Court orders month-long psychiatric evaluation for accused in Batu Kawa stone-throwing case

Police personnel escort Bujang to the courtroom. — Photo by Hafizah Abdul Hamid KUCHING (July 11): The Magistrates’ Court here today ordered a man with an intellectual disability to undergo a one-month psychiatric evaluation at Hospital Sentosa...

Judge rules murder suspect to be held without bond

A man suspected of fatally shooting his girlfriend last week at their Roswell home will be held without bond while he awaits trial. Following a hearing Tuesday in the New Mexico 5th Judicial District Court in Roswell, Judge James M. Hudson granted...

American opinion: One judge observes the law, the Supreme Court ignores it

In a lengthy ruling last week D.C. Federal Judge Randolph Moss struck down the Trump administration’s near total ban on asylum under the specious argument that the country was under invasion. It is almost embarrassing for our federal court system...

Court nullifies ICC arbitration in Tempo Energy suit against Aiteo

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has nullified the arbitration proceedings instituted at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), London, against Aiteo Eastern E&P Company Limited by a consortium of lenders that financed...

Lawsuits over dupes are popping up in courts. But can dupes be illegal?

To customers, a lookalike to Ugg's Tasman slippers or a knock-off of Lululemon's ultra-popular Define jacket can be a fantastic bargain. But to the companies that make the original products, similar-but-cheaper items can be bad for business. While...

Law firms “should not need diagnoses” on neurodiversity

Mahey: High empathy skills Law firms should respond to the needs of neurodivergent lawyers without requiring them to produce formal diagnoses, a senior neurodiverse solicitor has said. Ravi Kaur Mahey said law firms needed neurodiversity policies...

Judge For Yourself | 10 July 2025

Law firm named by LeO hits out at “egregious” decision

Arenas: One of the law firms named by the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) in the first three full findings it has published has described the decision to do so as “egregious”. Antonio Arenas, managing partner of Anglo-Spanish firm Scornik Gerstein, said he...

Attorney General Nessel secures $720 million national settlement from eight opioid drug makers

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced nationwide settlements with eight drug makers that manufactured opioid pills and worsened the nationwide opioid crisis worth approximately $720 million...

Law enforcement, volunteers still searching for flood victims in central Texas

Court strikes down Trump's appeal in Carroll sexual abuse case

July 11 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court has sided with the jury that found President Donald Trump liable of sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s and of lying about the assault. The three-judge Second Circuit Court of Appeals...

Court allows inclusion of legal notice in PM’s Rs10b defamation suit against PTI founder

LAHORE - A Sessions Court on Thursday permitted the inclusion of a legal notice in the defamation suit filed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif against the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), seeking Rs10 billion in damages. Additional...

Court aquits Asad Qaiser in Azadi March case

ISLAMABAD - The lower court of Islamabad on Thursday acquitted former National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser in a case linked to the 2022 Azadi March. Judicial Magistrate Abbas Shah announced the reserved verdict today, approving the acquittal...

Judge Ted Johnson remembered by colleagues

Courtesy Photo Judge Ted Johnson is pictured in 1976 when he served as prosecuting attorney. This picture was provided by the George R. and Edith Angell Cook Special Collections at the Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library.ALPENA — When...

Court rejects e-scooter negligence case

An insurance broker who was hurt while riding an e-scooter has failed to make a case for negligence against a city council. Kirstin Leibbrandt sued City of Joondalup after hitting a fence post while riding in the Perth suburb of Hillarys in 2022....

Law on interns' pay in Estonia remains unclear

Ministries and other institutions in Estonia may be violating the law in assigning tasks to unpaid interns which essentially amount to paid work, "Aktuaalne kaamera" reported. At the same time, current law – the area is mostly covered by the...

Judge: GovGuam can sue receiver over Ordot dump; GBB to appeal

The government of Guam can sue the federal receiver running the Ordot dump, District Court of Guam Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood has ruled. Dump receiver Gershman, Brickner, & Bratton Inc., through its attorneys, filed a Friday notice...

Judge pauses Trump’s effort to abolish birthright citizenship

A federal judge in New Hampshire granted class action status that stands to protect children who would be denied American citizenship by President Donald Trump, while simultaneously placing a temporary block on the president’s order restricting...

Judge continues bond for rape suspect

Staff photo / Dan Pompili Matthew Nicholson of Columbiana, left, sits with his attorney, John Shultz, in the courtroom of Mahoning County Common Pleas Judge Maureen Sweeney on Thursday. Sweeney denied the request of prosecutors to revoke...

American Opinion: Tale of two courts: One judge observes the law, the Supreme Court ignores it

In a lengthy ruling last week D.C. Federal Judge Randolph Moss struck down the Trump administration’s near total ban on asylum under the specious argument that the country was under invasion. It is almost embarrassing for our federal court system...