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Newest first · UTC+11:00Sexual relationship began after student graduated, former teacher tells court
Stephen Noga told the Supreme Court in Hobart he had "never" had a romantic or sexual relationship with someone who was, at the time, a student of his. (ABC News: Edoardo Falcione)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/scout-wallen/101787136
(LEAD) Top court rules repurposing luxury goods for personal use does not violate trademark law
(ATTN: RECASTS lead; ADDS details throughout, byline)By Chae Yun-hwan
· Chae Yun-hwan
Minns government undermined own objectives with sweeping NSW protest restrictions, constitutional challenge hears
Lawyer for protest groups argues state needs to prove it was ‘rational to prevent all protests’ to achieve social cohesion
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jordyn-beazley
Hong Kong fugitive’s father jailed for trying to cash out her insurance policy
Kwok Yin-sang handed an eight-month sentence as judge rules his dealings with US-based activist Anna Kwok’s assets breached national security law
· Fiona Chow
Social media addiction trial takes new turn with therapist’s testimony
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· Victor Barreiro Jr.
Top court rules repurposing luxury goods for personal use does not violate trademark law
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that repurposing and altering luxury goods for personal use does not constitute trademark infringement in a widely watched case brought by luxury brand Louis Vuitton against a refurbishing business.
· Chae Yun-hwan
Driver’s licences for e-bikes ‘drawn from North Korean playbook’
Anyone riding a legal e-scooter or e-bike would be forced to have at least a learner driver’s licence, and children under 16 would be banned from the devices entirely, if foreshadowed recommendations from a Queensland parliamentary inquiry come into effect.
· Felicity Caldwell
Accused murderer Greg Lynn makes bid for freedom
Accused murderer Greg Lynn is not an unacceptable risk to the community, his lawyers have argued as he makes a bid for freedom.Lynn, 59, sat staring forward as he made the application for bail in the Victorian Supreme Court this morning.He is charged with the murder of Carol Clay, 73, who went missing with Russell H…
· Tara Cosoleto
Plan to reduce hospital refusals draws mixed response
The health care sector largely welcomed government plans to change the current emergency transfer system for ambulances, though doctors remained skeptical saying more must be done to address shortages and legal issues.
· Lim Jae-seong
Hong Kong appeals court overturns Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction
A Hong Kong appellate court has overturned a fraud conviction against pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai in a surprise ruling weeks after his jailing for 20 years on a separate national security charge.
· Al Jazeera
Researcher says lack of updates to tobacco laws in NT 'befuddling'
A sharp sales drop in legal cigarettes is "almost inevitably" from people buying illicit tobacco, says a local retailer. (ABC News: Grace Burmas)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/victoria-ellis/12535460
Judge orders changes to Pacific Northwest dam operation to help salmon
This photo shows the Ice Harbor dam on the Snake River in Pasco, Wash, Oct. 24, 2006. (AP Photo/Jackie Johnston, File)
· https://apnews.com/author/claire-rush
National DP's former floor leader questioned by police, denies allegations Rep. Kim Byung-kee, a three-term independent lawmaker who was ejected from the ruling Democratic Party over a range of corruption scandals, denied all allegations against him as he appeared for police
Rep. Kim Byung-kee, a three-term independent lawmaker who was ejected from the ruling Democratic Party over a range of corruption scandals, denied all allegations against him as he appeared for police questioning Thursday.
· Son Ji-hyoung
Duterte’s ICC pre-trial: What prosecution, victims, defense say about the drug war
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· Jodesz Gavilan
'Sledgehammer to crack a nut': Activists go to court over NSW protest laws
By Sean Tarek Goodwin
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/sean-tarek-goodwin/13300678
‘Mum, you are not forgotten’: Sons’ vow after cold case murder verdict
The sons of a man found guilty of murdering their beloved mother 40 years ago have vowed to continue looking for her body as they spoke out about the dedication required to bring her killer to justice.
· Rebecca Peppiatt
Hong Kong court sends father of US-based activist to prison
Anna Kwok speaks during an event commemorating China’s June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy movement in Washington D.C., on June 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Didi Tang)
· https://apnews.com/author/kanis-leung
Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction overturned by Hong Kong court in rare legal win for activist
Appellate court quashes convictions linked to lease violations but Lai may still spend rest of his life in prison
· Guardian staff and agencies
US drops charges against Chinese scientists after diplomatic talks
Lawyers for the trio said the charges were dismissed by a judge in Detroit after ‘some kind of intervention’ by the Chinese consulate
· Associated Press
Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal overturns tycoon Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction and sentencing
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· Mia Gonzalez
Newark mayor says ICE car chase caused multi-vehicle crash with injuries
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka speaks as he attends a news conference regarding his May 9th arrest at Delaney Hall, outside U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey on June 3, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Kena Betancur, File)
Accused killer Greg Lynn seeks bail to live with son after prison assault
Accused High Country killer Greg Lynn is urging the court to release him back into the community to live with his eldest son.
· Erin Pearson
Ex-media boss Jimmy Lai wins appeal over fraud convictionThe Court of Appeal quashes conviction, ruling prosecution failed to prove Lai’s intent in case.
