The highest court in Maryland allows gay couples to divorce, even though same-sex marriage is not yet allowed in that US state.

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India’s highest court says that Vodafone is not liable for taxes and penalties amounting to $4.4bn (£2.8bn) in back taxes and penalties.

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Pakistan’s highest court escalated its clash with the government on Monday by initiating contempt of court proceedings against Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani.

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A decision by the European Union’s highest court on Wednesday could spark a trade war with countries that oppose being forced into Europe’s carbon-trading system.

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Maryland has joined a growing number of states in which judges must demand greater proof from debt buyers before allowing them to sue consumers to recover alleged obligations. Rule changes by the Maryland Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, are being hailed as a significant effort to stop debt collectors from getting judgments based on flimsy evidence. Read full article > >

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Germany’s highest court rejects a challenge to the country bailing out other nations in the eurozone.

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RICHMOND — The Virginia Supreme Court, for the first time in recent history, sat for oral arguments last week with just five of its seven justices,as a legislative stalemate over nominees to the state’s highest court dragged on. The Virginia General Assembly, one of only two state legislatures empowered to pick judges, has now spent months bickering over how to fill the two vacancies on the Supreme Court, leaving the tribunal unable to hear as many cases and forcing it to rely more on semi-retired senior justices. Read full article > >

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There are wild hamsters? France may be fined for up to $24.6 million by the European Union’s highest court for failing to care for the Great Hamster of Alsace, the last wild hamster species in Western Europe. There are only 800 of the hamsters left in…

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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Ivory Coast’s highest court publicly reversed course Thursday, proclaiming Alassane Ouattara president, bringing the country full circle five months after a disputed vote which nearly dragged the nation into civil war. The head of the constitutional council, Paul Yao N’Dre — previously one of the staunchest supporters of the country’s strongman Laurent Gbagbo — made the announcement in a prepared statement. “The constitutional council proclaims Alassane Ouattara president of the Republic of Ivory Coast,” he said. Read full article > >

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Another Thai soldier dies in border clashes with Cambodia, as Cambodia petitions the UN’s highest court to clarify a judgement at the heart of the dispute.

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Cambodia seeks UN border ruling

The highest court in the US is considering whether children can be stopped from buying violent video games.

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Court hears violent games case

Three ex-Labour MPs facing trials over their expenses appeal to the UK’s highest court that they should be tried by Parliament.

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Three ex-Labour MPs facing trials over their expenses appeal to the UK’s highest court that they should be tried by Parliament.

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