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France is being sued for its pervasive use of racial profiling.
During a landmark court hearing in Paris, a lawyer for a group of civil rights organizations argued that France must put an end to the widespread use of racial profiling against people of black and north African descent, who are routinely stopped by police and requested to present their identific...
Lok Sabha can reinstate Rahul Gandhi after receiving an instruction from the Supreme Court.
After receiving a copy of the Supreme Court's order staying Rahul Gandhi's conviction in the Modi surname remark case, the Lok Sabha can begin the reinstatement procedure for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as an MP from Wayanad.
Rahul or his representative must present a copy of t...
Baerbock urges 'accountability' for Putin at the ICC.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock urged the international community at a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for his actions in Ukraine.
Baerbock stated at...
Twitter wants to remove American regulation of data use
Twitter is asking a federal court to overturn an FTC ruling that restricts its data security procedures.
Since Twitter complied with a 2011 consent order alleging major data security breaches, the FTC has been keeping a close eye on the business. But after Elon Musk took control of the ...
7 of Sonia Rykiel's most iconic looks, from lingerie to statement jumpers
After failing to find a buyer, French luxury fashion designer Sonia Rykiel is reportedly likely to collapse, dealing yet another blow to the industry this year.
Months after the company filed for bankruptcy in France and shut down stores in New York and London, a judge in a Paris commer...
Nurses' strike in Britain will be shorter due to recent High Court judgement.
Thousands of nurses in Britain were planned to go on strike the week after next, but the High Court ruled on Thursday that their actions were illegal, giving the government a modest victory in its ongoing conflict with public sector unions.
Despite the union's claims to the contrary...
After looking into the printer problems that occurred during the 2022 election, Maricopa County concluded that "equipment failure" was to blame.
Former Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court Ruth McGregor conducted an independent investigation into a printer issue at several Maricopa County precincts that prevented some ballots from being properly scanned on site during Election Day 2022.
Officials in the state's most po...
Contempt-of-court lawyer in $9.5 billion Chevron environmental lawsuit has appeal to the Supreme Court denied.
A disbarred lawyer who won a $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron in an environmental case in Ecuador was jailed for contempt of court on Monday, but the Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal.
Lawyer Steven Donziger got six months behind bars for ignoring a judge's order to han...
Can the United States and China help restore peace to Ukraine?
Vladimir Putin considers Xi Jinping, his self-proclaimed friend, to be the only person in the world who can actually affect him. Even though Putin is wanted on an arrest order issued by the International Criminal Court, China's leader recently visited Russia.
China's political d...
Google's $168 billion in advertising revenue is at stake in a Supreme Court case
Google is being sued by the family of Nohemi Gonzalez, a 23-year-old US citizen who was among at least 130 people murdered in coordinated Islamic State attacks in Paris in November 2015. The family claims that Google's YouTube should be held accountable for automated suggestions of Islamic St...
Alec Baldwin is scheduled to appear in court on accusations linked to Rust's potential death penalty.
The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay the distribution of the film 'Faraaz,' which is based on the 2016 Dhaka terror events. The mothers of two victims had petitioned the High Court for an order to prevent the film's publication. Hansal Mehta's film will be released on ...
The court has denied aid applications for the children of Nagasaki A-bomb survivors
A Japanese court on Monday dismissed a damages action filed by the children of Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors seeking government financial assistance.
The Nagasaki District Court decided that the state's refusal to provide help to so-called second-generation hibakusha, who were born...
The Tokyo District Court has dismissed a lawsuit for damages filed by same-sex couples.
On Wednesday, a Japanese court upheld the government's ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional, while also laying the groundwork for more favorable future rulings.
While dismissing the plaintiffs' request for damages, the Tokyo District Court stated that the lack of a legal s...
Democrats Consider Their Options Following the Supreme Court's Decision on Trump Taxes
Democrats in Congress faced the onerous chore of analyzing six years of former President Donald Trump's tax returns on Wednesday, as Republicans prepared to reclaim control of the House of Representatives in less than six weeks.
Members of the Democratic-led House Ways and Means Com...
A federal appeals court is investigating whether Trump sought preferential treatment for Mar-a-Lago records
Federal appeals judges questioned the former president's attorneys Tuesday about whether he deserves preferential treatment in the seizure of 11,000 papers at his Mar-a-Lago residence.
Trump's attorneys had secured consent of a special master to evaluate the documents and potent...
Terraform co-warrant founder's for cryptocurrency collapse is denied by a court.
On Saturday, a Seoul court refused a request to detain Daniel Shin, co-founder of Terraform Labs, on suspicions of illicit profiteering prior to the dramatic collapse of the blockchain firm's cryptocurrency.
Prosecutors have also requested arrest warrants for three other Terraform L...
The Berlin regional elections in 2021 must be repeated, according to the court
The German capital's constitutional court has decided that state and district elections be held again in 2021.
The regional elections in the German capital last September were plagued by serious flaws, according to the court on Wednesday.
The vote result was declared unlaw...
Regarding affirmative action, the Supreme Court has sent mixed signals about its view on using race as a factor in university admissions.
On Monday, in one of the most contentious arguments to come before the court this year, the conservative majority of the Supreme Court sent a strong signal of skepticism regarding the practice of race-conscious admissions at American universities.
The admissions departments at both Harv...
A French court has sentenced a former Liberian rebel commander to life in prison
After France's first trial tied to Liberia's civil wars, a Paris court condemned a former Liberian rebel commander to life in prison on Wednesday for violence against civilians and complicity in crimes against humanity.
Kunti Kamara was convicted guilty of crimes against civilia...
Brigitte Giraud receives the Goncourt Prize, France's highest literary honor, for her novel 'Vivre Vite.'
Brigitte Giraud, 56, was awarded the Goncourt Prize, France's highest literary honor, on Thursday for her work 'Vivre Vite.'
Giraud's book chronicles the events that led to her husband's death in a motorcycle accident in 1999. Bookmakers had Giraud as the second favo...