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2:07pm, 31st July, 2019

U.S. federal death penalty protocol faces fresh legal scrutiny

Plans by President Donald Trump's administration to resume executions of inmates sentenced to death for federal crimes is set to face a stiff court challenge, but a judge's decision on the legality of its new protocol for lethal injections...

Volkswagen shrugs off 1 billion euro legal hit with higher SUV sales

7:41am, 2nd May, 2019

Business

Volkswagen shrugs off 1 billion euro legal hit with higher SUV sales

Sales of higher-margin sports utility vehicles and cost cuts helped Volkswagen shrug off a 1 billion euro legal charge to meet first-quarter operating profit forecasts on Thursday, sending its shares 4.5 percent higher.

High Court rejects legal challenge to Heathrow third runway

4:43am, 1st May, 2019

UK

High Court rejects legal challenge to Heathrow third runway

High Court rejected a series of legal challenges against the government's plan to build a new runway at Heathrow Airport on Wednesday.

Bayer's profit gets boost from Monsanto but legal burden mounts

12:56am, 25th April, 2019

Business

Bayer's profit gets boost from Monsanto but legal burden mounts

German drug and farming supplies company Bayer posted a 45 percent gain in quarterly core earnings thanks to the acquisition of seed maker Monsanto, while the legal burden it took on with the deal increased.

Democrats make legal bid for all Russia probe evidence, Trump calls Mueller report 'crazy'

1:26pm, 19th April, 2019

US

Democrats make legal bid for all Russia probe evidence, Trump calls Mueller report 'crazy'

Congressional Democrats on Friday took legal action to see all of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's evidence from his inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election, with an eye to using the probe's findings against President Do...

Democrats make legal push for all Russia probe evidence, Trump calls Mueller report 'crazy'

11:18am, 19th April, 2019

US

Democrats make legal push for all Russia probe evidence, Trump calls Mueller report 'crazy'

Congressional Democrats on Friday took legal action to see all of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's evidence from his inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election, with an eye to using the probe's findings against President Do...

Democrats issue legal demand to see all of Mueller's Russia probe evidence

9:52am, 19th April, 2019

Politics

Democrats issue legal demand to see all of Mueller's Russia probe evidence

Congressional Democrats on Friday took a legal step to see all of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's evidence from his inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election, as they consider how to use the probe's findings against Presi...

9:52am, 19th April, 2019

US

Democrats issue legal demand to see all of Mueller's Russia probe evidence

Congressional Democrats on Friday took a legal step to see all of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's evidence from his inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election, as they consider how to use the probe's findings against Presi...

Assange hacking charge limits free speech defence - legal experts

4:18pm, 11th April, 2019

UK

Assange hacking charge limits free speech defence - legal experts

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has portrayed himself as a champion of a free press, but the U.S. Department of Justice's decision to charge him with conspiring to hack government computers limits his ability to mount a vigorous free speech def...

Democrats in Congress authorize subpoenas for Trump-Russia report, legal battle looms

6:46am, 8th April, 2019

US

Democrats in Congress authorize subpoenas for Trump-Russia report, legal battle looms

U.S. congressional Democrats on Wednesday authorized a powerful committee chairman to subpoena Special Counsel Robert Mueller's full report on Russia's role in the 2016 election, moving closer to a legal clash with President Donald Trump&#0...

May has not moved 'an inch' on Brexit, says Labour's legal chief

5:47am, 7th April, 2019

UK

May has not moved 'an inch' on Brexit, says Labour's legal chief

British Prime Minister Theresa May has not moved "an inch" on her Brexit "red lines", Labour's top legal policy chief Shami Chakrabarti said on Sunday, suggesting there was little hope of a quick breakthrough before an EU summit.

Trump jumps into legal fray over 2020 census question

9:05am, 1st April, 2019

Politics

Trump jumps into legal fray over 2020 census question

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said the nation's 2020 census would be "meaningless" without the inclusion of a controversial citizenship question, wading into the legal fight over the nationwide count.

The Mueller interview that wasn't: how Trump's legal strategy paid off

8:32am, 27th March, 2019

Politics

The Mueller interview that wasn't: how Trump's legal strategy paid off

When Attorney General William Barr sent lawmakers a summary of the key findings in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, members of President Donald Trump's legal team were gathered in an office near the U.S. Capitol.

