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Hardline cleric named to lead Iran judiciary
1:02pm, 7th March, 2019

Hardline cleric named to lead Iran judiciary

Hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi, a protégé of Iran’s supreme leader who helped oversee the execution of political prisoners in 1988, was named chief of the judiciary on Thursday, a job that positions him to undermine the influence of moderates.
Trump clashes with conservative U.S. chief justice over judiciary
8:14pm, 21st November, 2018

Trump clashes with conservative U.S. chief justice over judiciary

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts defended the independence of the federal judiciary on Wednesday a day after President Donald Trump called a judge who ruled against his policy barring asylum for certain immigrants an "Obama judge," but Trump rejected...