Topic: Law & Courts — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-26 05:49 UTC+10:00] [The Hundred] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Potential exclusion of Pakistan players in the Hundred could breach UK laws on discrimination and leave the ECB exposed
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[2026-02-26 05:28 UTC+10:00] [Crime] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Enzo Conticello admits theft as judge says ‘I expect we’re going to find out’ what he did with egg and luxury watch
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[2026-02-26 04:50 UTC+10:00] [Tennis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Former British doubles No 1 has same legal firm as PTPA
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[2026-02-26 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The police commissioner’s recent admission is a deeply unsettling moment of truth – yet one that surprises no one who lives the reality on the ground. When he calls for “legal courage” and laments the lack of technological tools for intelligence-gathering, he is effectively raising a white flag over the existing working methods of the Israel Police.
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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 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: State prosecutors on Wednesday filed an indictment at Jerusalem District Court against Israel Harpaz, 19, of Ma’alot-Tarshiha, accusing him of taking part in an organized, racially motivated riot that included assaults, arson, and widespread property damage in the Palestinian village of Jaba, allegedly carried out in retaliation after the evacuation of an illegal outpost last November.
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[2026-02-26 03:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A husband who is accused of driving his wife to suicide says she lied about being abused by him, a court has heard.
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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 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO — Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was under pressure on Wednesday after it emerged that she gave congratulatory gift catalogs to lawmakers from her ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) following its landslide election victory this month.
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[2026-02-26 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A PARTY-LIST lawmaker revealed a resurgence of jueteng (illegal numbers game) operations in Albay, warning that shutting down legal small-town lottery operations opened the door to criminal syndicates and deprived charity programs of millions in monthly funding.
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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 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The town of Libby, Mont., is seen Feb. 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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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 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Israeli justice minister holds exceptional power compared with counterparts in most democracies. The office controls court administration, judicial appointments, and the legal infrastructure that governs relations among Israel’s branches of government. In a country without a written constitution, a second legislative chamber, or federal checks, political norms bear the weight of maintaining the rule of law.
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[2026-02-26 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The restrictive conditions imposed on Prime Minister’s Office chief of staff Tzachi Braverman were set to expire at noon on Wednesday, but have now been extended by one day, with the Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court scheduled to hold a broader hearing on Thursday to determine whether they should remain in place.
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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 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The jury in the Natalie McNally murder trial has been shown a purported YouTube live stream conducted by the accused, which prosecutors say was pre-recorded.
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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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[2026-02-26 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A legal advocacy group has labelled UK Lawyers for Israel a “major actor” in what researchers have described as a systematic campaign of repression targeting pro-Palestinian activism in the UK.
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[2026-02-26 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: County judge says the family’s key claims are strong enough for the case to continue
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[2026-02-25 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Three Pro-Palestine protesters have pleaded not guilty to charges that they called for an "intifada" during a hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
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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 23:06 UTC+10:00] [Explainers] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-02-25 23:00 UTC+10:00] [US crime] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Rovier Carrington thought his cases against MTV and Paramount executives should have been the biggest of the #MeToo era. Instead, they raised unsettling questions about victimhood
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[2026-02-25 22:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The prosecution said Wednesday they have dropped a final appeal against an appellate court's recent acquittal of one incumbent and two former ruling Democratic Party (DP) lawmakers charged in connection with a cash-for-votes scandal surrounding the party's 2021 leadership election.
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[2026-02-25 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli court overturned the conviction of an officer who assaulted a Palestinian photojournalist in 2023, citing that he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of responding to the 7 October attacks.
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[2026-02-25 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: A special counsel team said Wednesday it has appealed a court's recent life sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his insurrection conviction.
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[2026-02-25 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The prosecution said Wednesday they have dropped a final appeal against an appellate court's recent acquittal of one incumbent and two former ruling Democratic Party (DP) lawmakers charged in connection with a cash-for-votes scandal surrounding the party's 2021 leadership election.
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[2026-02-25 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: London, United Kingdom – Legal experts have documented almost 1,000 incidents in which pro-Palestine voices have been allegedly targeted in the United Kingdom, data that they say represents a “systematic effort” to repress the country’s solidarity movement.
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[2026-02-25 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: In 2008, after years of allegations from teenage girls who said they had been abused inside the property, Jeffrey Epstein secured what was later described as one of the most extraordinary plea deals in modern US legal history.
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[2026-02-25 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The "case of the century" is set to play out in the federal court this month, with the ACCC taking on supermarket giant Coles for what it claims are "illusory" discounts.
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[2026-02-25 21:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced she is weighing a lawsuit against billionaire Elon Musk after he claimed she is controlled by drug cartels.
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[2026-02-25 21:31 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-02-25 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team said Wednesday it has appealed a court's recent life sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his insurrection conviction.
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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 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Court of Appeal today dismissed two writ petitions filed by Avant-Garde Maritime Services and its employees, which sought to overturn an order issued by the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence to remove three of the company’s armouries.
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[2026-02-25 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo High Court today (25) ordered the acquittal of Daisy Forrest, the grandmother of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, in a case filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
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[2026-02-25 20:10 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-02-25 20:10 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Western Australia’s government is facing legal action from an Aboriginal corporation which wants the Federal Court to force it to clean up asbestos contamination from the Wittenoom mine.
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[2026-02-25 19:44 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-02-25 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly, led by the ruling Democratic Party (DP), passed another amendment to the Commercial Act aimed at requiring the cancellation of listed firms' own shares Wednesday after the opposition's 24-hour filibuster expired.
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[2026-02-25 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this March 12, 2015 file photo, Heather Mack, left, and her boyfriend Tommy Schaefer, both from Chicago, Ill., who are accused of of murdering Mack’s mother Sheila von Wiese-Mack whose body was later found in a suitcase, enter the court room prior to the start of their trial hearing at the district court in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.
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[2026-02-25 17:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A judge has ruled luxury gifts passed to Kim Keon-hee were ‘grease payments’, contradicting an earlier verdict and threatening her appeal
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[2026-02-25 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- A senior judicial official said Wednesday that the opinions of the judiciary should be reflected in deliberations for controversial judicial reform bills pushed by the ruling Democratic Party (DP).
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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 16:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- Former ADOR chief executive Min Hee-jin on Wednesday offered to end all legal disputes with K-pop giant Hybe in return for giving up a 25.6 billion-won (US$17.89 million) put option from the company.
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[2026-02-25 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The revelation that 315 MPs were asked to pick items from a gift catalogue evokes a slush-fund scandal that engulfed the party in 2023
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[2026-02-25 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Yonhap) -- Former President Yoon Suk Yeol's appellate trial on obstruction of justice and other charges will begin next week, legal sources said Wednesday.
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