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›

AGAINST HIS PARENTS' WISHES, THIS TERMINALLY ILL INFANT WILL BE ALLOWED TO DIE

Charlie was transported to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, where he has been since... READ MORE›

'THE EVIDENCE OF GUILT WAS OVERWHELMING'

The Ontario Court of Appeal heard the case because the original trial was held in Kingston, Ont., where the women were killed... READ MORE›

CANADA JUDGE RESIGNS OVER 'KEEP YOUR KNEES TOGETHER' COMMENT IN RAPE TRIAL

Judicial watchdog said federal judge Robin Camp should be removed over remarks to complainant that 'sex and pain sometimes go together'... READ MORE›

DENNIS OLAND GETS NEW 2ND-DEGREE MURDER TRIAL, AS APPEAL COURT CITES JUDGE'S ERROR

Dennis Oland to get new trial, as appeal court says judge erred in instructions to jury... READ MORE›

CLINTON IS WRONG ON STOP-AND-FRISK -- AND TRUMP'S RIGHT

As the NYPD release rightly notes, Stop, Question and Frisk is not unconstitutional, and even Judge Shira Scheindlin's disastrous 2013 ruling never said so... READ MORE›

HAMED SHAFIA, CONVICTED IN 2009 'HONOUR KILLINGS,' APPEALS TO SUPREME COURT FOR NEW TRIAL

Shafia is taking his request for a new trial in the killings of four female family members to the Supreme Court of Canada... READ MORE›

EGYPT FGM TRIAL 'CONVICTS DOCTOR OF MANSLAUGHTER'

Opponents of FGM were dismayed when Raslan Fadl was acquitted in November of charges relating to the death of 13-year-old Suhair al-Bataa... READ MORE›

PAKISTAN DELAYS ASIA BIBI BLASPHEMY APPEAL

Top court adjourns final appeal in case of Asia Bibi, on death row since 2010, after a judge recuses from bench... READ MORE›

APPEAL CLEARS EX-GANG MAN OF MURDER

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

TRUMP FACES UPHILL BATTLE TO OVERCOME COURT'S HOLD ON TRAVEL BAN

If the appeals court upholds the order, the administration could immediately ask the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene... READ MORE›

COURT UPHOLDS LIFE SENTENCE OF CHAD'S HISSENE HABRE

An appeals court in Senegal upheld the life sentence of Hissene Habre, former Chad president, on war crimes charges... READ MORE›

COURT OF APPEAL JUDGES TOLD TO STOP WRITING UNECCESARILY LONG JUDGMENTS

Court of Appeal judges have been told to stop unnecessarily long judgments and replace them with more concise rulings... READ MORE›

BRITISH-IRANIAN WOMAN JAILED IN TEHRAN LOSES LEGAL APPEAL

Her husband, Richard Ratcliffe, said on Monday that the supreme court had rejected her appeal... READ MORE›

EGYPT PRESIDENT SISI URGED TO FREE AL-JAZEERA REPORTER

Related Stories The two brothers of jailed al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste have said that they will push for the Egyptian president to release him by decree... READ MORE›

TRUMP RAMPS UP CRITICISM OF JUDGE AFTER TRAVEL BAN SETBACK

US President Donald Trump has attacked the judge who blocked his travel ban, saying Americans should blame the courts if something happens ... READ MORE›

MUSLIM BAN: US APPEALS COURT REJECTS HAWAII'S REQUEST

A Honolulu judge this week rejectedHawaii's request to clarify the Supreme Court ruling and narrow the government's implementation of the ban... READ MORE›

DENNIS OLAND RELEASED ON BAIL BY COURT OF APPEAL

Dennis Oland released on bail by N.B. Court of Appeal, pending retrial... READ MORE›

JAVID 'MISUNDERSTOOD PLANNING POLICIES' IN APPROVING FRACKING SITE, COURT HEARS

Campaigners urge court of appeal to overturn communities secretary's decision to allow Cuadrilla to drill in Lancashire... READ MORE›

AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENT OTTO WARMBIER GETS 15 YEARS HARD LABOR IN N. KOREA

Otto Warmbier, a 21-year-old University of Virginia undergraduate student, was convicted and sentenced in a one-hour trial Wednesday morning at the North's Supreme Court... READ MORE›

LANDMARK COURT RULING: SWEDISH INTERNET PROVIDER TO BLOCK THE PIRATE BAY FOR 3 YEARS

Landmark court ruling Swedish internet provider to block The Pirate Bay for 3 years -- RT News... READ MORE›

DENNIS OLAND WAS WRONGLY DENIED BAIL, SUPREME COURT OF CANADA RULES

This is the first time the Supreme Court has ruled on how the bail provisions in the Criminal Code should work in appeals of convictions... 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›

OSCAR PISTORIUS: PROSECUTORS ACCUSED OF HAVING 'PERSONAL VENDETTA'

Prosecutors accused of having 'personal vendetta' against Oscar Pistorius... READ MORE›

JOHNSON & JOHNSON ORDERED TO PAY $55 MILLION IN TALC-POWDER TRIAL

The only other case to be tried involving talc powder and ovarian cancer resulted in a mixed verdict in South Dakota federal court in 2013... READ MORE›

U.S. COURT RULES NSA CAN TEMPORARILY RESUME BULK PHONE DATA COLLECTION

Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan that the Patriot Act had never authorized the NSA to collect Americans' phone records in bulk... READ MORE›

JOHNSON & JOHNSON LOSES ANOTHER COURT CASE OVER TALCUM POWDER AND CANCER

Company to appeal, insisting product is safe, after being ordered to pay 55m to woman who said she developed ovarian cancer from feminine hygiene use... READ MORE›

Her ruling represented a victory for South African prosecutors who had suffered setbacks in two high-profile trials... 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›

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ATTACKS HIS OWN TRAVEL BAN

Trump's administration last week asked the Supreme Court to hear the case... READ MORE›