A focused view of neutral reporting on Law & Courts, brought together across publishers.
Explore all topics →
Federal judges read profane death threats and praised U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ comments condemning personal criticism of judges during an unusual forum on Thursday to highlight rising attacks on the judiciary.
Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
NEW YORK (AP) — Live Nation Entertainment’s longtime chief executive was the star witness at a New York antitrust trial Thursday, defending the dominant position his company has taken over the last two decades as a lawyer for nearly three dozen states tried to portray the concert giant as greedy and abusive to custo…
With the seating bowl darkened, the basketball court in the middle of Qudos Bank Arena is lit up like a stage. And as Sydney Kings players train hard in the light, ahead of the opening game of the NBL Grand Final series on that stage on Saturday, a man in black paces around it all.
Disgraced Hollywood sex offender Harvey Weinstein celebrated his 74th birthday Thursday by being wheeled into a Manhattan courthouse for a brief hearing ahead of his third New York rape trial.
Australia’s most expensive barristers can charge tens of thousands of dollars a day. The solicitors who brief them earn less, but swarm cases in far greater numbers. America’s legal system makes that all look cheap: their litigators can charge $US3400 an hour ($4800).
La dirigente del United Farm Workers Dolores Huerta (cent) con Howard Wallace, presidente del capítulo en San Francisco del UFW (izq), y María Elena Chávez (der), la hija de César Chávez, en una marcha en el Mission District de San Francisco, el 19 de noviembre de 1988. (AP foto/Court Mast)
New York Attorney General Letitia James attends a news conference Dec. 15, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
Several Spanish political parties have rejected a proposal to lower the drink-driving limit in Spain, with the ruling Socialists accusing the PP and Vox of "bowing to the beer and wine lobbies".
ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page
Six ‘human factors’ led to almost complete failure of fire safety measures at Wang Fuk Court, independent committee told at first session
Travelers from mainland China gather near the Ruins of St. Paul’s, a tourist destination in Macao, Jan. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Kanis Leung, File)
Group says diversified network could benefit from higher storage revenue as inventory demand rises amid Strait of Hormuz crisis
Joseph Duggar abruptly dropped off social media shortly before his brother Josh Duggar’s child porn trial.
When reading a 316-page legal filing, sometimes a first pass isn’t enough!
All England Club wants 38 new courts and new stadium
FILE -This court sketch by Ane Hem shows the defendant Marius Borg Hoiby in the witness box during his trial in Oslo, Norway, Feb. 5, 2026. (Ane Hem/NTB Scanpix via AP, File)
United Farm Workers leader Dolores Huerta, center, leads a rally in San Francisco’s Mission District on Nov. 19, 1988, along with Howard Wallace, president of the San Francisco chapter of the UFW, left, and Maria Elena Chavez, 16, the daughter of Cesar Chavez, right, as part of a national boycott of what the UFW cla…
After a 1,088-day wait, a jury acquitted the man Nichols accused. She describes her experience of the system as a complainant – and explains why she went public
A no-nonsense judge scolded a “high risk” teen thug as she sentenced him to 25 years in prison over a convenience store robbery.
The rapper had used home security footage in his music videos to take aim at their raid of his house in 2022
The Massachusetts cop and new mom accused of pulling a gun on fellow officers trying to serve her with a restraining order has opted for a judge to decide her fate, rather than a jury of her peers.
LONDON (AP) — Three men who alleged that actor Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted them have settled their civil claims before going to trial at the High Court in London, courts document show.
Eli Lilly on Thursday said its next-generation obesity drug retatrutide cleared its first late-stage trial on Type 2 diabetes patients, helping them manage their blood sugar levels and lose weight.
As part of wider legal reforms to target repeat offenders such a pickpockets, Spain's upper chamber has proposed a law that would tighten residency requirements for foreigners who commit crimes.
Former residents of Wang Fuk Court are demanding accountability and answers to the tragedy.
Rulings in cases alleging antisemitism on US campuses say common pro-Palestinian speech is constitutionally protected
Lemi Limbu, who has severe intellectual disabilities, remains in prison and will now face retrial for the murder of her daughter
Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
Former Australian chief justice is best known to Hong Kong people as one of the first non-permanent judges for the Court of Final Appeal
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) informed the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (19) that former SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena has revealed that Rs. 60 million in bribes from the Airbus aircraft procurement deal was handed over to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Arvind Ajay Singh was found guilty of indecent treatment of child but not guilty of rape. (ABC News: Madeline Grace)
Diversified business mitigates impact of adverse developments including ‘legal conflict’ over Panama ports, chairman says
South Korea and Japan are facing uncomfortable questions about their mutual defensive obligations as the United States seeks support from its allies in the war on Iran, now nearly three weeks in and escalating by the day.
New Mexico prosecutors allege Meta prioritized profit, even as child abuse surged on Instagram and Facebook
A father who killed his mentally disabled adult daughter was convicted of murder and sentenced to three years in prison, a Daegu court said Thursday, citing mitigating circumstances including the decades of care he provided for the victim.
Chantelle would like Hugo to show more affection when they are out. You decide who is being touchy Find out how to get a disagreement settled or become a juror
The Wang Fuk Court housing complex fires tore through seven buildings and killed 168 people. (AP: Chan Long Hei)
A construction boss with outlaw motorcycle gang links is suspected of having submittedfalse bail documents to a magistrate, and a court has heard police believe the only person he is allowed to travel with is the chapter president of a bikie gang.
Rising appeals, difficulties in probing judges, staffing pressures highlight systemic challenges
● Updated Law: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Iran has executed three people convicted of killing police officers and carrying out operations in favour of the United States and Israel during unrest earlier this year, the judiciary said, amid the sprawling war launched on the country, now in its 20th day.
South Korea’s Supreme Court upheld a 13-year prison sentence for a Polish national convicted of smuggling more than 5.4 billion won ($3.6 million) worth of illicit drugs into the country.
A UK civil suit against actor Kevin Spacey has been settled out of court. (Reuters: Susannah Ireland)
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire which broke out Wednesday at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong’s New Territories, on Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei, File)
Afroman, whose real name is Joseph Foreman, poses for a portrait in New York, Aug. 22, 2001. (AP Photo/Shawn Baldwin, File)
MANILA, Philippines — Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. filed separate cyberlibel cases against former lawmaker Zaldy Co and the "18 ex-Marines" and their counsel Levi Baligod at the Makati City Prosecutor's Office on Thursday morning.
The man accused of killing high-profile Labor strategist Tim Picton in a coward-punch attack has avoided being sent back to prison to await trial after police prosecutors abandoned a move to revoke his bail.
Gia Lam should have been offered interpreter by medical team at Fairfield hospital, coroner’s court finds
