HAGUE CLIMATE CHANGE JUDGEMENT COULD INSPIRE A GLOBAL CIVIL MOVEMENT

For the first time a court has ordered the government to protect its citizens from climate change... 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›

ARGENTINE COURT GRANTS RIGHTS TO APE

Lawyers had appealed to free Sandra from the Buenos Aires zoo by arguing that although not human, she should be given legal rights... 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›

FORMER BLACK PANTHER FREED AFTER 43 YEARS IN US PRISON

An US man kept in solitary confinement for 43 years has been released after his murder conviction was overturned on appeal... 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›

LORD JANNER TOLD TO ATTEND COURT OVER CHILD ABUSE CHARGES

Lord Janner must appear at court in person for a hearing over child sex abuse charges, Westminster Magistrates' Court has ruled... 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›

DENNIS OLAND RELEASED ON BAIL BY COURT OF APPEAL

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

EDITORIAL DONALD TRUMPS CONTEMPT FOR THE RULE OF LAW

Mr. Trump started down this road months ago, attacking a federal judge in California who is hearing a lawsuit against the now-defunct Trump 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›

GOVERNMENT COULD CHANGE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW AFTER FATHER WINS HIGH COURT CASE

Term-time holidays verdict Government could change school attendance law after father wins High Court case... READ MORE›

OSCAR PISTORIUS: PROSECUTORS ACCUSED OF HAVING 'PERSONAL VENDETTA'

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

U.S. COURT HANDS WIN TO NSA OVER METADATA COLLECTION

Larry Klayman, the conservative lawyer who challenged the program, said he would appeal to the Supreme Court... READ MORE›

DISABLED MAN FORCED OFF BUS BY REFUSAL TO MOVE PRAM SPARKS EQUALITY TEST CASE

Appeal court weighs legal duty of transport operators to enforce wheelchair users priority over other passengers... 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›

ALEXANDER WAGAR ACQUITTED IN 'KNEES TOGETHER' SEXUAL ASSAULT RETRIAL

However, a panel of five Superior Court judges and senior lawyers unanimously recommended Camp lose his job... 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›

MARINE A:A SGT ALEXANDER BLACKMAN MUST WAIT UNTIL WEDNESDAY FOR BAIL DECISION

Lord Thomas, the most senior judge in England and Wales, imposed restrictions preventing journalists from reporting the legal arguments that took place in the hour-long hearing... READ MORE›

OSCAR PISTORIUS: JUDGE ALLOWS STATE TO APPEAL AGAINST MURDER ACQUITTAL

30am GMT to hear Judge Thokozile Masipa rule whether prosecutors can take their challenge to Oscar Pistorius's conviction and sentence to the supreme court of appeal... READ MORE›

OPTICAL EXPRESS MAY CHALLENGE LASER SURGERY RULING

Depressed and paranoid She had gone to the optician in 2008 for laser surgery to correct her short-sightedness... READ MORE›

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OSCAR PISTORIUS TO BE RELEASED FROM PRISON NEXT WEEK

Oscar pistorius due to be freed from prison on aug. 21 under house arrest 10 months after he was jailed for killing model girlfriend reeva steenkamp... READ MORE›

CHAD'S HISSENE HABRE APPEALS CONVICTION, LIFE SENTENCE

Lawyers for Chad's former ruler argue trial by special court in Senegal was marred by procedural errors... READ MORE›

AMANDA KNOX CONVICTION BASED ON POOR CASE

Knox and Sollecito had served nearly four years in Italian prison after a first, lower court conviction by a Perugia court... 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›