The Constitutional Court of Korea unanimously ruled to confirm the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol via oral decision Thursday. Under Article 68 of the Korean Constitution, a new election for a Korean president must commence within 60 days. This ruling confirms the impeachment motion which triggered the review, and Yoon is dismissed from office [...]

Thousands rallied in Seoul on Saturday both in support of and against impeached South Korean President Yoon Seok Yeol. The rallies were held in anticipation of an impeachment verdict by the Constitutional Court of Korea, expected to be issued next week, according to local media. Pro-Yoon protestors gathered in central Seoul, waving both South Korean [...]

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that a provision of an Ontario election finance law violated the constitutional right to vote, finding the provision to be invalid and of no effect. Writing for the slim five justice majority, Justice Andromache Karakatsanis contended that the different limits for leading political parties versus third parties under [...]

The Supreme Court of Canada on Friday allowed an application by the Métis Nation–Saskatchewan (MNS) for judicial review of the Saskatchewan government’s mining permit approvals to proceed. The court ruled that the application, launched in 2021, was not an abuse of process because previous proceedings between the parties had not addressed the dispute in the [...]

Fourteen US state attorney generals filed a lawsuit in a New York federal court against Elon Musk, his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and President Donald Trump on Thursday. The lawsuit challenges DOGE’s legal authority and Musk’s recent actions such as shutting down or exercising sweeping control over the functions of 14 federal agencies, including [...]

Judge John Coughenour of the US District Court for the Western District of Washington granted a nationwide preliminary injunction Thursday blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship and accused the president of ignoring the rule of law for his own gain. In remarks in the courtroom, Coughenour said, “It has become [...]

The Nicaraguan National Assembly on Thursday unanimously ratified the constitutional reforms proposed by current President Daniel Ortega. Under Article 8 of the country’s new constitution, which now takes effect, President Ortega has effective control over the legislative and judicial branches of government as well as the executive; thereby granting Ortega control over all powers of [...]

The Swiss Federal Criminal Court on Friday convicted oil company Trafigura, its former executive and two co-defendants for bribing an Angolan public official to obtain trade contracts. The trial level judgement, delivered by judges David Bouverat, Stephan Zenger and Maric Demont, found three of the defendants guilty of bribery, under article 322 of the Swiss [...]

Prosecutors announced Sunday that they have formally arrested and indicted President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of leading an insurrection, according to local media. With this indictment, Yoon will be detained for six months while he undergoes criminal trial proceedings. Prosecutors have charged Yoon with leading an insurrection and conspiring with senior military officials to [...]

The Cambodian government Friday approved a draft law that aims to punish those who ignore, minimize or deny the crimes committed by the communist regime between 1975 and 1979. Under the revised law, the civil penalty for genocide denial will now be increased to one to five years imprisonment and 10 million to 50 million [...]