The Court of Appeal quashes conviction, ruling prosecution failed to prove Lai’s intent in case
· Connor Mycroft
Australians will receive mobile alert in July under new emergency trial
Topic:Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidents
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/samantha-dick/13495040
Ruling party, gov't reaffirm commitment to advance U.S. investment bill
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the government reaffirmed their commitment Thursday to push for the passage of a special bill on implementing South Korea's investment package for the United States amid objections from the main opposition party.
· Yi Wonju
Greg Lynn 'cannot possibly' have fair retrial this year, lawyers argue
Greg Lynn is expected to face a new trial, ordered on the charge of murdering Ms Clay. (AAP Image: Joel Carrett)
Supreme Court litigator convicted of tax evasion over poker winnings
Tom Goldstein, who writes SCOTUSblog.com, poses for a photograph in front of the Supreme Court, Oct. 31, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)
· https://apnews.com/author/michael-kunzelman
Brazil’s Supreme Court imposes steep sentences for Marielle Franco murder
A panel on Brazil’s Supreme Court has ruled to convict five men accused of plotting the 2018 assassination of a human rights leader-turned politician Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes.
· Al Jazeera
Suspect in drone flights to N. Korea attends arrest warrant hearing
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- A graduate student accused of sending drones to North Korea appeared at a court Thursday to attend his arrest warrant hearing.
· Lee Haye-ah
'Horrific': kidnapping and murder accused face court
The two men, Gerard Anthony Andrews, 29, and Daniel Stevens, 24, appeared via video link in a Sydney court on Thursday, charged with killing 85-year-old widower Chris Baghsarian.The men were arrested by heavily armed police after the remains of Baghsarian were found in bushland in Sydney's northwest fringe.Police al…
· Tom Wark
Legal Tales | How Hong Kong law ensures kids’ well-being when divorced parents split locations
The Family Court must determine how any relocation plan by one parent serves or undermines the best interests of the children
· Eugene Yim
Opinion | The true cost of Panama’s port seizure lies in lost predictability
In global logistics, reliability is currency. When commitments become provisional, the cost is measured not only in legal fees but in confidence
· Ken Ip
Mexico's Sheinbaum Weighs Legal Action After Musk Alleges Cartel Ties
Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
Minns government took ‘sledgehammer’ to protests after Bondi, court told
The Minns government took a “sledgehammer” to protests after the Bondi terror attack and laws rushed through parliament to bolster police powers should be declared invalid, the state’s top court has heard.
· Michaela Whitbourn
Why is the Communist Party warning cadres about their performance?
The party’s new governance campaign comes at a critical time for the ruling body and the country
· Alcott Wei
China boy sues dad for using his US$11,500 red packet cash to pay remarriage costs
Court orders money-grabbing divorcee who took accumulated New Year gift money held in son’s bank account to pay back full amount
· Yating Yang
Man charged with murder of Chris Baghsarian in Sydney likely ‘no mastermind’, lawyer says
Daniel Stevens and Gerard Andrews denied bail after being charged with alleged murder and kidnapping of 85-year-old
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/caitlin-cassidy
Man jailed for hospital gas blunder that killed one baby, caused a second brain damage
A former gas fitter failed to complete several tests that would have prevented the death of one newborn and life-long brain damage to a second baby during an installation mix-up at a Sydney hospital, which a judge ruled fell “so short of expected standards”.
· Clare Sibthorpe
‘My client is no mastermind’: Pair accused of kidnap, murder of Sydney grandfather front court
Two men accused of kidnapping and killing innocent grandfather Chris Baghsarian have appeared in court on murder charges, one day after their dramatic arrest in Sydney’s north-west.
· Perry Duffin, Riley Walter
Singer D4vd under investigation in Los Angeles County for teen's death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer D4vd is the target of a Los Angeles County grand jury investigation of the killing of a 14-year-old girl whose decomposed body was found last year in a Tesla that was towed from the Hollywood Hills, court documents showed.
· https://apnews.com/author/andrew-dalton
USTR says new US global tariff will rise to 15% or higher for some countries
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Wednesday that a new US 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.
· Yonhap
College Cannot Force CA Professor To Embed DEI Practices In Classroom, Judge Rules
Authored by Jennifer Kabbany via The College Fix,
· Tyler Durden
Gas giant launches legal action against Australia's biggest pork producer
SunPork's Tong Park is one of Queensland's largest piggeries. (ABC Rural: Brandon Long)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/brandon-long/103003534
Nicolas Maduro's legal defense funding blocked by US, lawyer says
A government supporter holds an image of former President Nicolás Maduro during a march calling for his release and of his wife Cilia Flores, a month after U.S. forces captured them, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
· https://apnews.com/author/joshua-goodman
ICC prosecution: Philippine probe was independent, funded by court
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· Lian Buan
US judge rules Trump policy of ‘third country’ deportations unlawful
A United States federal judge has ruled that the administration of President Donald Trump had violated the law through the swift deportation of migrants to countries other than their own, without giving them an opportunity to appeal their removal.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Judge orders Greenpeace to pay $345m over Dakota Access pipeline protest
Group says case far from over after being found liable for defamation and other claims brought by energy firm
· Associated Press in Bismarck
Federal judge rules Trump deportation policy unlawful, cites lack of migrant protections
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that the Trump administration had adopted an unlawful policy that allows for the rapid deportation of migrants to countries other than their own without providing them a chance to object and raise concerns for their safety.