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A report from Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee has detailed new allegations about the “lavish gifts” justices on the United States Supreme Court received from donors. The 93-page report, released on Saturday, culminates a nearly 20-month investigation led by outgoing Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin. It builds on previous reporting from the news outlet […]
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has ordered MTN Nigeria Communications Limited to pay N15 million in damages for sending unsolicited messages and caller tunes to a customer who did not subscribe to the services. Justice Okon Abang made the pronouncement while delivering judgment in an appeal brought by a public interest lawyer, Ezugwu Anene, […]
Jacob Zuma wants to take back what’s his. Big Food is being taken to court by a teenager. And meet the seamstresses that make the Cape Minstrels sparkle. Source link
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) – Highlights and scores from Friday night’s high school basketball action in Central Illinois BOYS Arthur-Okaw Christian 62, Heritage 38 Champaign Central 76, Bloomington 33 Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 56, El Paso-Gridley 52 (OT) Mt. Zion 79, Mattoon 50 Warrensburg-Latham 69, Maroa-Forsyth 39 Lincoln 57, Mahomet-Seymour 53 (OT) Unity 50, Pleasant Plains 45 Charleston […]
The ballot initiative to ban single-use plastics in Bozeman approved last month by voters was dealt a blow this week when the Montana Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s decision that allowed the initiative to go onto the ballot in the first place. In a 5-2 decision written by Chief Justice Mike McGrath, the state’s […]
Samuel Paty, a teacher, was beheaded in 2020 by an Islamist extremist after showing caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad to his students to illustrate free speech. Source link
Rodrigo Rato found guilty of multiple offences including corruption and money laundering. A Madrid court has sentenced former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Rodrigo Rato to more than four years in prison for tax crimes, money laundering and corruption. Judges found Rato guilty of “three offences against the Treasury, one offence of money laundering and […]
Weeks after Bengaluru engineer Atul Subhash committed suicide alleging harassment and false accusations from his wife and in-laws, his mother on 20 December approached the Supreme Court seeking custody of her four-year-old grandson, reported NDTV. To secure her grandson’s custody, whose whereabouts are to be known, Anju Modi has filed a habeas corpus petition with […]
The German parliament, the Bundestag, on Thursday voted to reinforce the Federal Constitutional Court to protect it from political influence, partly as a safeguard against the growing strength of the Alternative for Germany (AfD). The amendment to the law regulating the Constitutional Court presented to the German parliament this week was one of the final acts that […]
A local environmental group is suing the town of Caledon, Ont. over a decision to “pre-zone” 5,000 acres of prime farmland for housing development. Democracy Caledon argues the town’s actions violate the municipality’s official land use plan and the Municipal Act. In a court action filed early this month, the group argues the 12 rezoning […]