US Supreme Court rules Trump has broad immunity from prosecution
According to the US Supreme Court, Donald Trump cannot be prosecuted for actions within his constitutional powers as president.
Tue Jul 02 2024
Israel supreme court rules religious seminary students must be drafted to military
The decree likely to send shockwaves through Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition.
Tue Jun 25 2024
Thai Supreme Court clears ex-PM Yingluck in negligence case - lawyer
Yingluck Shinawatra has been living overseas for past six years to avoid jail for a previous conviction for negligence.
Mon Mar 04 2024
Nigerian Supreme Court upholds President Tinubu's election win
Nigeria's Supreme Court upheld President Bola Tinubu's election win, bringing to an end a legal challenge brought by his two main rivals.
Thu Oct 26 2023
India's top court declines to legalise same-sex marriage
The court ruling comes five years after a historic 2018 judgement when the Supreme Court scrapped a colonial-era ban on gay sex.
Tue Oct 17 2023
Myanmar Supreme Court rejects jailed Suu Kyi appeals
Aung San Suu Kyi is appealing dozens of convictions for crimes ranging from treason and bribery to violations of the telecommunications law.
Mon Oct 09 2023
Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin to serve 8 years in jail - Court statement
The charge include for abuse of power and malfeasance, and illegally ordering a state-run bank to issue foreign loan.
Tue Aug 22 2023
Protests rock Israel as it passes curbs on some Supreme Court powers
Thousands had taken to the streets across the country, blocking highways and scuffling with police.
Tue Jul 25 2023
Indian court rejects Rahul Gandhi's plea to suspend defamation conviction
Rahul Gandhi can now take his appeal to a larger bench of the same high court and then to the Supreme Court, his last option.
Fri Jul 07 2023
Malaysia wins appeal against partial award in $15 bln claim by sultan's heirs
The win for M'sia implies the final award will be annulled and the descendants' efforts to seize Malaysian assets will end, the govt said.
Wed Jun 07 2023
Pakistan court orders Imran Khan's release on bail, lawyer says
The arrest, which the Supreme Court ruled "invalid and unlawful" a day earlier, has fuelled instability in the nation of 220 million.
Fri May 12 2023
Myanmar Supreme Court to hear appeal of jailed former leader Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi is serving 33 years in prison after convictions in more than a dozen cases.
Thu Apr 20 2023
Bolsonaro in Florida hospital; 1,000 supporters detained after Brasilia riots
The mobs rampaged through Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential offices, smashing windows, furniture and artwork.
Tue Jan 10 2023
Brazil investigates who led anti-democratic riots in capital
The also Supreme Court ordered social media platforms Facebook, Twitter and TikTok to block coup-mongering propaganda.
Mon Jan 09 2023
Bolsonaro supporters invade Brazil presidential palace, Congress, Supreme Court
The capital invaders left a trail of destruction, flooding parts of Congress with a sprinkler system and ransacking ceremonial rooms.
Mon Jan 09 2023