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Ministers inch closer to firing Baharav-Miara, legality of decision unclear
Israel’s cabinet moves to dismiss Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, sparking legal challenges and potential Supreme Court intervention.…
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Likud lawmaker under threat of prosecution for leaking identity of Shin Bet agent
MK Tally Gotliv leaked the identity of a Shin Bet agent married to anti-Netanyahu protest leader Shikma Bressler, earning rare criticism…
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Europe court says France allowed to fine president portrait snatchers
Europe's top human rights court on Thursday ruled France was within its rights to hand suspended fines to climate activists over stealing…
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Brazil confronts military officers accused of plotting a coup in historic trial
SAO PAULO (AP) — When Lt. Col. Mauro Cid arrived at Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday to testify against his onetime ally, former Defense…
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What to know about Bolsonaro's trial now that he has testified over an alleged coup plot
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has finally testified before the country's Supreme Court over an alleged plot to…
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Levin: The people are demanding judicial reform - we will deliver
The comments come at the pinnacle of the tensions between the judiciary and the rest of the government. Justice Minister Yariv Levin said…
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Indigenous rights defender elected head of top Mexican court
Hugo Aguilar, an Indigenous rights defender and former advisor to Mexico's Zapatista guerrilla movement, won election to become the head…
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Mexico's ruling party headed toward control of newly elected Supreme Court, vote tallies show
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s ruling Morena party appeared to be heading toward control over the Supreme Court, preliminary vote tallies of…
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Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts sends new message to Trump
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts stressed the importance of America's courts remaining independent in order to "check the…
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Supreme Court allows Trump's ban on transgender troops
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to remove thousands of active-duty members of the military…
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Trump appointee blocks GOP efforts to overturn NC Supreme Court election
By Kate Plummer is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on U.S. politics and national affairs, and she is particularly…
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A court ruling roils South Korea’s presidential election
SEOUL — As South Koreans prepare to elect a successor to ousted former president Yoon Suk Yeol, a court ruling against front-runner Lee…
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The 1600: Bringing Alcatraz back
Opinion |Tap here to get this newsletter delivered to your inbox. Imagine, for a moment, that Barack Obama was still the president. Now…
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Supreme Court may allow church-run, publicly funded charter schools across the nation
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared poised Wednesday to rule that church-run schools have a right to operate…
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Brazilian justice orders government to seize lands with proven illegal deforestation
Brasilia, BRAZIL (AP) — A justice on Brazil 's Supreme Court on Monday ordered the federal government to seize private properties when…
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Brazil's former President Fernando Collor arrested after corruption conviction
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s former President Fernando Collor was arrested early on Friday in the northeastern state of Alagoas and ordered…
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What happens if Trump doesn't obey court orders? New spotlight on U.S. marshals
WASHINGTON — As a couple of key court cases against President Trump’s executive actions intensify, questions of how and whether the White…
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Trump's deportations may face challenge as prison punishment without a trial
WASHINGTON — President Trump has pressed for quickly deporting hundreds of Venezuelan and Salvadoran men who are said to belong to a…
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Ghana's president suspends the chief justice of the country's top court in a surprise move
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The president of Ghana has suspended the chief justice of the country's Supreme Court, the government said, days after…
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Supreme Court appears to favor parents' right to opt out of LGBTQ+ stories for their children
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices sounded ready on Tuesday to give parents a constitutional right to opt out of public school…
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Brazil Supreme Court reviews charges against key Bolsonaro allies in coup proceedings
SAO PAULO (AP) — A panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court justices started proceedings on Tuesday morning to determine whether federal officers,…
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Justice Alito attacks SCOTUS' 'legally questionable' Trump deportation move
By Kate Plummer is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on U.S. politics and national affairs, and she is particularly…
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Supreme Court just signaled it may "go toe to toe" with Trump—Legal analyst
The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order early Saturday morning directing President Donald Trump's administration to pause deportations of…
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Bus Driver Denied $84,000 Pension After Stealing $7, Japan's Supreme Court Decides
I'd never defend stealing on the job, but losing your retirement over the monetary equivalent of a stapler is a ridiculously…