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US Supreme Court looks likely to uphold TikTok ban on security grounds

TikTok has been "on notice" since 2020, during Donald Trump's first term, that its sale could be required if it couldn’t satisfy national security concerns.

USA

Trump appeals to Supreme Court to block sentencing in hush money case

US President-elect Donald Trump's lawyers are asking the Supreme Court to call off Friday's sentencing in his New York criminal hush money case.

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TikTok creators in limbo awaiting court decision on looming US ban

TikTok creators have been left waiting anxiously while awaiting a decision on the potential platform ban and its impact on their livelihoods.

Earth News

Montana’s top court upholds children’s right to a clean environment

The Chief Justice used a classic parental comeback to uphold the ruling, in another blow to state-backed fossil fuel industries.

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Markets

Future of North Sea oil drilling in doubt after Supreme Court ruling

The landmark ruling by the Supreme Court means that emissions from fossil fuels must now be considered when approving new drilling sites. Major oil and gas companies such as Shell have revealed that they are considering leaving the UK for the US, as UK environmental and taxation laws tighten.

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Sex offender asks Norwegian court to declare social media a right

The unnamed offender was sentenced last year to 13 months in prison and banned from using Snapchat for two years.

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Supreme Court ruling may set standards for free speech in digital age

A US Supreme Court ruling in a social media case could set standards for free speech in the digital age.

World News

Israel's Supreme Court strikes down judicial reforms in blow to Netanyahu

Israel’s Supreme Court struck down a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial judicial reforms on Monday, delivering a landmark decision on an issue that caused nationwide anti-government protests last year.

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US chief justice warns of potential and threat of AI for legal work

US Chief Justice John G. Roberts traced the technological history of the Supreme Court in a report warning about the role AI could play in judicial work.

Business

Deliveroo: UK Supreme court declares riders are not employees

The UK Supreme Court has delivered a landmark ruling for Deliveroo, with huge implications for the rest of the gig economy as well.

Brazil

Brazil's top court rules in favour of Indigenous land rights

Brazil's top court has ruled in favour of Indigenous land rights, rejecting a proposal limiting them to claims for land they occupied in 1988.

Israel

Israeli Supreme Court hears first challenge to judicial overhaul

The Supreme court is effectively hearing a case about its own powers being curbed by Netanyahu's government.

Israel

Israelis block highways protesting government's new judiciary plan

Thousands of Israeli protesters took to the streets on Tuesday and blocked highways leading to Jerusalem, Haifa and Tel Aviv as part of countrywide demonstrations against the government's planned judicial overhaul that has divided the nation.

Spain

Freed after 15 years for rapes committed by his 'fake twin' in Spain

Ahmed Toummouhi was arrested in 1991 accused of committing several rapes he did not commit. The actual rapist is a Spaniard who looks a lot like him.

Spain

Spanish minister to pay €18,000 damages for "outrageous" allegations

The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Rafael Marcos after "outrageous" allegations were levelled against him in public without any legal basis.

Earth News

Fossil Fuel giants take legal hit after US Supreme court decision

Fossil fuel giants have taken a massive legal hit after the US Supreme Court refused to hear their appeals against climate cases.

United Kingdom

UK Supreme Court confirms legality of Northern Ireland Brexit protocol

A legal challenge, brought by pro-Brexit activists and former leaders of Northern Ireland's largest unionist parties, was dismissed by the London court.

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The clean-up begins in Brazil’s capital

The clean-up begins in Brazil’s capital after thousands of supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro broke into three main buildings in Brasilia on Sunday, smashing windows and chairs

United Kingdom

Scotland ‘does not have power’ to hold another independence referendum

Britain's top court was hearing whether Scotland’s semi-autonomous administration can organise an independence vote without the London government’s consent.

United Kingdom

UK 'won't recognise Scottish independence whatever top court rules'

The UK's Supreme Court has begun hearing evidence on whether Scotland's Parliament can legislate to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence.

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