Weinstein on trial again for 2013 rape charge after previous jury deadlocked
Weinstein switched legal teams for this retrial, but his new attorneys are echoing their predecessors’ themes
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Federal appeals court upholds life term for Times Square suicide bomber
Police stand guard inside the Port Authority Bus Terminal following an explosion near Times Square, Dec. 11, 2017 in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)
· Larry Neumeister
Egypt bars alimony defaulters from leaving country as family law reforms loom | The National
Divorced men in Egypt who fail to pay court‑ordered alimony or child support will be barred from travel and placed on watch lists in the most forceful action against defaulters yet.
· Kamal Tabikha
Trucking company owner among small businesses suing Washington state over ‘millionaires tax’
Washington state’s newly signed income tax on high earners is already facing a legal challenge, with critics arguing it violates the state constitution and could hit small businesses.
· Fox News
EU court rules Hungary’s LGBTQ law violates human rights
The European Union’s top court has ruled that anti-LGBTQ legislation implemented by the Hungarian government in 2021 breaches the bloc’s law.
· Al Jazeera
Disney tourist sues park for $50,000 due to ‘pain and suffering’ of alleged bed bug infestation
Move over Mickey and Minnie Mouse — there’s new vermin in the house, claims a skin-crawling lawsuit accusing Walt Disney Parks and Resorts of two counts of negligence.
· Asia Grace
Teacher 'had dark thoughts about abused baby'
A former high school teacher accused of the sexual abuse and murder of an adopted baby boy told a friend he had "dark thoughts" about the child, a court has heard.
· BBC News
Absence of threat, force or coercion is not a defense in child trafficking cases
My neighbor’s child was rescued from an alleged human trafficker. At the police station, the suspect argued that the child voluntarily agreed to be trafficked in exchange for a large sum of money for the child’s parents. The suspect further claimed that he did not threaten, force, nor coerce the child to go with him…
· Persida V. Rueda-Acosta
Fundamental legal questions may scuttle flood-control cases
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· The Editorial Board
Russia Removes 2 Decades of Court Statistics From Public Access
Russia has taken down two decades’ worth of judicial statistics from public access, removing data that had been widely used by journalists and rights groups to track prosecutions and broader legal trends.
· The Moscow Times
Ben-Gvir to promote senior police officer Ruti Hauslich on court recommendation
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir informed Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara on Tuesday that he has accepted the Jerusalem District Court’s recommendation to promote senior police officer Ruti Hauslich to head of the Investigations Department.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iranian citizen extradited to US under Iran-China smuggling indictment
A 44-year-old Iranian citizen was extradited to the US last week and will appear in a Seattle District Court on Tuesday on a nine-count indictment related to his attempts to violate trade sanctions imposed on Iran, the Justice Department confirmed.
· JAMES GENN
Case lost against Met Police over live facial ID
Two people have lost a High Court challenge against the Metropolitan Police over its use of live facial recognition technology (LFR) in London.
· BBC News
Nigeria charges six people with ‘terrorism’, treason over 2025 coup plot
Nigerian authorities have charged six people, including a retired major-general and a serving police inspector, with “terrorism” and treason, over an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu, according to documents filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
· Al Jazeera
Ben-Gvir asks High Court to clarify A-G’s role after interim ruling in police case
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir filed an urgent request with the High Court on Sunday, accusing Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara’s office of trying to broaden last week’s interim ruling in the ongoing case over his involvement in police matters.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Olly Robbins says he faced ‘constant pressure’ to get Mandelson in post
Sacked civil servant discloses he overturned vetting ruling without knowing full extent of national security concerns
· Pippacrerar, Kiran Stacey
Trump says he'll 'remember' companies that don't seek tariff refund
President Donald Trump on Tuesday told CNBC that he will gratefully "remember" U.S. companies that do not seek refunds for the tariffs he unilaterally imposed, which the Supreme Court later ruled were illegal.
· Dan Mangan
Requests for US legal aid linked to Palestine activism far surpass pre-2023 levels
Civil rights group logs 300% yearly rise from before war and says ‘authoritarian repression … went into overdrive’
· Alice Speri
Mass trial for 486 alleged MS-13 gang leaders begins in El Salvador
A mass trial of 486 suspected MS-13 gang leaders has begun in El Salvador, the country's attorney general's office has said.
· Amy Walker
Yoon's constitutional complaint over special counsel probe referred for formal review
A constitutional complaint filed by former President Yoon Suk Yeol over a law mandating a special counsel probe into his insurrection charges was referred Tuesday for formal review at the Constitutional Court, officials said.
· Yonhap
Man accused of killing pilot, targeting five others seeks jury trial
A 49-year-old man accused of targeting six former airline colleagues in a series of attacks that left one dead has requested a jury trial, court officials said Monday.
· Park Han-na
Woman in court after car hits pedestrians in Soho
A 29-year-old woman has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after a car hit pedestrians in central London on Sunday morning, and left one woman in a life-threatening condition.
· BBC News
WATCH: Romualdez not barred from leaving PH, says lawyer
Ade Fajardo, legal counsel of former Speaker Martin Romualdez, reiterates that his client is not barred from leaving the country. stressing that an immigration lookout bulletin order is only issued against him, which does not prohibit travel but simply requires prior coordination with authorities. He also said that …
· The Manila Times
6 on trial over deaths of Turkish-German family caused by pest control spray
The main entrance door of the Harbour Suites Old City hotel is sealed, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)
· Andrew Wilks
Here’s what’s in Michigan Dem Rep. Hillary Scholten’s messy divorce docs that she tried to hide from the public
Michigan Rep. Hillary Scholten claimed her husband had a mental break just days before he abruptly walked out on her and their two teen sons, according to court papers that she tried to hide from the public.
