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Germany launches trial of far-right coup plotters

The trial of nine men accused of audaciously planning to violently overthrow the German government began in the city of Stuttgart. The suspects are part of what is known as Reichsbuerger - the Reich Citizens group - including former sold...

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Nine face trial in Germany for alleged far-right coup plot

The first members of a far-right group that allegedly plotted to attack the German parliament and overthrow the government will go on trial in Stuttgart. Nine suspected participants in the coup plot will take the stand in the first set o...

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Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction overturned

New York’s highest court on Thursday threw out Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction with a ruling that shocked and disappointed women who celebrated historic gains during the #MeToo era and left those who testified in the case bracin...

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U.S. Supreme Court weighs arguments on Trump immunity case

After a crucial hearing, U.S. Supreme Court justices are weighing arguments for and against Donald Trump's claims of presidential immunity from 2020 election interference charges, but a ruling will take time.

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Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction has been overturned after New York’s highest court ruled the trial judge improperly allowed women to testify about allegations against him that were not part of the case.

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U.S. Supreme Court hears Trump presidential immunity case

Former President Donald Trump and his legal team believe he has immunity from criminal prosecution in the 2020 election interference case. Justices heard arguments from both sides on the case.

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Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned

New York’s highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with "egregious" improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify ab...

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Supreme Court weighs Trump's bid for immunity from prosecution

The U.S. Supreme Court is confronting a major test of the power of the presidency in arguments over Donald Trump's bid for immunity from prosecution for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat.

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U.S. Supreme Court hears abortion rights case

The United States Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a pivotal abortion rights case, which could determine whether doctors can perform abortions during medical emergencies in states with bans on the procedure.

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Trump hush money trial continues with witness testimony

Former President Donald Trump returned to a New York City courtroom Tuesday. His criminal trial continued with a gag order hearing and more witness testimony.

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Peruvian woman dies by euthanasia after long legal battle

A Peruvian woman suffering from a degenerative illness has died by euthanasia after a lengthy court battle ended in a landmark ruling allowing her to end her life with medical assistance, her lawyer said. For three decades, Ana Estrada l...

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South Korean court hears children's climate change case

South Korea's Constitutional Court has begun hearing a case that accuses the government of having failed to protect 200 people, including dozens of young environmental activists and children, by not tackling climate change.

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‘Battlelines’ drawn as opening remarks in Trump hush money case heard

On a historic day in the United States, a New York jury heard opening arguments in the hush-money case against Donald Trump — the first criminal trial against a former president in the country’s history. The prosecution says the charges ...

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Elon Musk decries Australian court 'censorship' of X

Elon Musk lashed out at Australia's prime minister after a court ordered his social media company X to take down footage of an alleged terrorist attack in Sydney, and said the ruling meant any country could control "the entire internet."

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Jury hears opening statements at Trump hush money trial

New York prosecutors said on the first day of Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial that the former president broke the law and corrupted the 2016 election by trying to cover up sexual encounters with a porn star and a Playboy model, ...

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Trump accused of 'pure election fraud' as trial gets underway

Prosecutors in Donald Trump's hush-money trial have accused the former president of 'pure election fraud' over a cover-up to hide a sex scandal ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

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Opening statements underway in Trump trial in New York

Donald Trump arrived at a New York courthouse to hear prosecutors explain why his alleged cover-up of a hush money payment to a porn star during his 2016 campaign broke the law, as the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president...

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Opening statements begin in Trump hush money trial

More than one year after prosecutors pressed charges in Manhattan against former President Donald Trump, they are presenting their evidence to a jury. Opening statements have begun in the first-ever trial of a former president as Trump f...

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Opening statements at Trump criminal trial set to begin

Former U.S. president Donald Trump’s hush-money trial — for allegedly falsifying business records to cover up paying porn star Stormy Daniels to bury her story — is set to start this week in New York City. The world is watching how it wi...

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Court challenge against migrant rescues thrown out

A seven-year legal case against migrant rescuers in Italy has ended with all charges against them being dropped. They'd been accused of aiding illegal migration, but activists said it was an attempt to stop aid workers from helping those...

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Twelve jurors selected to serve in Trump hush-money trial

Lawyers in former U.S. President Donald Trump's historic criminal trial have selected twelve jurors who will assess his guilt or innocence over the coming weeks in a case stemming from a hush-money payment to a porn star.

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12 jurors picked for Trump's hush money trial

After a few setbacks, 12 jurors and one alternate have been selected for Donald Trump's hush-money trial. The former U.S. president is lashing out, calling the trial 'unfair' even after he was accused of violating a gag order.

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German politician on trial for alleged use of banned Nazi slogan

Bjorn Hocke, a prominent leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is standing trial for using a Nazi slogan during a campaign rally, which is a punishable offense in Germany.

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Arizona Republicans uphold 1864 abortion ban

Democrats in the Arizona House of Representatives tried repeatedly to repeal an 1864 ban on abortion but failed to get the Republican support they needed against the Civil War-era measure poised to become state law once again.

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First seven jurors chosen for Trump's hush money trial

The first seven jurors for Donald Trump's hush money trial were seated after lawyers grilled the jury pool about their social media posts, political views and personal lives to decide who can sit in fair judgment of the former president....

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U.S. Supreme Court leans toward Jan. 6 rioter in key case

Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled skepticism toward an obstruction charge brought by the Justice Department against a Pennsylvania man in the 2021 Capitol attack - a case with possible implications for the prosecution of ...

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First six jurors chosen for Trump's hush money trial

Jury selection continued on Tuesday in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York where a motion was filed to hold Trump in contempt for violating a gag order. The first six jurors were chosen and officially sworn in. Now...

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Ukraine torture case against Russia filed in Argentina

A Ukrainian man who alleges he was tortured by Russian occupying forces has filed a legal complaint halfway around the world in Argentina, an unusual bid to seek accountability for alleged war crimes at a time when prosecutors in Kyiv ar...

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Jury selection resumes in Trump's N.Y. criminal trial

Roughly half of 96 potential jurors summoned on Monday were dismissed after saying they could not impartially judge former President Donald Trump. Jury selection now heads into a second day in Trump's New York hush-money trial.

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Trial begins in U.S. court for Abu Ghraib torture survivors

Two decades ago this month, photos of smiling U.S. soldiers posing with humiliated detainees at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison caused worldwide shock. After years of legal battles, the lawsuit brought by three prisoners began on Monday against...

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