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A San Francisco judge said that throwing the killer of “Grandpa Vicha” in jail would have a “poor impact” on the violent attacker as she revealed her decision to let him walk free.
Two court cases have shown how companies can be forced to take responsibility for their impact on public health
Western Sydney accountant Christopher Edwards owes more than $220 million to as many as 500 investors, as the corporate regulator commences legal action seeking to wind up 12 companies associated with him.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco speaks at a news conference in Lake Elsinore, Calif., Feb. 7, 2023, as officials announced that the closure of poppy fields at Walker Canyon until the wildflower bloom subsides. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP, File)
A victim of notorious sex predator Jeffrey Epstein filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of herself and other survivors against the Trump administration and Google for allegedly wrongfully disclosing and publishing personal information about them.
The US court verdicts declaring Meta liable for getting people addicted and ruining lives must be just the start of a global fightback
Gov. Abigail Spanberger speaks during the investiture ceremony of Chief Justice Cleo E. Powell in the chamber of the Supreme Court of Virginia, in Richmond, Va., March 2, 2026. (Mike Kropf/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
Noelia Castillo died on Thursday after receiving life-ending medication at a medical facility in Sant Pere de Ribes, near Barcelona. She had requested to be alone at the time of her death, although relatives had been present earlier. A close friend who had hoped to persuade her to change her mind was reportedly prev…
Mike Lindell was accosted by a woman saying she was serving him legal papers while he was being interviewed at the Conservative Political Action Conference — a chaotic on-camera moment that saw the MyPillow founder and conservative commentator try to dodge the delivery before tossing the documents aside.
A supply vessel boat sits near an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana. April 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
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ATLANTA — Georgia’s Fulton County will ask a federal judge on Friday to order the return of 2020 election ballots the FBI seized as it pursues Republican President Donald Trump’s false claims that his electoral defeat that year was the result of widespread voter fraud.
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Mongolia ’s Prime Minister Zandanshatar Gombojav resigned Friday after rising tensions within the ruling Mongolian People’s Party and a parliamentary boycott by the opposition.
Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes will serve just over 10 years behind bars after a federal judge trimmed her prison sentence by a year — while stressing her massive fraud still warrants serious punishment.
The findings in two US court cases should embarrass anyone who claimed Australia’s social media ban was ‘boomer’ moralising
In a legal case that’s already spilled more tea than that 1773 Boston party, the Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni legal saga is poised to deliver even more.
Elon Musk's xAI and its chatbot Grok have been banned from creating non-consensual AI-generated images of adults and children by a Dutch court, adding to growing legal pressure on the company.
Despite resistance from states who had role in chattel slavery, many feel this is an idea whose time has come
Peter Ticktin, a Florida lawyer, is promoting a legally dubious plan experts say could sharply restrict voting rights
AstraZeneca's stock jumped as much as 4% after Britain's most valuable company said its experimental lung disease medicine met its target in two late-stage clinical trials.
A majority of states among the 21 members of the executive bureau of the International Criminal Court's ruling body are in favour of upholding the findings of a judicial panel which cleared chief prosecutor Karim Khan of wrongdoing, according to French newspaper Le Monde.
A majority of states among the 21 members of the executive bureau of the International Criminal Court's ruling body are in favour of upholding the findings of a judicial panel which cleared chief prosecutor Karim Khan of wrongdoing, according to French newspaper Le Monde.
Former Kursk region Governor Alexei Smirnov testified against his late predecessor Roman Starovoit in court this week and entered into a plea bargain with state prosecutors, marking the latest development in a years-long corruption saga involving border defense construction projects.
People tend to think of lawyers as impersonal, unfeeling, or conniving, and while there may be legal professionals out there who fit that description, Russell Nicolet isn’t one of them.
Rex Heuermann, 62, who is accused of murdering seven women over 17 years, is due to appear in court next month
Dushyanth Weeraman has been restrained from performing the song “Nelum Wilen Pana” after the Colombo Commercial High Court found that he had been performing it as his own without obtaining permission from the creator. The enjoining order was issued today(27).
A local court on Friday issued an arrest warrant for a notorious drug trafficker repatriated from the Philippines earlier this week.
Residents from seven of estate’s eight blocks will be able to return on select dates based on which housing tower they lived in
Mary Rodee holds a photo of her son Riley after the verdict in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/William Liang)
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China’s maritime sector still relies on overseas legal and financial service providers, a potential strategic vulnerability in a turbulent world
The US Department of Justice has settled a lawsuit brought by Michael Flynn, a former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, stemming from his prosecution during the Russiagate investigation.
Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody has been indicted by the Colombo High Court over allegations of corruption during his tenure at the Ceylon Fertilizer Company in 2016. The case, filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), accuses Jayakody of influencing a procurement process …
MANILA, Philippines — The legal team for former president Rodrigo Duterte has dismissed a prosecution request as 'unnecessary,' pushing back against what it described as implied insinuations of professional misconduct.
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has ruled that former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and several senior officials violated the public’s Fundamental Rights by procuring health supplies from an unregistered company under the 2022 Indian Credit Line, bypassing standard procedures.
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by Michael West | Mar 27, 2026 | The West Report
A Supreme Court judge has ordered a man be immediately moved from police detention after his legal team revealed he had been held in a cell for almost twice as long as legally permitted.
Four of the 11 people identified by the YouTuber were unrelated to the case, court says
A Spanish woman who has conducted a long legal battle with her father for the right to end her life died by euthanasia on Thursday.
Former chief financial officer Royston Chow secured immunity from prosecution in exchange for his testimony against Jimmy Lai in fraud case
Wendell Sailor has almost always loved being in the public eye.
A man in his 30s who is serving prison time for making false terrorism warnings against five major South Korean airports has been ordered to pay 29.3 million won ($20,000) to the state to compensate for related losses, court officials said Friday.
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An appellate court on Friday upheld a 17-year prison term for a 72-year-old man accused of attempted murder, after the defendant brutally assaulted a neighbor he mistakenly thought had caused excessive noise.
US District Judge Rita Lin says the administration's actions did not appear to be directed at the government's stated national security interests, but rather, to punish Anthropic
MANILA, Philippines — The battle over explicit online content that could reach children continued Friday as sexy star Salome Salvi appeared at the Makati City Prosecutor’s Office while vlogger Brian Babilonia skipped his second consecutive hearing, prompting the preliminary investigation to be reset to April 16.
FBI agents are seen at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center, Jan. 28, 2026, in Union City, Ga., near Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
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Rex Heuermann, charged in a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach killings, appears in Judge Timothy Mazzei’s courtroom at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead, N.Y., for a status conference on Feb. 25, 2025. (James Carbone/Newsday via AP, File)
