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Valiante Family Files Suit to Challenge 2015 Ruling in Gay Teen’s Death

Under a rarely used victims’ rights provision they seek court orders for full access to state-held records to reopen her case

Supreme Court Allows Texas Inmate to Challenge State DNA-Testing Law

Vietnam Abolishes Capital Punishment for Embezzlement, Commuting Tycoon Lan’s Sentence

Jury Acquits Former Severna Park Teacher on 18 Counts, Deadlocks on Three Second-Degree Assault Counts

Paris Court Suspends Jail Term for Pool Voyeur

Weinstein Trial Jury Seeks Doubt Guidance as Deliberations Enter Fourth Day

Supreme Court Dismisses Lawyer’s Plea, Upholds 18-Month Term for Abusing Woman Judge

Supreme Court Bars Forced Narco-Analysis, Upholds Constitutional Protections

Former Saint-Jean-de-Passy Director Convicted of Sexual Assault, Receives Five-Year Suspended Sentence

Supreme Court Orders Acquittal for B.C. Babysitter in 2011 Toddler Drowning

Odisha POCSO Court Imposes 10-Year Rigorous Imprisonment in 2022 Minor Rape Case

Basque High Court Confirms 13-Year Prison Term for Ex-Gernika Coach in Abuse Case

B.C. Court of Appeal orders Ivan Henry to escrow $232,000 and flags $1.8 million shortfall

Valencia Judge Dismisses Campanar Fire Case Over Lack of Criminal Evidence

Galicia Prosecutor Moves to Annul Acquittal in Samuel Luiz Murder Trial

Supreme Court Upholds Saül Gordillo’s One-Year Sentence for Sexual Assault

Verdict Due in Trial of Ex-Surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec for 299 Sexual Abuses

Delhi Court Denies Army Major’s Plea for Hotel Data, Citing Privacy and Gender Equality

Roy Allan Sobotiak Released on Bail After Decades-Old Murder Conviction Quashed

Verdict Expected in Kim Kardashian Heist Trial as Defense Appeals for Leniency