 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump won’t have to pay an $83 million defamation award to a longtime advice columnist until the U.S. Supreme Court gets a chance to review the case or reject an appeal, according to a court entry Tuesday.
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[2026-05-13 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Months after the Supreme Court ruled some tariffs were unconstitutional, the first round of tariff refunds has begun flowing in.
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[2026-05-13 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US is delaying a UN Security Council vote on a draft resolution targeting Iran’s action in the Strait of Hormuz, as Washington and regional allies seek to rally broader international backing.
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[2026-05-13 03:56 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President posted more than 50 times in three hours, attacking on Obama, NY Times and supreme court
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[2026-05-13 01:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Bryan Hyde via American Greatness,
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[2026-05-12 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing reaffirms support for Hong Kong judiciary as foreign ministry calls former media tycoon ‘principal mastermind’ of 2019 anti-government protests
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[2026-05-12 23:06 UTC+10:00] [Beijing] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing reaffirms support for Hong Kong judiciary as foreign ministry calls former media tycoon ‘principal mastermind’ of 2019 anti-government protests
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[2026-05-12 22:00 UTC+10:00] [US voting rights] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Since the Citizens United decision of 2010, the justices have dismantled Americans’ voices. The only solution is at the ballot box
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[2026-05-12 20:54 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: The family of a 19-year-old woman whose body was found in a tip say it is a difficult day after prosecutors dropped a manslaughter charge against her accused killer.Marat Ganiev, 55, had been accused of killing Isla Bell in the early hours of October 7, 2024, before hiding her body in a fridge.Her remains were found at a rubbish tip in Melbourne's south-east six weeks later.LIVE UPDATES: Why 75,000 is the crucial number in tonight's budgetThe remains of Victorian teenager
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[2026-05-12 20:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: You’re watching The Manila Times’ News Prime.
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[2026-05-12 17:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with sentence recommendation for former defense minister in paras 6-7; ADDS photo)
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[2026-05-12 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa on Tuesday said that he did not kill anyone as he appealed to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to protect Filipinos from being arrested by foreign courts.
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[2026-05-12 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with details)
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[2026-05-12 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday confirmed a two-year prison sentence for retired Army Maj. Gen. Noh Sang-won for collecting the personal information of military intelligence agents ahead of former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid.
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[2026-05-12 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing this week, as they look to preserve their trade truce. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
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[2026-05-12 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Fact Check] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-05-12 14:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Jack Alex Cullen, 25, pleaded guilty to trafficking cocaine in the Supreme Court of Queensland. (ABC News: Baz Ruddick)
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[2026-05-12 13:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for Alabama to eliminate one of two largely Black congressional districts before this year’s midterm elections, creating an opening for Republicans to gain an additional US House seat in a partisan battle for control of the closely divided chamber.
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[2026-05-12 08:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Alabama received the green light from the US Supreme Court Monday to pursue a redistricting effort that could boost Republicans in two Democrat-controlled congressional districts.In a 6-3 ruling, the justices vacated a lower-court order requiring Alabama’s congressional map to include two majority-black voting districts. The seats are held by Democratic Reps.
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[2026-05-12 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Students visit the Supreme Court, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-05-12 07:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Honolulu’s federal immigration court has become increasingly overwhelmed since 2020, with new data showing that the number of cases pending and the wait time for those cases to reach the courts both have hit their highest levels in 15 years.
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[2026-05-12 06:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Virginia Democrats formally requested the US Supreme Court block an order from the state’s highest court invalidating the referendum that cleared the way for aggressive gerrymandering.
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[2026-05-12 06:06 UTC+10:00] [US supreme court] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Louisiana had sued the FDA last fall, arguing that prescribing mifepristone interfered with state’s ban on abortion
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