Rouhani says Iran will file legal case against U.S. for sanctions

4:41am, 18th March, 2019

World

Rouhani says Iran will file legal case against U.S. for sanctions

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that the government would file a legal case in Iran against U.S. officials who imposed sanctions on the country as a precursor to action in international courts.

Brexit supporters reject UK attorney general's additional legal opinion: The Telegraph

3:29am, 15th March, 2019

World

Brexit supporters reject UK attorney general's additional legal opinion: The Telegraph

Brexit-supporting lawmakers have rejected an additional legal opinion by Britain's top government lawyer on Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal assurances, The Telegraph reported.

2:55am, 15th March, 2019

UK

Brexit supporters reject UK attorney general's additional legal opinion - The Telegraph

Brexit-supporting MPs have rejected an additional legal opinion by Britain's top government lawyer on Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal assurances, The Telegraph reported.

UK attorney general says no legal means of exiting backstop unilaterally

7:02am, 12th March, 2019

UK

UK attorney general says no legal means of exiting backstop unilaterally

Attorney General Geoffrey Cox said on Tuesday a revised divorce deal with the European Union had not given Britain legal means of exiting the so-called backstop arrangement unilaterally if "intractable differences" arose.

PM Theresa May's lawyer seeks legal fix to the Brexit riddle

7:21am, 4th March, 2019

UK

PM Theresa May's lawyer seeks legal fix to the Brexit riddle

Prime Minister Theresa May's top lawyer will try to clinch a Brexit compromise with the European Union this week in a last ditch bid to win over rebellious British lawmakers before crunch votes that could delay the divorce for three months.

Brexit extension could draw legal challenge - German parliament report

11:30am, 1st March, 2019

UK

Brexit extension could draw legal challenge - German parliament report

Britain could face an EU legal challenge if it seeks to delay Brexit because of the impact on EU legislative elections, a legal opinion produced for Germany's Bundestag said, potentially making it difficult for Berlin to back anything but a shor...

Trump aides ignored legal warnings in pushing reactor plan: Democratic report

12:11pm, 19th February, 2019

Politics

Trump aides ignored legal warnings in pushing reactor plan: Democratic report

Top White House aides ignored repeated warnings they could be breaking the law as they worked with former U.S. officials and a close friend of President Donald Trump to advance a multi-billion-dollar plan to build nuclear reactors in the Middle East,...

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U.S. federal death penalty protocol faces fresh legal scrutiny

Volkswagen shrugs off 1 billion euro legal hit with higher SUV sales

High Court rejects legal challenge to Heathrow third runway

Bayer's profit gets boost from Monsanto but legal burden mounts

Democrats make legal bid for all Russia probe evidence, Trump calls Mueller report 'crazy'

Democrats make legal push for all Russia probe evidence, Trump calls Mueller report 'crazy'

Democrats issue legal demand to see all of Mueller's Russia probe evidence

Democrats issue legal demand to see all of Mueller's Russia probe evidence

Assange hacking charge limits free speech defence - legal experts

Democrats in Congress authorize subpoenas for Trump-Russia report, legal battle looms

May has not moved 'an inch' on Brexit, says Labour's legal chief

Trump jumps into legal fray over 2020 census question

The Mueller interview that wasn't: how Trump's legal strategy paid off

Rouhani says Iran will file legal case against U.S. for sanctions

Brexit supporters reject UK attorney general's additional legal opinion: The Telegraph

Brexit supporters reject UK attorney general's additional legal opinion - The Telegraph

UK attorney general says no legal means of exiting backstop unilaterally

PM Theresa May's lawyer seeks legal fix to the Brexit riddle

Brexit extension could draw legal challenge - German parliament report

Trump aides ignored legal warnings in pushing reactor plan: Democratic report

After election threat, MPs begin no-deal Brexit showdown

Divers search for last bodies in California boat fire, investigations begin

Hungary charges Syrian accused of beheading, killing for IS

Executive's flight to PSA highlights Renault-Nissan alliance tensions

Democrats plan to probe Trump's role in hush-money payments: report