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Expert: Loopholes may save the databases
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Expert: Loopholes may save the databases

HD stops legal databases from sharing verdicts with their subscribers because it contradicts the EU's data protection regulation GDPR. But Nils Funcke, an expert on the principle of public access, believes that there may be loopholes that allow the databases to continue their operations
Lexbase stopped: "A major victory for criminals"
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Lexbase stopped: "A major victory for criminals"

Databases that allow authorities, companies, and private individuals to easily access verdicts are in practice prohibited after a ruling by the Supreme Court. Today, criminals are celebrating a major and important victory, says Gunnar Axén, responsible publisher for the legal databases Lexbase and Verifiera
HD Decision May Stop Lexbase and Acta Publica
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HD Decision May Stop Lexbase and Acta Publica

Popular legal databases such as Lexbase and Acta Publica may be forced to close after a ruling in the Supreme Court. According to the Supreme Court, they are no longer allowed to share verdicts in criminal cases with their subscribers
The Council of Justice: More Climate Cases Are Likely to Await
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The Council of Justice: More Climate Cases Are Likely to Await

The notable Aurora case cannot be tried in a Swedish court, according to a decision from the Supreme Court. But likely, we will see other climate cases in Swedish courts, believes Justice of the Supreme Court Jonas Malmberg
Climate goals cannot be tried in Swedish court
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Climate goals cannot be tried in Swedish court

The notable Aurora case cannot be taken up in court, announces the Supreme Court. It is a setback for the environmental movement
Prosecutor: Bolsonaro tried to poison Lula
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Prosecutor: Bolsonaro tried to poison Lula

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro approved a plan to poison his successor Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, as part of a coup attempt to retain power, according to the country's Attorney General.
Prison for Nesser: "The Final Blow"
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Prison for Nesser: "The Final Blow"

The author Håkan Nesser was sentenced by the Svea Court of Appeal to 1. 5 years' imprisonment for three cases of aggravated tax fraud
Prison for Nesser: "The Final Blow"
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Prison for Nesser: "The Final Blow"

The author Håkan Nesser was sentenced by the Svea Court of Appeal to 1. 5 years' imprisonment for three cases of aggravated tax fraud
Romania's President Resigns – Wants to "Avoid a Crisis"
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Romania's President Resigns – Wants to "Avoid a Crisis"

Romania's President Klaus Iohannis resigns – three months before the country was to hold presidential elections again.
The Supreme Court points out bias of lay judge
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The Supreme Court points out bias of lay judge

A lay judge in the court of appeal who was involved in acquitting a previously life-sentenced person after a murder in Helsingborg is accused of bias by the Prosecutor-General (RÅ). RÅ wants the trial to be retried, reports SVT News Helsingborg
Former Trump Voter: The Mood is Going to Explode
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Former Trump Voter: The Mood is Going to Explode

When the election result came, he was surprised and disappointed. Now Glenn Newlin, a former Trump voter who turned his back on the president, hopes that the US judicial system will hold up
USA ban may make Tiktok insecure for Swedes
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USA ban may make Tiktok insecure for Swedes

170 million American Tiktok users cannot update their app. The USA's stop of the social media giant can make the platform more insecure even for Swedes
Erdogan's Challenger in Court - Chaos Outside
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Erdogan's Challenger in Court - Chaos Outside

Turkish police have clashed with demonstrators outside a court in Istanbul. Inside, the city's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu – a likely challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – is standing in the dock
Breivik lost in appeal against solitary confinement
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Breivik lost in appeal against solitary confinement

The terrorist convicted mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has once again lost his lawsuit against the Norwegian state. But the Norwegian will not give up and will appeal to the Supreme Court, says his lawyer
Sources: Lawyers who investigated Trump fired
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Sources: Lawyers who investigated Trump fired

Several lawyers who were involved in criminal investigations against Donald Trump have been fired from the Justice Department, according to sources of several American media outlets.
Judge Blocks Trump's Proposal on Citizenship
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Judge Blocks Trump's Proposal on Citizenship

A federal judge in Seattle temporarily stops President Donald Trump's attempt to prevent children born in the USA from automatically becoming American citizens. Trump will appeal the court's decision
The Government Gives the Green Light for Mine in Kiruna
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The Government Gives the Green Light for Mine in Kiruna

The environmental permit was already in place at home. Now, the government has in practice run over Kiruna municipality
Convicted of Adriana's murder admits to a shot
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Convicted of Adriana's murder admits to a shot

One of the two men sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 12-year-old Adriana in Norsborg in 2020 admitted in his appeal to the Supreme Court that he had fired shots at the scene, reports P3 Documentary.
The Chancellor of Justice: The Supreme Court should not review the Bonnesen verdict
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The Chancellor of Justice: The Supreme Court should not review the Bonnesen verdict

The National Prosecutor does not believe that the Supreme Court should review the verdict against the former Swedbank CEO Birgitte Bonnesen.
Trump is sworn in – this is what happens today
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Trump is sworn in – this is what happens today

The world's eyes are focused on the Capitol in Washington DC, where Donald Trump places his hand on a Bible and swears to "with God's help" uphold the Constitution. The 47th President of the USA also holds a speech and gets to listen to country music
Trump waits to enforce Tiktok ban
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Trump waits to enforce Tiktok ban

The Supreme Court in the USA unanimously approves the proposal to ban Tiktok in the country. Now the matter rests with the incoming President Donald Trump – who will wait to enforce the ban
Adviser: Trump wants to save Tiktok
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Adviser: Trump wants to save Tiktok

All hope is not lost for Tiktok in the USA, even if the Supreme Court were to uphold the ban, says Donald Trump's adviser. A sign can be that the app's owner will attend when Trump is sworn in as president
Meta and Amazon Scrap Diversity Plans
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Meta and Amazon Scrap Diversity Plans

Tech giants Meta and Amazon are scrapping special plans for diversity, justice, and inclusion. This is happening just as Donald Trump and the Republicans, who have long attacked such efforts, take power in the USA
Convicted Trump avoids punishment
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Convicted Trump avoids punishment

The USA's incoming president Donald Trump avoids punishment despite being convicted this spring of paying hush money to porn actress Stormy Daniels, the judge announces. "Radical democrats have lost yet another pathetic, un-American witch hunt" Trump writes afterwards on social media
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