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Judicial appointments and nominations

August 23, 2016

British mom wins US judge OK to see son held in Trump threat

The mother of a British man accused of trying to grab a police officer's gun to shoot Republican presidential nominee Donald ...

Andrzej Rzeplinski

August 19, 2016

Polish prosecutors investigate court head for abuse of power

Polish prosecutors have opened an investigation into the head of the country's Constitutional Tribunal to determine if he ...

Michael Sandford

August 12, 2016

Mom asks court to let her visit son accused of Trump threat

A British mother is asking a U.S. judge to let her personally visit her son, who is jailed in Nevada after what authorities ...

UK court rules in favor of embattled Labour leader Corbyn

Britain's High Court on Thursday struck down an attempt to remove the head of the country's divided Labour opposition party ...

UK top court says Scottish child-safety plan violates rights

Britain's Supreme Court has ruled against a plan by the Scottish government to appoint a non-family member adult to look out ...

The Latest: Trump slams Clinton over 'radical Islam'

The Latest on the Democratic National Convention and 2016 presidential campaign. (all times EDT): 12:15 a.m. Donald Trump is ...

Frans Timmermans

EU again chides Poland over rule of law; threatens sanctions

The European Union's executive branch on Wednesday escalated its dispute over Poland's democratic credentials, giving Warsaw ...

AP interview: Turkish opposition warns govt about witch hunt

Turkey's polarized factions should learn from their mistakes and overcome their antagonism, the main opposition leader said ...

Poland moves closer to adopting new regulations on top court

Poland's lawmakers on Friday approved a final version of legislation regarding the Constitutional Tribunal, in a move the ...

Administration asks new immigration review with 9 justices

The Obama administration says the Supreme Court should seek to break its recent tie over plans to protect millions of ...

US urges Western Balkans strengthen their democracies

The United States has urged Western Balkan countries to intensify efforts to consolidate their democracies. U.S.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

AP interview: Ginsburg doesn't want to envision a Trump win

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she doesn't want to think about the possibility of Donald Trump winning the White House, and ...

US ambassador urges Albanian MPs to vote for judicial reform

The U.S. ambassador to Albania has urged the country's opposing political parties to reach a compromise on a judicial reform ...

Albanian Parliament to vote on judicial reform package

Though lacking support from the opposition, the Albanian Parliament on Thursday passed a plan to bring a judicial reform ...

Poland ignores deadline for replying to EU criticism

Poland will not meet the European Union's deadline of Wednesday to respond to concerns about the country's political crisis, ...

Gov't-picked Polish judge critical of its stance on court

A judge promoted by Poland's governing party to a top court has defended the authority of the court's rulings over the ...

Germany urges Albania on judicial reform, key to EU step

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier called on Albanian leaders Tuesday to pass a judicial reform package which ...

Donald Trump

The Latest: 3 woman launch new super PAC for Trump

The latest developments in the 2016 campaign for the presidency. All times EDT: 10:55 p.m. Three of Donald Trump's female ...

Obama attends memorial service for former adviser, classmate

Describing her as his moral compass as well as a Swiss-Army knife who could do a little bit of everything, President Barack ...

Sports court faces landmark ruling from German judges

The authority of the highest court in global sports will be at stake Tuesday when a potentially landmark verdict is announced ...