AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoInternational Justice: British-Nigerian scholar Dapo Akande was elected to the International Court of Justice, restoring UK representation on the UN’s top court after nearly a decade. U.S. Elections: Attorney-general races brought a mix of change and continuity: Democrat Eli Savit won in Michigan and Nathan Johnson in Texas, while several incumbents held office; Nevada AG Aaron Ford won the governor’s race. Singapore: Parliament is considering tougher anti-haze rules, including arrest powers, trials in absentia and sharply higher fines for companies linked to pollution from overseas fires. South Korea: An appeals court upheld former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s suspended sentence for false campaign statements, putting a large repayment obligation at stake for his party. Philippines: The Supreme Court rejected Martin Romualdez’s challenge to the Ombudsman’s investigation as moot after a plunder case was filed in the anti-graft court. Georgia Courts: An appeals court ordered a new trial in a Walmart slip-and-fall case, its first ruling overturning a verdict under the state’s new lawsuit rules; a separate investigation found most sampled debt-case judgments were defaults.
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