justice and rights

Hush money trial | Former President Donald Trump arrives at court for the start of jury selection 

Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrived on April 15 at a New York court for the start of jury sel...

Donald Trump’s hush money trial | Full jury of 12 people and 6 alternates is seated in New York

A full jury of 12 people and six alternates was seated on April 19 in Donald Trump's hush money case...

What led a New York court to overturn Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction? | Explained

In a 4-to-3 decision on April 25, New York’s highest court overturned former Hollywood producer Harv...

Judge holds Donald Trump in contempt, fines him $9,000 and raises threat of jail in hush money trial

Donald Trump was held in contempt of court on April 30 and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a g...

Julian Assange extradition case: Stella Assange, supporters decry politics behind case

Days before a U.K. High Court hearing on whether WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange will be allowed to...

U.K. court allows Wikileaks’ founder Julian Assange to appeal extradition

The U.K. High Court on May 20 granted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a reprieve by allowing him to...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stops in Bangkok on his way to a U.S. court in Northern Mariana Islands

A plane carrying Julian Assange landed in Bangkok on June 25 for refuelling, as the WikiLeaks founde...

Israeli Supreme Court says ultra-Orthodox must serve in military

Israel’s Supreme Court on June 25 ruled unanimously that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orth...

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange arrives at court before guilty plea in deal with US securing his freedom

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has arrived at a federal courthouse in Saipan ahead of an expected ...

Boeing to plead guilty in U.S. probe of fatal 737 MAX crashes, says DOJ official

Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge to resolve a U.S. Justice De...

CJI agrees to consider listing plea by Vodafone-Idea to correct computational errors in Adjusted Gross Revenue dues

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on July 15 agreed to consider listing a plea by Vodafone-Ide...

Bombay High Court imposes additional ₹4 crore costs on Patanjali for breach of court order  

The Bombay High Court on Monday imposed ₹4 crore costs on Patanjali Ayurved Ltd. for alleged violati...

Fresh murder case filed against ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina over fish trader's death

A new murder case has been filed against Bangladesh's deposed Prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 62 ot...

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos pleads guilty; faces at least 2 years in prison

Former U.S. Representative George Santos pleaded guilty to criminal corruption charges on Monday, ce...

Sri Lanka Supreme Court says Ranil Wickremesinghe guilty of ‘arbitrary and unlawful’ conduct 

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Thursday (August 22, 2024) found President Ranil Wickremesinghe guilty ...

Hush money case: Former President Donald Trump asks Federal Court to intervene in bid to toss conviction, delay sentencing

Former U.S. President Donald Trump asked a federal court late on Thursday (August 29, 2024) to inter...