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Experts review Supreme Court role

1st Minister Alex Salmond establishes a group of experts to look at the role of the Supreme Court.
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Court bans Fallon from Derby ride

Kieren Fallon is banned from riding in Saturday’s Epsom Derby following a legal battle with the owners of Native Khan.
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Supreme Court rules detained ‘witness’ cannot sue U.S. officials

The Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a lifelong U.S. citizen who was held in jail for 16 days by the federal government as a “material witness” in an ongoing terror investigation.


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Serb court rejects Mladic appeal

Serbia’s war crimes court rejects the appeal of Ratko Mladic against his transfer to the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague on genocide charges.
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Council takes Twitter to US court

An English council which has taken legal action against Twitter in the US over allegedly libellous comments in a blog is described as “Orwellian”.
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Singapore court upholds conviction against British author

A Singapore court on Friday rejected an appeal by a British author against a conviction for contempt of court over a book that criticized the justice system.


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Captured Mladic in Serbian court

Ratko Mladic faces a Belgrade court inside hours of his arrest as Serbia seeks to send the former Bosnian Serb army chief to the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
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High court backs Arizona immigration law that punishes businesses

The Supreme Court has backed an Arizona law that punishes businesses hiring illegal immigrants, a law that opponents, including the Obama administration, say steps on traditional federal oversight over immigration matters.


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High court orders drastic prison population reduction in California

The Supreme Court has affirmed a federal order telling California to reduce its overflowing prison population, a situation the majority said “falls below the standard of decency.”


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Imams accused of aiding Pakistani Taliban appear in Florida court

A judge on Monday denied bond to two Florida imams facing charges of funneling money to the Taliban in Pakistan, siding with prosecutors who said the two men could be a risk to the community.


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