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Hells Angels beat attempted ban

World
2009-6-27

THE Dutch Supreme Court refused yesterday to outlaw a local branch of the Hells Angels in the motorcycle club's latest legal victory. The country's highest judicial panel said prosecutors failed to prove their...

Obama's top court choice faces battle

World
2009-5-27

PRESIDENT Barack Obama's pick of Sonia Sotomayor to join the US Supreme Court will trigger a battle in the US Senate over what conservatives called her liberal positions, but she is likely to prevail. Sotomayor's...

Right to die decision is upheld by Korea court

World
2009-5-22

DOCTORS treating a comatose woman must remove her from life support as her family requests, the South Korean Supreme Court ruled yesterday, upholding a landmark ruling in the country. The high court ruling in favor...

Poll booth problems mar early balloting

World
2008-11-5

VOTING problems surfaced in several areas early yesterday when people turned out in droves as presidential balloting commenced in the eastern United States. Americans have kept a close eye on election problems...

Top court overturns lead paint verdict

World
2008-7-2

THE Rhode Island Supreme Court in the United States has overturned a landmark verdict against three former lead paint companies in a major setback for communities who want the companies to decontaminate hundreds of...

Court rules in approval of citizens' 'right to bear arms'

World
2008-6-27

THE United States Supreme Court ruled yesterday that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting, the justices' first major pronouncement on gun rights in US history. The court's 5-4 ruling...

China's Supreme Court wants the people's voices to be heard

National
2008-6-23

CHINA'S Supreme People's Court has called for the establishment of effective and convenient ways to ensures people's voices are heard and their needs understood. "We should make full use of the Internet, letters...

Assault on four-legged 'officer'

World
2008-6-6

POLICE dogs in Norway are finally getting the respect they deserve. The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that they are public servants, making an assault on a police dog as serious as an attack on any police officer. ...

Home at last for sect children

World
2008-6-4

MORE than 400 children taken from a polygamist sect's ranch in the United States two months ago began returning to the arms of their tearful parents on Monday, hours after a judge bowed to a Texas state Supreme...

Supreme Court rules US states can require photo ID at polls

World
2008-4-29

THE United States Supreme Court ruled yesterday that US states can require voters to produce photo identification without violating their constitutional rights, validating Republican-inspired voter identity laws. ...