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Kai Bird Recasts Roy Cohn as a Mentor Who Shaped Donald Trump and Modern Political Tactics

Bird argues that Cohn’s aggressive legal style and networked influence help explain a shift toward winner-take-all politics.

CJI Surya Kant Unveils A. K. Sen Portrait at Supreme Court Library

Judicial Leaders Reaffirm 2024 Reform Focus on Rights and Discipline

John Yoo Will Advise Miami DOJ Probe as Constitutional Consultant

French Parliament Moves to Remove the 'Code Noir' From the Statute Book

Labrador Unearths Victorian 'Poison' Bottle in Devon, Prompting Fresh Interest in 1865 Ashford Case

Bombay HC Orders Partition of Last Yerawada Acre, Closing 76-Year Inheritance Case

Italy’s First Elections With Women Voting and Running Began March 10, 1946

At K.K. Venugopal’s Memoir Launch, Subhashini Ali Questions His Silence as Attorney General

CJI Surya Kant, Gujarat CM Lay Foundation for Gujarat High Court Arbitration Centre

A Decade After Scalia’s Death, His Methods Shape a More Textualist Supreme Court

Corrado Carnevale, Cassation Judge Known as ‘L’ammazzasentenze,’ Dies at 95

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Justice Sujoy Paul as Calcutta High Court Chief Justice

Supreme Court Sets 2026 Showdowns on Trump’s Powers and Birthright Citizenship

Two Suspects Arrested in Argentina Over 'Black Widow' Sedative Robberies

Compromise Floated in Law Society Leadership Dispute as Dec 22 EGM Proceeds

Milind Sathe Takes Charge as Maharashtra Advocate General

Modi’s Macaulay Challenge Reignites Clash Over English Education, Caste and Decolonization

Supreme Court Split on ISKCON Temple Review as Case Goes to CJI

Monique Pelletier, Former French Minister and Women’s Rights Advocate, Dies at 99