Sandigan to hear Ombudsman’s plea to withdraw cases vs Aquino

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2019 03:26:31 +0000

Sandigan to hear Ombudsman's plea to withdraw cases vs Aquino

The Sandiganbayan is set to hear he motion of the Ombudsman to withdraw the charges filed against former President Noynoy Aquino.

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Duterte to courts: Stop issuing injunctions, mandamus on criminal cases

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2019 13:20:20 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday appealed to courts to refarin from issuing injunctions for criminal cases.

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Energy Infrastructure on Tenuous Winning Streak in the Courts

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 18:47:26 +0000

Federal courts have been pretty kind to energy infrastructure in recent weeks, particularly in cases involving the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). For starters, this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit removed one of the hurdles to construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The court decided that a new presidential permit—issued […]

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Brazil’s president says criminalizing homophobia could ‘hurt’ gays

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 23:22:29 +0000

Brazil's president says criminalizing homophobia could 'hurt' gays

BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday criticized the Supreme Court’s decision to criminalize homophobia

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Parañaque City court acquits suspects in Ram Revilla slay

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 11:01:37 +0000

A Parañaque City court has acquitted the suspects in the killing of actor Ram Revilla, son of movie icon and former Senator Ramon Revilla Sr.

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Cardinal Pell appeals landmark child sex conviction

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 05:51:42 +0000

Cardinal Pell appeals landmark child sex conviction

The Vatican’s former number-three, Cardinal George Pell, will begin on Wednesday his appeal against convictions for “brazen” sex attacks on two choirboys in the 1990s.

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Supreme Court signals more openness to state abortion rules

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 04:13:19 +0000

Supreme Court signals more openness to state abortion rules

The Supreme Court says it is open to state restrictions on abortion, upholding an Indiana law that regulates the disposal of fetal remains.

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France approves of trials in Iraq for French IS fighters

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 09:58:33 +0000

France approves of trials in Iraq for French IS fighters

France said Monday the Iraqi court that sentenced three French citizens to death for being members of IS group has jurisdiction to rule in the case.

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Advincula not a high-profile criminal, terrorist – Albayalde

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 11:30:51 +0000

Advincula not a high-profile criminal, terrorist – Albayalde

Peter Joemel Advincula is not considered a terrorist or a high-profile criminal because he is only facing estafa cases, PNP chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde said.

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