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Israel faces major hurdles in prosecution of Oct. 7 attackers, court administration warns
The Court Administration issued an assessment cautioning lawmakers that, whether they choose a civilian court, a military court, or a special tribunal, legislative changes will be needed.
Leader of Lithuanian gov't party found guilty of hatred against Jews
Doctor in Matthew Perry overdose case sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison
Iran's judiciary sues US for $22b. damages caused by 2022 protests following Mahsa Amini's death
Luigi Mangione in court for hearings over US healthcare executive's killing
Mangione could face life in prison if convicted of murder in the second degree, which is defined as an intentional killing.
Rabbinical court chaos leaves Israelis trapped in a broken system - opinion
System failures, from missing files to postponed hearings, in Israel’s rabbinical courts are delaying justice and trapping families in legal limbo.
Tunisia hands prison terms between 5 and 45 years to opposition leaders
Rights groups, such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, said the case is an escalation of Saied's crackdown on dissent since he seized extraordinary powers in 2021.
Qatargate: Court orders police to return phones to Netanyahu adviser Yonatan Urich
Lod District Court Judge Michal Brant concluded that there was no legal support for the continued seizure of the devices and Urich has a right not to provide passwords.
UK ban of Palestine Action as terror group faces court challenge over misuse of law
Palestine Action was proscribed in July, putting it on a par with Islamic State or al Qaeda and making it a crime to be a member, which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison.
Ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn man who abused child may see 103-year sentence reduced - NYT
The message Brooklyn's district attorney was sending was that “politics matters more than protecting children,” said Boorey Deutsch, the husband of the woman who Weberman abused when she was a girl.
Qatargate: Feldstein’s WhatsApp messages expose chain of command in PM’s office
New WhatsApp evidence suggests Yonatan Urich directed Eli Feldstein, complicating the "Bild" case.
Trump pardons Jewish-British billionaire Joe Lewis, who pleaded guilty to insider trading
Joe Lewis, whose family trust owns English Soccer club Tottenham Hotspur, has been pardoned by Trump after pleading guilty to insider trading in 2024.
Nigerian court convicts separatist leader Kanu for terrorism
Nigerian court convicts separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu on terrorism charges, raising fears of renewed social unrest.
Are Muslim ‘Shariah courts’ taking root in Texas?
In a letter sent to the officials on Wednesday, Abbott pointed to the Islamic Tribunal, launched in Dallas in 2014. He said the group had set up a rival court system to illegally enforce Shariah law.
Bangladesh's ousted PM Hasina sentenced to death for students crackdown
The ruling is the most dramatic legal action against a former Bangladeshi leader in decades and comes months ahead of parliamentary elections expected to be held in early February.
