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Federal Judge Says Kennedy v. Louisiana May No Longer Control, Setting Up High‑Court Fight

The opinion could prompt the Supreme Court to decide whether the Eighth Amendment allows death sentences for nonhomicide child rape.

Cuttack Court Acquits Man in AQIS‑Linked Sedition Case

Jury Discharged in Retrial of Manchester Airport Brothers After Deadlock

Japan Finalizes Plan to Curb Prosecutors’ Retrial Appeals

Justice Department Restores Federal Executions, Adds Firing Squad Option

Crown Abruptly Closes Case in B.C. Trial of Ex-Mountie Accused of Aiding China

Delhi High Court Rejects Christian Michel’s Bid for Release in AgustaWestland Case

85 Living-Will Filings in Mumbai, Over 370 Across Maharashtra

Andhra Pradesh HC Orders IPS Officer Sunil Naik to Appear for Questioning Through March 12

IHC Quashes Aafia Contempt Order, Ousts Judge Over Invalid Law Degree

Mexico’s Supreme Court Unanimously Clears Justice Ríos to Lead Preventive Detention Compliance Case

Allahabad HC Orders Suspension of UP Cops Who Omit Written Grounds of Arrest

Fukuoka High Court Settlement Expands Hepatitis B Relief to Re-Recurrence Patients

Munich Prosecutors Drop Usmanov Sanctions Probe With €10 Million Condition

Judge Releases Four Detained in Pamplona Assault After DNA Excludes Them

Batohi Faces Fresh Scrutiny at Chauke Inquiry After Admitting Oversight on Acquittal Complaint

Rome Court Delays Zambelli Extradition Hearing to Dec. 18 After New Defense Filings

Paris Appeals Court Frees Wahib Nacer Under Judicial Supervision in Libya-Financing Case

Lebanese Court Orders Hannibal Kadhafi’s Release on $11 Million Bail

Defense Appeals Extended Detention of French Cyclist Held in Russia