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Swedish Pension Saver Loses Appeal in Falcon Funds Fraud Case
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Swedish Pension Saver Loses Appeal in Falcon Funds Fraud Case

The individual pension saver Daniel Edencrona sued the state for 20,000 kronor in the aftermath of the extensive Falcon Funds scandal but lost in the district court. Now, the Svea Court of Appeal is upholding the district court's verdict
Netanyahu Appoints New Security Chief Despite Court Block and Protests
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Netanyahu Appoints New Security Chief Despite Court Block and Protests

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appoints Eli Sharvit, former commander of the Israeli navy, as new security chief according to Israeli media. The move is controversial
Swedish Court to Decide on Alleged Birth Intervention Without Consent
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Swedish Court to Decide on Alleged Birth Intervention Without Consent

A woman in Skåne claims to have been subjected to a medical intervention without consent when she was about to give birth. The Supreme Court rules that she has the right to a court trial to determine whether her freedom and rights have been violated
Protests Erupt in Israel Over Netanyahu's Judicial Reform Law
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Protests Erupt in Israel Over Netanyahu's Judicial Reform Law

The Knesset, Israel's parliament, has voted yes to a widely criticized new law that gives the government greater power over the judiciary. The decision sparks wild protests
Brazil's Supreme Court to Try Bolsonaro for Alleged Coup Attempt
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Brazil's Supreme Court to Try Bolsonaro for Alleged Coup Attempt

Brazil's highest court has voted to put the country's former president Jair Bolsonaro on trial for attempting to instigate a coup after the 2022 election defeat.
Swedish Court Upholds Record Sentence for Teen in Triple Murder Case
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Swedish Court Upholds Record Sentence for Teen in Triple Murder Case

The boy shot and killed three people and injured two by gunfire within a 24-hour period in Västberga and Tullinge in the autumn of 2023. The Supreme Court now announces that it will not take up the case for review
23 Illegally Stripped of Danish Citizenship Due to Law Misinterpretation
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23 Illegally Stripped of Danish Citizenship Due to Law Misinterpretation

At least 23 people have been illegally deprived of their Danish citizenship, writes the newspaper Politiken.
Swedish Supreme Court Sets New Guidelines for Sentencing Young Offenders
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Swedish Supreme Court Sets New Guidelines for Sentencing Young Offenders

The 16-year-old shot and killed a man and attempted to murder two more people in Solna in the spring of 2023 – now he is sentenced to eight years and ten months in prison by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court thus establishes that young people can be sentenced to longer prison terms for very serious crimes
Indian Court Rules Watching Porn Not Grounds for Divorce
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Indian Court Rules Watching Porn Not Grounds for Divorce

A man does not have the right to divorce because his wife watches porn and masturbates, a court in India rules. The verdict is considered important in the country, where female sexuality is still surrounded by stigma and taboos
Former Swedish Chancellor Prosecuted for Knife Violation in Court
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Former Swedish Chancellor Prosecuted for Knife Violation in Court

Netanyahu and Supreme Court Clash Over Shin Bet Chief's Dismissal
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Netanyahu and Supreme Court Clash Over Shin Bet Chief's Dismissal

Israel's cabinet votes to dismiss the head of the security service Shin Bet. Israel's highest court stops the dismissal
Israeli Court Temporarily Blocks Dismissal of Security Chief
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Israeli Court Temporarily Blocks Dismissal of Security Chief

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet has voted to dismiss Ronen Bar, the head of the country's internal security service Shin Bet. However, the decision is temporarily blocked by the country's highest court
Supreme Court lectures Trump after outburst about impeachment
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Supreme Court lectures Trump after outburst about impeachment

Donald Trump gets fingers wagged from the Supreme Court's Chief Justice John Roberts. This after the US President expressed that a federal judge – who ordered that the plan with alleged gang members who were deported to El Salvador should be reversed – should be brought to trial
Teenager sentenced to terror - became a Nazi online
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Teenager sentenced to terror - became a Nazi online

A teenager is sentenced for terrorist crimes and will spend several years in prison after joining a Nazi organization online, the Supreme Court in Denmark decides.
Trump hopes for Supreme Court to revoke birthright citizenship
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Trump hopes for Supreme Court to revoke birthright citizenship

Lawyers for President Donald Trump's administration have turned to the US Supreme Court to obtain the possibility of revoking the automatic right to citizenship for children born within the country's borders.
US Supreme Court Unfreezes $2 Billion in Aid, Splits 5-4
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US Supreme Court Unfreezes $2 Billion in Aid, Splits 5-4

The USA's highest court rejects a request from Donald Trump's government to keep around two billion dollars in aid frozen.
Mari Jungstedt wins copyright dispute in the Supreme Court
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Mari Jungstedt wins copyright dispute in the Supreme Court

Bonnier Publishing and Mari Jungstedt win a copyright dispute in the Supreme Court over the book "The Promised Land".
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
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