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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic. CBC | World News
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Prince Harry ‘deliberately destroyed’ potential phone hacking evidence, court hears
Communications between Prince Harry and a series of people are being requested as part of a fresh evidence probe. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Israel’s Supreme Court rules military draft must include ultra-Orthodox men
Israel’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the state must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students into the military, a decree with the potential to divide Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran’s top court overturns rapper Toomaj Salehi’s death sentence, lawyer says
Iran’s supreme court has overturned Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi’s death sentence on charges linked to the country’s 2022-23 period of unrest, his lawyer wrote in a post on the X social media platform on Saturday. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court rejects bid to restrict abortion pill
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by anti-abortion groups and doctors to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone, handing a victory on Thursday to President Joe Biden’s administration in its efforts to preserve broad access to the drug. CBC | World News
Read More »Lawyers for 5 ex-Canadian world junior hockey players in sex assault case appear briefly in court
Lawyers for 5 former Canadian world junior players accused of sexual assault made brief court appearances on Tuesday as the defence and prosecution work out dates to determine how and when the case will proceed. CBC | Sports News
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court Justice Alito questions if left and right can compromise in secret recording
The conservative justice is also heard seeming to agree with a woman who says the United States should return “to a place of godliness.” CBC | World News
Read More »Former chief justice Beverley McLachlin to step down from controversial Hong Kong court
Former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Beverley McLachlin has announced her retirement from the controversial Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. CBC | World News
Read More »Donald Trump ‘breaches order’ to pay £300K in legal costs from UK Court
Donald Trump has failed to pay £300,000 in legal costs to former MI6 agent Christopher Steele who compiled a dossier alleging Russian interference in the 2016 US election. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Prince Harry can appeal High Court security ruling after police protection row
Back in February Prince Harry lost his case against the Home Office following their decision to strip him of his level of taxpayer-funded police protection. Daily Express :: News Feed
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