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US JUDGE RECEIVES 28-YEAR JAIL TERM FOR HIS ROLE IN KIDS-FOR-CASH KICKBACKS
Ciavarella Jnr filled the beds of the private prisons with children as young as 10, many of them first-time offenders convicted minor crimes... READ MORE›
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›
LEGAL AID WORK REFUSED BY LAW FIRMS IN CUTBACKS PROTEST
She said firms in Merseyside, Manchester, Yorkshire, Newcastle, Durham and London were refusing to take work funded by legal aid from 1 July... READ MORE›
POLISH COURT TURNS DOWN US REQUEST TO EXTRADITE POLANSKI
Over the years, prosecutors and judges in Los Angeles have said that Mr. Polanski must return to the United States to face sentencing... READ MORE›
JUDGE DELAYS OSCAR PISTORIUS RULING
The prosecutor told Judge Masipa she had misinterpreted the law when she acquitted Pistorius of murder, and sentenced him to five years in prison... READ MORE›
TRUMP SUPPORTERS' FALSE CLAIM THAT TRUMP U JUDGE IS A MEMBER OF A PRO-IMMIGRANT GROUP
To recap this simple fact San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association ? National Council of La Raza... READ MORE›
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›
L'OREAL MILLIONAIRE VERSUS CHIP STAND OWNER IN BATTLE OVER STINKY SKI CHALET
But Laure Sauthier, Owen-Jones's lawyer, said he and his neighbours were merely trying to apply the law... READ MORE›
SIX-YEAR-OLD GIRL SUED OVER AUSTRIA SKIING ACCIDENT
An expert skier takes on a jump The accident took place on the slopes of Hochhaderich mountain in the Bregenzerwald forest near the border with Germany... READ MORE›
OXFORD-EDUCATED LAWYER JULIE TAYLOR ESCAPES ONLY TO LEARN FRIEND DID NOT SURVIVE
Out of respect to Katrina's family, the NSW Bar Association will be making no further comment at this time... READ MORE›
19TH-CENTURY BELGIAN LAW ALLOWED BOMBING SUSPECTS TO GO FREE
Kris Luyckx, a lawyer at the Desdalex law firm in the Flemish city of Antwerp, wasnt surprised by renewed calls to overhaul the law... READ MORE›
LAWRENCE DUO 'COULD CHEAT JUSTICE TODAY'
Police forensics Lawrence duo 'could cheat justice today'... READ MORE›
CHINA GRANTS COURTS GREATER AUTONOMY ON LIMITED MATTERS
Judge Jiang heads a government research institute that is spearheading an ambitious remake of China's legal system... READ MORE›
HUNTER THEO BRONKHORST WHO HELPED DENTIST WALTER PALMER KILL ANIMAL IN ZIMBABWE DISMISSES 'FRIVOLOUS' CASE AGAINST HIM
Theo Bronkhorst appeared in a court in Hwange town 435 miles south of Harare where he faces charges of failing to prevent an unlawful hunt... READ MORE›
NEIL BANTLEMAN SEX ABUSE ACQUITTAL OVERTURNED BY INDONESIA'S SUPREME COURT
Under Indonesian law, both Bantleman and Tjiong can still challenge the sentence by filing for judicial review by the Supreme Court if they have new evidence... READ MORE›
POLICE CRACKDOWN CURBING EXTORTIONIST KABUKICHO 'BOTTAKURI' BAR RIP-OFFS
Cases of bottakuri rip-offs at bars and nightclubs in Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment district have been on the decline thanks to a police crackdown that s... READ MORE›
COSBY SEX ASSAULT PROSECUTION CAN MOVE AHEAD
The state Superior Court had put the case on hold while it considered whether to take up Cosby's unusual pretrial appeal... READ MORE›
CORPORATE 'SILOING' AN OBSTACLE TO CHARGING GM EMPLOYEES
GM's agreement with the Justice Department does make clear, however, that prosecutors do blame individuals for the problems at the company... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE OF FUGITIVE SOLICITOR MICHAEL LYNN'S ARREST IN BRAZIL
Footage of fugitive solicitor Michael Lynn being sensationally arrested by police in Brazil has been released by Brazilian authorities... READ MORE›
INFLUENTIAL CHINESE LAWYER ON TRIAL FOR SEVEN TWEETS
Police officers take away a supporter of rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang near the Beijing Second Intermediate People's Court during his trial in Beijing, Dec. 14, 2015... 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›
EGYPTIAN COURT HANDS AUTHOR TWO YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR RACY NOVEL
Egyptian author Ahmed Naji, center background, attends a court hearing in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016... 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›
CHINA ACCUSES PROMINENT RIGHTS LAWYER OF INCITING SUBVERSION
Police in China have accused a prominent human rights lawyer of inciting subversion and creating a disturbance, her lawyer said on Friday, paving the way f... 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›
SAUDIS LIFT POET'S DEATH SENTENCE, REPLACE IT WITH JAIL, 800 LASHES
Fayadh's death sentence was issued on appeal following an earlier verdict of 800 lashes and four years in prison... READ MORE›
CITY, COPS SEEK TO TOSS SUIT IN FATAL STANDOFF WITH VETERAN
Meanwhile, the Chamberlain family's lawyers submitted arguments against the motions, saying the case should go to trial... READ MORE›
OBAMA, AT NAACP GATHERIING, URGES CONGRESS TO OVERHAUL MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama called on Congress to pass legislation by year's end to lower or eliminate mandatory minimum sentences... READ MORE›
DATE SET FOR OSCAR PISTORIUS APPEAL BID
Their initial application will be heard next month by Judge Masipa at North Gauteng High Court, the Pretoria courthouse where Pistorius' seven-month murder trial was held... READ MORE›