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Federal Judge Hears Motion to Reconsider Hannah Dugan’s Felony Obstruction Conviction

A recent 4th Circuit ruling calls into question the prosecution’s legal theory and could lead to vacatur or a new trial for Dugan.

Court Replays Confessions and Villarejo Audios as Kitchen Trial Focuses on Evidence Authenticity

Peru Judge Closes PPK Odebrecht Probe as New Fund Questions Hit Candidate Roberto Sánchez

Judge Lijo Orders Forensic Review of Recordings Attributed to Diego Spagnuolo

Delhi Court Jails CBI Joint Director and Retired Officer for 2000 ‘Mala Fide’ Raid

Supreme Court Stays Bihar Officer’s Sentence, Questions ‘Rats Ate Bribe Money’ Claim

STJ Justice Decries Outside Pressure, Says Votes Are Being Sold

Buenos Aires Provincial Supreme Court Overturns Judge’s Acquittal and Orders New Disciplinary Jury

Prosecutor Probes Forged Permit and Failures After Luxury Wedding in Salta Reserve

Delhi Court Frames Charges Against Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi in Land-for-Jobs Case

Texas Judicial Commission Suspends Bexar County Judge Without Pay After Indictment

Chile Orders Pretrial Detention for Former Supreme Court Justice Ángela Vivanco

Washoe County Judge Bridget Robb to Retire, Withdraw From Election After Protective Order

Convicted Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan Resigns as Evers Names Successor

Canary Islands High Court Probes Lawyer Over Allegedly AI‑Generated, Nonexistent Citations

CSM Plenum Shelves Transfer Bid Against Rome Prosecutor Lo Voi in Almasri Case

Spain's Supreme Court Orders García Ortiz to Pay Fine and Damages as Conviction Is Executed

At Limerick Garda Trial, Texts Show Councillor Asked Superintendent to 'Sort' Speeding Ticket

IHC Sets Dec. 9 Review of Justice Jahangiri’s LLB Record and Case Maintainability

IHC Orders HEC to Produce Karachi University Records in Justice Jahangiri Degree Case