The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges that he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself in downtown Chicago in 2019 and lied to police. CBC | World News
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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 »Federal court overturns American transgender woman’s persecution-based refugee claim
Canada’s Federal Court has overturned a decision granting refugee status to an American transgender woman who successfully argued that a combination of gun culture and rising transphobia left her at risk of persecution in the United States. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel’s Supreme Court overturns polarizing law that limited judicial oversight of government
Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday struck down a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul, delivering a landmark decision that threatens to reopen the fissures in Israeli society that preceded the country’s ongoing war against Hamas. CBC | World News
Read More »Australian court overturns 20-year-old convictions against mother whose 4 children died
An Australian appeals court has overturned all convictions against a woman, 20 years after a jury found her guilty of killing her four children. CBC | World News
Read More »Supreme Court overturns decision that allowed U.S. Super Bowl ads in Canadian broadcast
The Supreme Court of Canada has overturned a decision that allowed Canadian viewers to see keenly anticipated American commercials during the Super Bowl broadcast. CBC | Sports News
Read More »James Bond odds SHAKE-UP as Avengers star overturns frontrunners to replace Craig as 007
JAMES BOND odds have seen a massive shake-up with one of the Avengers stars blasting into the frontrunner group to replace Daniel Craig as 007 from out of the blue. Daily Express :: Films Feed
Read More »Devon bus crash: ‘Major incident’ as double-decker overturns – passengers trapped
A DOUBLE-DECKER bus has overturned in Devon, trapping up to 20 passengers and leaving some of them seriously injured. Daily Express :: News Feed
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