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Ketanji Brown Jackson: New US Supreme Court Justice

Ketanji Brown Jackson celebrated her confirmation as the first Black woman appointed to the nation's highest judicial bench.

United Kingdom

UK Post Office inquiry into IT scandal begins over unfair convictions

More than 700 post office managers were wrongfully convicted because of a faulty IT system, in one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British legal history.

Europe News

Brussels to withhold EU funds from Poland to cover unpaid fines

Warsaw was slapped with a €500,000-a-day fine last year for failing to close a controversial lignite mine near the Czech Republic.

Argentina

Buenos Aires residents block roads in protest over drug arrests

Residents from the Barrio 8 neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, where an adulterated cocaine that killed over 20 people was sold, protest over arrests of people they say are not linked to the crime.

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USA

Biden ready to nominate 'long overdue' black woman to US Supreme Court

No black woman has ever served on the high court. But the decision is also coming at a critical time of national reckoning over race and gender inequality.

Europe News

'Gay cake' legal challenge thrown out after seven-year battle

The case centres on a bakery in Northern Ireland that refused to make a cake with 'Support Gay Marriage' written on it.

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Protest calls for an independent judiciary in Senegal

Several hundred demonstrators protested Friday in Senegal's capital, accusing the government of subjecting opposition figures to lengthy detentions.

Europe News

Europe's most-wanted fugitives revealed

“At the heart of this campaign is justice for the victims."

Russia

Alexander Litvinenko died of radiation poisoning 15 years ago

The European Court of Human Rights recently backed a UK inquiry that said Russia was responsible for the killing.

Climate

What is climate finance and why is it so important?

Money given to help developing countries adapt to climate change must not create new injustices, says Professor Molly Scott Cato.

Europe News

Poland must pay €1 million daily over judiciary reforms, ECJ rules

The court has ordered Warsaw to comply with a previous ruling that said the country's disciplinary chamber of judges must be dismantled.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Poland in spotlight over EU rule of law

Here's a look at this week's top stories in Brussels.

Climate

This village in Fiji has been forced to move inland as sea levels rise

The Fijian government has relocated 150 people in the village of Vunidogoloa to higher ground in 2014 from a flood-prone coast. It was a wrenching shift for families who had to abandon graves of their ancestors, but it is generally hailed as a success that could guide displacement elsewhere.

Green News

Watch as 'evil' Shell CEO is confronted by protestors on stage

Activists from Stop Cambo say they had already raised concerns about the fossil fuel boss being allowed to speak on the panel.

My Europe Series

Will Poland's 'nuclear strike' on EU's legal order lead to 'Polexit'?

The ruling that Polish law has supremacy over the EU's sent shockwaves across Europe. But what will it mean for EU-Poland relations?

Slovenia

EU chief prosecutor accuses Slovenia of justice interference

Slovenia was the sole EU member state that failed to name two prosecutors to join the European Public Prosecutor's Office.

Climate

Views from the Global South: How to decolonise the climate crisis

The Global North has a ‘moral obligation’ to listen to those on the frontlines of the climate crisis.

Netherlands

Dutch activists lose ethnic profiling case but vow to appeal

The Hague District Court ruled that ethnicity can be one of the criteria for singling out passengers, but not the only one.

United Kingdom

Harry Dunn: Family settles damages in US diplomatic immunity case

The Harry Dunn case has been a source of tension in the UK's relationship with the United States.

Europe News

Brussels warns Spain over judicial appointments standoff

EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders says the current impasse between the Spanish government and opposition over judicial appointments must be resolved soon.