· Priscilla DeGregory
Yoon's constitutional complaint over special counsel probe referred for formal review
SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- A constitutional complaint filed by former President Yoon Suk Yeol over a law mandating a special counsel probe into his insurrection charges was referred Tuesday for formal review at the Constitutional Court, officials said.
· Park Boram
Hong Kong seeks to seize HK$56.5 million, 17 companies from jailed Jimmy Lai
Secretary for justice has applied to the High Court to seize Lai’s assets linked to national security convictions
· Brian Wong
Hong Kong seeks to seize HK$56.5 million, 17 companies from jailed Jimmy Lai
Secretary for justice has applied to the High Court to seize Lai’s assets linked to national security convictions
· Brian Wong
South Africa police chief Fannie Masemola in court over alleged $21 million unlawful contract
South Africa’s national police commissioner Fannie Masemola appears in the Pretoria Magistrates Court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/ Mogomotsi Magome)
· Mogomotsi Magome
Indonesia passes law to protect domestic workers after a wait of over 20 years
Without legal protection, domestic workers were forced to operate in an informal and unregulated economy, exposed to exploitation and abuse
· Agence France-Presse
Indonesia passes law to protect domestic workers after a wait of over 20 years
Without legal protection, domestic workers were forced to operate in an informal and unregulated economy, exposed to exploitation and abuse
· Agence France-Presse
Human Rights Campaign targets battleground districts in midterms
An LGBTQ+ rights supporter holds a flag in the hallway outside an Iowa House Judiciary subcommittee hearing, Jan. 31, 2024, at the Statehouse, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
· Matt Brown
Hungary's anti-LGBTQ+ legislation violates EU law, court finds
Participants in the Pride march cross the Elisabeth Bridge in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Rudolf Karancsi, File)
· Justin Spike
State tells High Court there is no basis to move up deadline in Gaza press-access case
The state on Sunday pushed back against a request to move up its next filing in the High Court case over foreign journalists’ access to Gaza, arguing that there is still no basis to require an earlier update and no justification for advancing the case to the next procedural stage.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Opening statements in Harvey Weinstein’s third Manhattan sex crimes trial begin
Maybe third time’s the charm?
· Kyle Schnitzer
Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ law breaches EU rules as court ruling hailed as ‘historic’
The European Court of Justice rules that the rights of transgender and non-heterosexual individuals in Hungary have been infringed upon
· Agence France-Presse
Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ law breaches EU rules as court ruling hailed as ‘historic’
The European Court of Justice rules that the rights of transgender and non-heterosexual individuals in Hungary have been infringed upon
· Agence France-Presse
Spring palace events offer glimpse into royal court life, cuisine
Two royal palace cultural events this spring will offer visitors immersive experiences in traditional court life and cuisine.
· Hwang Dong-hee
Husband whose wife vanished years ago now cuffed in separate cold case – authorities say his past was deadly
A man whose wife disappeared under mysterious circumstances years ago is now accused of a decades-old New Jersey murder that investigators say he once confessed to, according to court documents.
· Fox News
Terrorists without finance means no more terror, lawyer for some Oct. 7 victims argues - interview
The next legal front for victims of terrorism, including those affected by Hamas’s October 7 massacre, may lie not only in proving who carried out an attack, but in tracing the money that made it possible.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Activist Kemi Seba faces extradition battle after arrest in South Africa
A high-profile pan-African activist is at the centre of an international legal battle spanning multiple countries.
· AfricaNews
Pro-Kremlin Editor Jailed 5 Years for Bribing Police Official Uncle
A judge in the city of Yekaterinburg on Tuesday sentenced an editor of the pro-Kremlin news agency Ura.ru to five years in prison after he was found guilty of bribing his uncle, a former senior police official, to obtain confidential internal reports.
· The Moscow Times
Rebel Wilson labelled ‘nuts’ by PR team she allegedly hired to attack colleague, court hears
Wilson is being sued for defamation by actor Charlotte MacInnes over social media posts alleging a sexual harassment complaint
· Australian Associated Press
EU top court strikes down Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ rules
Hungary violated EU law when it banned children from accessing LGBTQ+ content, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled Tuesday, ordering Budapest to scrap the legislation.The landmark judgment marks a blow to outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s legacy as his longtime rival Péter Magyar prepares to take o…
· Mathieu Pollet
Special counsel seeks 4-yr prison term for Rep. Kweon in bribery appeal
SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- A special counsel team on Tuesday sought a four-year prison term for Rep. Kweon Seong-dong of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) in his appellate trial on charges of receiving illegal political funds from the Unification Church.
· Lee Haye-ah
Pan-African activist Kemi Seba faces extradition battle after arrest in South Africa
A high-profile pan-African activist is at the centre of an international legal battle spanning multiple countries.
· AfricaNews
Ukraine Seeks To Import African Migrants To Fill Labor Shortage After 100s Of 1000s Dead Or Wounded At The Front
Volodymyr Zelensky’s head of his Presidential Office in Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, has announced plans to import migrant laborers from Africa. Essentially, this entails Ukraine establishing new laws for the legal entry and residence of foreign workers.
· Tyler Durden
El Salvador holds mass trial of alleged gang members for 29,000 murders
Members of Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13 gang, attend a mass trial via video link. (Reuters: Attorney General of El Salvador)
Legal action considered after Dezi Freeman property entry
Dezi Freeman was shot and killed by police at the Thologolong property on March 30. (Supplied)
· Gaye Pattison
‘Nuts’: Explosive texts in Rebel Wilson defamation case
Hollywood star Rebel Wilson was described as “f---ing nuts” in a text exchange between members of a crisis PR firm she is accused of hiring to launch a smear campaign against a film producer, the Federal Court has heard.
· Michaela Whitbourn