Legal Planet Explores Suncor Energy vs Boulder County
The climate lawsuit between Suncor Energy and Boulder County heads to the Supreme Court on Oct. 5, 2026, underscoring climate…
MMP Majority Formed Without Winning Most Votes
Understanding how an MMP majority is built in New Zealand requires more than counting the votes that each party receives.…
Police Not Required to Probe Detention Assault Complaint
The New Zealand High Court rules police investigation duty does not extend to detention assault complaints, stopping victims from suing…
Courts minister backs community magistrates on category 2 offences
Courts Minister Nicole McKee confirms community magistrates will handle category 2 offences without imprisonment powers under planned justice reforms.
Court Rules Trustee Ignored Mother’s Home Wishes
Trustee eviction decision overturned as the Court ruled the trustee ignored the mother’s wishes for her Wellsford home, restoring the…
Lil Durk found not guilty of murder-for-hire plot
Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk is found not guilty of federal murder-for-hire charges in Los Angeles after a two-week trial.
Berlin Left Party Wins Historic Election in Shift
The Left Party's mayoral candidate Elif Eralp is pictured at the election headquarters. For the first time in its history, Germany’s Left Party could lead Berlin. Despite extremely tight preelection polling, the Left commanded 25% of the vote in Berlin state elections, nearly doubling its previous haul and easily surpassing the incumbent Christian Democrats’ 18.9%. The result marks a major shift in the political environment, as the Left Party is…
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Court questions standing in Illinois captive audience ban challenge
Illinois’s Worker Freedom of Speech Act bans mandatory employer-led captive audience meetings under the 2024 law. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago held oral arguments Friday over a lawsuit that challenges Illinois’s 2024 ban on workplace "captive audience" meetings, leaving open whether the legal challenge can move forward or whether the plaintiffs have a viable case. Illinois passed the Worker Freedom of Speech Act, which banned so-called "captive…
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