DUTCH GOVERNMENT ORDERED TO CUT CARBON EMISSIONS IN LANDMARK RULING

The Dutch court's ruling should encourage courts around the world to tackle climate change now... READ MORE›

JITTERS IN TECH WORLD OVER NEW CHINESE SECURITY LAW

Segal added that one recourse would be to argue through the World Trade Organization that what China considers national security concerns are not valid... READ MORE›

APPEAL CLEARS EX-GANG MAN OF MURDER

Mr George's case was prepared by the Innocence Project at Cardiff University... READ MORE›

JUDGE ORDERS BOSTON MARATHON BOMBER TO PAY $100M TO VICTIMS

U.S. District Judge George O'Toole denied the motion for a new trial Friday... READ MORE›

NEW HEARING BEGINS IN IRAN FOR WASHINGTON POST CORRESPONDENT JASON REZAIAN

Rezaian 39 is accused of engaging in espionage on behalf of the United States government and conducting activities against Iran IRNA reported... READ MORE›

FACEBOOK MUST HAND OVER NEW YORK USERS' INFO TO PROSECUTORS, COURT RULES

Facebook must hand over new york users info to prosecutors court rules... READ MORE›

FOOD THEFT IN ITALY MAY NOT BE A CRIME COURT RULES

Mr. Colombo, the former member of the Supreme Court of Cassation, said he believed that the decision in the Ostriakov case was correct... READ MORE›

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BILL COSBY GIVES DEPOSITION IN PLAYBOY MANSION SEX ABUSE CASE, LAWYER SAYS

Bill Cosby gives deposition in Playboy Mansion sex abuse case, lawyer says... READ MORE›

GHONCHEH GHAVAMI RELEASED ON BAIL FROM PRISON IN IRAN

Miss Ghavami's mother, Susan Moshtaghian, wrote on Facebook Ghoncheh returned home from prison... READ MORE›

'NO FAITH IN AMERICAN OBJECTIVITY': RUSSIA CRIES FOUL AFTER FRESH ARRESTS OF ITS CITIZENS IN US

Both Russians were convicted as a result of sting operations and the main argument for the prosecution was the testimony of undercover agents, not material evidence... READ MORE›

BRITAIN NEEDS THE EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT, SENIOR LEGAL FIGURES SAY

Britain needs the european arrest warrant senior legal figures say... READ MORE›

'IT'S JUST NOT WORKING': EXPERTS CALL FOR ALTERNATIVES TO SEXUAL ASSAULT TRIALS

Jian Ghomeshi's high-profile trial has laid bare the way the legal system handles sexual assault trials... READ MORE›

COURT: JUDGE CAN'T SHUT OUT MEDIA FROM JODI ARIAS TRIAL

Judge Maurice Portley center asks defense attorney Kirk Nurmi left a question, November 3, 2014, during the Jodi Arias hearing in the Arizona Court of Appeals... READ MORE›

ADVERT FOR MARIJUANA PRODUCT PULLED FROM US TV OVER LEGAL CONCERNS

Americas first ever advert for a marijuana product has been pulled because of concerns about its legality... READ MORE›

'SELFIE' OF OSCAR PISTORIUS EMERGES AFTER RELEASE FROM PRISON ON PAROLE

Pistorius shot Steenkamp dead through a locked lavatory door at his home in Pretoria on St Valentine's Day 2013... READ MORE›

GERMAN COURTS UPHOLD BAN ON UBER RIDE-SHARE SERVICE

The Hamburg court rejected Uber's arguments that the ban violated Uber's professional freedom or European freedom to offer services... READ MORE›

NORWAY VIOLATED ANDERS BREIVIK'S RIGHTS, COURT RULES

Keeping mass killer in completely locked world ruled a breach of the European Convention on Human Rights... READ MORE›

INDONESIAN MINISTER SAYS EVIDENCE AGAINST INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL STAFF IS STRONG

In August 2015, the Indonesian High Court found that there was not sufficient evidence to support the teachers' conviction... READ MORE›

NEW CALL IN POLAND TO EXTRADITE ROMAN POLANSKI TO US

Poland's justice minister says he will appeal against a decision not to extradite film director Roman Polanski to the US for statutory rape... READ MORE›

KENTUCKY FINES POKERSTAR'S OWNER $870 MILLION TO COVER RESIDENTS' LOSSES

Amaya argued the latest ruling calculated damages based on the players' gross losses, without accounting for their winnings, bonuses or free play... READ MORE›

SOUTH AFRICA OSCAR PISTORIUSS APPEAL OF CONVICTION IS REJECTED

The ruling, by the Constitutional Court, clears the way for a judge to sentence Mr. Pistorius, a double-amputee, at a hearing on April 18... READ MORE›

CONVICTED BALTIMORE MURDERER IN 'SERIAL' PODCAST SEEKS HEARING

The appeals court said it would stay that appeal and return the case to Baltimore City Circuit Court to re-open the post-conviction proceedings... READ MORE›

COSTA CONCORDIA CAPTAIN'S APPEAL REJECTED

Schettino was not in court when the verdict was read out by presiding judge Grazia D'Onofrio... READ MORE›

NORWAY VIOLATED HUMAN RIGHTS OF MASS MURDERER ANDERS BEHRING BREIVIK, JUDGE RULES

The ruling, however, said the Norwegian state had not violated Breivik's right to a private and family life... READ MORE›

JURY AWARDS HULK HOGAN $25M US IN PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN GAWKER SEX VIDEO TRIAL

A jury has awarded Hulk Hogan 25 million in punitive damages in his lawsuit against Gawker Media for publishing a sex video of the former pro wrestler... READ MORE›

COUNTY COURT CHIEF JUDGE MICHAEL ROZENES RESIGNS

The County Court's Chief Judge Michael Rozenes has resigned following a serious illness... READ MORE›

FRANCE TO QUESTION SUSPECT IN 1980 PARIS SYNAGOGUE BOMBING

Diab has said the evidence was based on a flawed handwriting analysis comparing his writing with that found on a Paris hotel registration card in 1980... READ MORE›

CHAD FORMER PRESIDENT GUILTY OF CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, RAPE AND SEXUAL SLAVERY

The landmark trial is the first in which the courts of one country are prosecuting the former ruler of another for human rights crimes... READ MORE›

SURROGATE MOTHER OF TRIPLETS SUES FATHER TO STOP FORCED ABORTION

Robert Walmsley, a lawyer for the father, claimed Miss Cassidy was being used by anti-abortion groups to advance their agenda... READ MORE›