Courts

Chief Justice Martha Koome has directed that personal injury claims from road accidents be moved from Small Claims Courts to Magistrates' Courts across Kenya.

May 09, 2026 በAI የተዘገበ

The Department of Justice failed to secure a stay of a lower court order blocking its policy requiring advance notice for visits to immigration detention facilities. The unanimous ruling from the D.C. Circuit came on Friday after judges found the government had not demonstrated sufficient harm from unannounced congressional oversight. U.S. Circuit Judge Neomi Rao, in a concurring opinion, agreed that the administration fell short despite her view that the government is likely to prevail on appeal.

Mora District Court has sentenced a man in his 20s to three years and nine months in prison for aggravated assault and abuse of process. The incident occurred during a Midsummer celebration in a village outside Mora last summer, where he pressed another man into a glowing fire pit. He must also pay nearly 200,000 kronor in damages.

April 21, 2026 በAI የተዘገበ

In a recent session of Spain's Supreme Court trial in the Koldo masks case—following earlier testimonies like Day 6's on Adif mask purchases—former Globalia CEO Javier Hidalgo denied paying commissions or bribes for Air Europa's pandemic rescue loan, calling it the 'worst loan in the world.' He downplayed Víctor de Aldama's role as a mere intermediary and denied any influence from Begoña Gómez. Witnesses corroborated Aldama's frequent access to the Transport Ministry.

The children and widower of Francisca Cadenas, killed in 2017, will testify Monday before a Badajoz judge investigating her neighbors Julián and Manuel González, arrested last month after her remains were found buried near her home.

April 09, 2026 በAI የተዘገበ

In the latest development of the Anthropic supply chain risk controversy, a U.S. federal appeals court on April 9 denied Anthropic's emergency motion to block the Trump administration's blacklisting of its AI technology. The court expedited oral arguments for May 19 but ruled the balance of equities favors the government, marking a setback following a prior district court injunction.