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Texas supreme court rules lawmakers’ subpoena can not block execution of man
High court strikes down last-ditch effort to delay lethal injection of Robert Roberson over daughter’s death. The Texas supreme court on Friday ruled that a legislative subpoena cannot be used to ...World - The Guardian - 3 hours ago -
Texas Supreme Court rules against lawmakers, allowing for Robert Roberson's execution to proceed
The Texas Supreme Court has ruled against lawmakers who used their subpoena power to halt the execution of a death row inmate for his daughter’s “shaken baby” death, paving the way for it to proceed.Top stories - NBC News - 5 hours ago -
Texas Supreme Court clears way for execution lawmakers paused
The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a legislative subpoena cannot be used to stop an execution after lawmakers on both sides of the aisle used it last month to pause Robert Roberson's execution. ...Politics - The Hill - 4 hours ago -
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South Korean court finds former lawmaker guilty of misusing funds meant for sexual slavery victims
South Korea’s Supreme Court has handed a suspended prison sentence to a former lawmaker who was found guilty of embezzling funds while leading a group supporting Korean survivors of Japan’s wartime ...World - ABC News - Yesterday -
Harris warns of Supreme Court immunity ruling leaving Trump with 'no guards'
During a campaign rally in Green Bay, Wis., Vice President Kamala Harris said the stakes of the election "are even higher" in the wake of the Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling.Politics - NBC News - October 18 -
Texas supreme court blocks execution of man in late-night ruling
Robert Roberson, 57, who has long claimed innocence over death of daughter, has for now been spared. The Texas supreme court has blocked the execution of a man on death row in a late-night ruling ...World - The Guardian - October 18 -
A ‘New Day’? Justices Step Back, Slightly, From an Aggressive Climate Stance.
The Supreme Court’s decision to not temporarily block an E.P.A. rule this week signals ‘rising influence’ of Justice Barrett, one analyst said.World - The New York Times - October 18 -
Tennessee court rules doctors who provide emergency abortions can't be disciplined
Three judges in Tennessee issued an injunction that temporarily protects doctors in the state from being disciplined for performing medically necessary abortions. The temporary injunction was ...Politics - The Hill - October 18 -
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Qantas to Expedite Payments to Former Ground Handlers After Court Ruling
Australia’s largest airline said it will work to expedite payments to former staff after a court ruling indicated the carrier could be on the hook for tens of millions of dollars in payments.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 20 -
Georgia’s new election rules scrutinized by courts as voting begins
Georgia judges are picking apart controversial new election rules in the state as record-breaking amid early voting. The rules, imposed by Georgia’s Republican-led State Election Board, stood to ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
Georgia Supreme Court won't step in to reinstate controversial election rules
The rules passed by the Georgia State Election Board included one that would require ballots be hand-counted.Top stories - CBS News - October 22 -
German court rules against Deutsche Bank in Postbank acquisition lawsuit
Deutsche Bank said it will now analyze the judgement and noted it has booked provisions covering all outstanding claims by the plaintiffs, including interest accrued to date.Business - CNBC - October 23 -
Heineken liable for competition violations by Greek unit, Dutch court rules
Judgment over infractions stretching back to 1990s leaves brewer open to hundreds of millions of euros in potential damagesBusiness - Financial Times - October 24 -
Court of Appeal sides with UK consumers over ‘secret’ car loan commissions
Close Brothers shares plummet after landmark ruling that puts sector at risk of redressBusiness - Financial Times - October 25 -
PSG to go to courts over Mbappé $60M pay ruling
Paris Saint-Germain will take their wage dispute with Kylian Mbappé to court after the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) ruled in favor of the France captain.Sports - ESPN - October 26 -
Appeals court rules against GOP in challenge to North Carolina voter rolls
A federal appeals court ruled against national and state Republicans in a challenge to 225,000 voter registrations in North Carolina, reversing a lower court's ruling sending the challenge back to ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
How the Supreme Court has ruled on 2024 election-related cases
A majority of Supreme Court justices ruled to allow Virginia to proceed with removing roughly 1,600 alleged noncitizens from its voter rolls. This comes just days before the Nov. 5 election and as ...Top stories - CBS News - October 30 -
Thousands of ballots are at stake as the Supreme Court considers Pennsylvania voting rules
Pennsylvania’s mail balloting policies have been the focus of intense litigation since the 2020 election.Top stories - NBC News - October 31 -
Abbott Labs and Reckitt Benckiser shares surge on court’s baby formula ruling
A court in St. Louis, Missouri ruled in favor of Abbott Laboratories and Reckitt Benckiser over claims their specialized baby formula caused users to develop a bowel disease called NECBusiness - MarketWatch - November 1 -
UK motor finance in disarray after court rules against hidden commissions
Major providers have stopped lending or paused commissions as they race to assess implicationsWorld - Financial Times - November 6 -
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Pentagon to challenge military court's ruling on 9/11 plea deals
The Pentagon intends to challenge a recent ruling by a military court that deemed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision to invalidate plea deals for several accused 9/11 co-conspirators ...Top stories - NBC News - 6 days ago -
Massachusetts court rules on who keeps engagement ring after breakup
When a Massachusetts man sued his ex-fiancée for a $70,000 engagement ring, the state's Supreme Court ruled that the ring should be returned to the buyer if the marriage is called off.Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Dutch appeals court overturns landmark climate ruling against Shell
A Dutch appeals court has overturned a landmark ruling that ordered energy company Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levelsWorld - ABC News - 3 days ago -
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Man’s will written on back of food boxes is valid, UK high court rules
Malcolm Chenery left estate to Diabetes UK charity when he died in 2021, writing will on fish and mince pie boxes. A will written on the back of cardboard food packaging has been found to be valid ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Collapsed London Capital & Finance operated as Ponzi scheme, court rules
High Court judge finds individuals connected with scandal liable for damagesBusiness - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Robert Roberson's execution can resume, Texas Supreme Court rules
The Texas man was meant to be executed last month, but it was temporarily stopped at the last minute.Top stories - BBC News - 2 hours ago -
Appeals court rules 4 Trump co-defendants can’t move Georgia election charges to federal court
An appeals court ruled Thursday that four people charged alongside former President Trump in his Georgia election racketeering case cannot move their charges from state to federal court. Known as ...Politics - The Hill - October 24 -
Georgia Supreme Court reverses contempt ruling against rapper Young Thug's lawyer
Georgia’s highest court has reversed a judge’s contempt ruling against a lawyer for rapper Young Thug who refused to tell the judge how he found out about a meeting between the judge, prosecutors ...Entertainment - ABC News - October 22 -
Georgia Supreme Court halts reinstatement of new election rules while weighing appeal
Georgia's top court on Tuesday declined to let several controversial election rules go into effect while it weighs an appeal by national Republicans. The rules were passed in recent months by the ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
Pennsylvania top court rules provisional ballots must be counted after mail ballot rejections
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a 4-3 decision that state law provides voters whose mail ballots are rejected an opportunity to vote by provisional ballot. More than 1.1 million ...Politics - The Hill - October 24 -
Supreme Court allows national horse racing safety rules to stay in effect, for now
The Supreme Court is allowing national medication and anti-doping rules for horse racing to remain in effect while a court fight likely to wind up with the justices continuesSports - ABC News - October 28 -
Philadelphia didn't violate rights of cops fired over offensive Facebook posts, court rules
The Philadelphia police department did not violate the First Amendment rights of several officers who were fired or suspended for racist and violent social media postsTech - ABC News - October 29
