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The Judge Refuses to Overturn the Trump Verdict

The judge Juan Merchan refuses to overturn the verdict where Donald Trump was convicted of accounting fraud in connection with payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. .

The Judge Refuses to Overturn the Trump Verdict

Setback for Tiktok - may be banned in the USA in January

The legal dispute over Tiktok's existence or non-existence in the USA continues. The social media company's appeal to postpone a new law is now rejected by the court – which means that the threat of a ban remains.

Setback for Tiktok - may be banned in the USA in January

Romanian Right-Wing Leader: Vote Despite Cancelled Election

Romania's presidential candidate, far-right Calin Georgescu, urges voters to go to the polling stations to try to vote in the second and decisive round, despite the country's highest court having cancelled the election on Sunday. The highest court ruled in a very surprising verdict that the first round was not valid due to irregularities.

Romanian Right-Wing Leader: Vote Despite Cancelled Election

Setback for Tiktok – may be banned in the USA

A federal court in the USA has unanimously decided that the law that could potentially ban the social media platform Tiktok in the USA will apply. .

Setback for Tiktok – may be banned in the USA

Finland: Russian put on trial for war crimes

He lured Ukrainian soldiers into a trap and killed over 20 of them, according to the indictment. Now the trial begins in Helsinki against a Russian man accused of war crimes in eastern Ukraine.

Finland: Russian put on trial for war crimes

Gang leader admits to murder – investigation dropped

A leader within the criminal network Death Patrol admitted to a murder in Uppsala in 2017. However, the investigators believe he is lying and now the preliminary investigation against him is being dropped.

Gang leader admits to murder – investigation dropped

Sawing the Court of Appeal's verdict: "Gross procedural error"

The Court of Appeal acquitted a man who was prosecuted for gross unauthorized handling of confidential information. Now the Prosecutor-General (RÅ) is appealing, believing that the Court of Appeal committed a gross judicial error in its assessment.

Sawing the Court of Appeal's verdict: "Gross procedural error"

Unique case: What must countries do for the climate?

The UN's court is to decide what countries are required to do to stop climate change. Now, the negotiations are starting in the court's largest case ever.

Unique case: What must countries do for the climate?

Expert: Israel's government is drifting towards authoritarianism

The region's only liberal democracy. This is how Israel has described its position.

Expert: Israel's government is drifting towards authoritarianism

The Warning: USA's Democracy is More Fragile than We Think

In step with Donald Trump's new government taking shape, the fears of a significant "backlash" for democracy are growing. It is not as robust as many think, says Eric J Segall, professor of constitutional law, at Georgia State University.

The Warning: USA's Democracy is More Fragile than We Think

No Compensation for PFAS-Poisoned Kallinge Residents

The Defence does not replace PFAS-poisoned Kallinge residents, reports TV4. .

No Compensation for PFAS-Poisoned Kallinge Residents

HD: Laser Pointer Not a Violation of the Knife Law

The Supreme Court does not believe that laser pointers should be covered by the knife law. This is evident from a verdict on Friday where a man is acquitted for carrying a laser pointer in a public place.

HD: Laser Pointer Not a Violation of the Knife Law

The Warning: USA's Democracy is More Fragile than We Think

In step with Donald Trump's new regime taking shape, fears of a severe "backlash" for democracy are growing. It is not as robust as many believe, says Eric J Segall, professor of constitutional law, at Georgia State University.

The Warning: USA's Democracy is More Fragile than We Think

Decision on Trump Penalty Postponed

The decision on the penalty for USA's incoming president Donald Trump's judgment on hush money is postponed to an indefinite future, reports American media. From Trump's side, it is described as a major victory.

Decision on Trump Penalty Postponed

The Government appoints new Chancellor of Justice

Thomas Bull, currently a Justice of the Supreme Court, has been appointed as the new Chancellor of Justice and head of the Chancellor of Justice. The authority exercises, among other things, supervision over authorities and their officials, regulates claims for damages against the state, and is the prosecutor in freedom of the press and freedom of expression cases.

The Government appoints new Chancellor of Justice

HD to take a stand on deportation in criminal cases

A teenager who shot a man to death in Flemingsberg was sentenced to prison and lifelong expulsion – despite being born and raised in Sweden. Now the Supreme Court will take up the case and try the question of expulsion.

HD to take a stand on deportation in criminal cases

Noted Roadblock Becomes a Case for the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is taking up the case regarding eleven climate activists from the organization Restore Wetlands who blocked the E4 at Solna in August 2022. In the district court, all were convicted of sabotage, but the court of appeal changed the verdict and instead convicted them only of disobedience to the authorities.

Noted Roadblock Becomes a Case for the Supreme Court

Municipal: An Important Victory

The Supreme Court's verdict against the care company Attendo is welcomed by the trade unions Kommunal and Journalistförbundet. .

Municipal: An Important Victory

Whistleblowing healthcare assistant wins in Supreme Court

The healthcare assistant sounded the alarm about deficiencies during the pandemic and received a sharp warning from her managers. Now she wins in the Supreme Court (HD).

Whistleblowing healthcare assistant wins in Supreme Court

Prosecutors Open to Postponing Trump's Sentence

The prosecutors in the court case where Donald Trump has been convicted of crimes against accounting laws agree to postpone his sentence. However, they oppose the dismissal of the case against the incoming president.

Prosecutors Open to Postponing Trump's Sentence

Setback for Tesla - Supreme Court Rejects Appeal

Tesla will not receive its registration plates directly from the Transport Agency. This is clear when the Supreme Court rejects the company's request to appeal the district court and court of appeal's decision on the blocked registration plates, writes [Labour World](https://www.

Setback for Tesla - Supreme Court Rejects Appeal

Sami Representatives Reject the Government

The Government is circumventing the law when it first made it clear that the Renmark Committee would be shut down and only afterwards invited to a consultation. This is claimed by the Swedish Sami National Association (SSR) and declines a consultation afterwards.

Sami Representatives Reject the Government

The Inquiry Investigator: The Government Must Explain Itself

The government's decision to dissolve the Renmark Committee – which has investigated sensitive issues of hunting rights in the mountains – receives sharp criticism from the committee's chairman Eric M Runesson. "Is it fear of contact that lies behind the government's actions? Or are alternative facts needed?", he writes on DN Debatt.

The Inquiry Investigator: The Government Must Explain Itself

Rules for Divorces to be Reviewed

The requirement for reflection time in divorces should be reviewed, according to the government. Today, a violent spouse can delay a divorce by saying no.

Rules for Divorces to be Reviewed