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# supreme-court - Wednesday 26 February, 2020
Supreme Court restores 10-year sentence imposed on man who raped wife
Mr Justice Peter Charleton said the alteration of the original sentence by the Court of Appeal “did not accord with law”.
# supreme-court - Monday 24 February, 2020
Explainer: What happened with the Graham Dwyer data retention case in the Supreme Court?
Dwyer was convicted of the murder of Elaine O’Hara in 2015.
Supreme Court to refer Graham Dwyer data retention appeal to the EU's Court of Justice
Chief Justice Frank Clarke said the three central questions in the case “each involve difficult issues”.
# supreme-court - Saturday 18 January, 2020
'An issue of systemic importance': Supreme Court FOI ruling will alter public's relationship with State
When the Supreme Court decides on the future of FOI in Ireland, it will be the end of a glacial process.
# supreme-court - Thursday 16 January, 2020
Supreme Court sits with highest proportion of female judges on bench ever
The Courts Service said the presence of females on the bench has increased greatly in Ireland over the past 25 years.
# supreme-court - Wednesday 15 January, 2020
'Not in the public interest': Supreme Court hears FOI law could 'scare' firms from working with State in future
The claim was made during appeal against two rulings last year brought by the Information Commissioner.
# supreme-court - Tuesday 14 January, 2020
'I don't have to tell you': Public bodies may no longer have to justify FOI refusals, Supreme Court hears
An appeal against two rulings last year has been brought by the Information Commissioner.
# supreme-court - Friday 13 December, 2019
US Supreme Court agrees to hear cases next year over release of Trump's tax returns
Trump has been seeking to block access to his tax returns and other financial records in lawsuits.
# supreme-court - Friday 22 November, 2019
Environmental group in Supreme Court bid to challenge government's climate change plan
The NGO claims the National Mitigation Plan is flawed on several grounds and had asked the court to quash its adoption.
# supreme-court - Tuesday 19 November, 2019
Gerry Adams’ prison escape convictions are unsafe, UK Supreme Court hears
The former Sinn Féin leader claims two convictions he received in the 70s were unlawful.
# supreme-court - Saturday 9 November, 2019
India's Supreme Court hands site of demolished mosque to Hindus in historic ruling
Hindu movs destroyed the 460-year-old mosque in 1992.
# supreme-court - Friday 8 November, 2019
Brazil's former President Lula released from jail after supreme court ruling
Lula led Brazil through a historic boom from 2003 to 2010.
# supreme-court - Saturday 28 September, 2019
The most crucial things said this week after another historic Brexit twist
From transforming prorogation into a black sheet of paper, to eagles picking out livers – there were some wild things said this week.
# supreme-court - Wednesday 25 September, 2019
A bullish Boris Johnson refuses to apologise and again says the Supreme Court 'was wrong'
Johnson was speaking after the Supreme Court said he had acted unlawfully.
As it happened: Angry exchanges in Commons as Attorney General declares 'parliament is dead'
“The time is coming when even these turkeys won’t be able to prevent Christmas,” Attorney General geoffrey Cox told MPs.
# supreme-court - Tuesday 24 September, 2019
Spanish Supreme Court approves exhumation of Franco's remains
The ruling has been hailed as “a great victory for Spanish democracy” by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
Boris Johnson 'strongly disagrees' with Supreme Court ruling but parliament set to return tomorrow
Johnson said his hope to get a Brexit deal isn’t “made much easier by this kind of stuff in parliament or in the courts”.
UK Supreme Court rules that Boris Johnson's prorogation is 'unlawful, void and had no effect'
The decision is a major defeat for Boris Johnson’s government.
UK Supreme Court ruling on legality of Boris Johnson suspending parliament due today
The Prime Minister has insisted that proroguing parliament was a routine thing to do.
# supreme-court - Thursday 19 September, 2019
John Major says it's 'striking' that Boris Johnson hasn't rebutted Supreme Court arguments
Lord Pannick argued prorogation was triggered because Johnson saw parliament as a threat to his policies.
# supreme-court - Tuesday 17 September, 2019
Coveney on Brexit deadlock: 'We simply haven’t seen any written proposals from the UK to date'
It’s being reported this evening that the UK side are refusing to submit a written document in the ongoing talks.
'Lying to the queen?': Brexit drama turns to Supreme Court over Johnson suspending parliament
A Scottish court ruled last week that proroguing parliament was unlawful, and it’s been appealed to the UK Supreme Court.
# supreme-court - Thursday 12 September, 2019
US Supreme Court allows Trump administration to implement new asylum restrictions
Democrats have said the ruling puts people’s lives at risk.
# supreme-court - Saturday 27 July, 2019
US Supreme Court approves funding for Trump's border wall
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer denounced the ruling.
# supreme-court - Friday 26 July, 2019
Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal against judgement in Ruth Morrissey case
The government has said the appeal does not relate to the €2.1 million in damages and that the Morrisseys will retain that irrespective of the outcome.
# supreme-court - Wednesday 24 July, 2019
Supreme Court rejects appeal by man deported for alleged links to Isis
The court heard that one of the man’s sons was killed fighting in the Syria.
# supreme-court - Wednesday 17 July, 2019
Former Air Corps mechanic says fight against State 'back on' after Supreme Court victory
The complainants in this case allege there was a disregard for the safety of young Air Corps members.
# supreme-court - Tuesday 9 July, 2019
London Irish campaigners taking British government to court over Northern Ireland abortion laws
The group claims the secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Karen Bradley, is legally obliged to take action in the absence of the devolved Assembly.
# supreme-court - Friday 21 June, 2019
Ex-IRA man granted UK Supreme Court hearing over Boston College tapes
The tapes which contain interviews with former paramilitaries were not meant to be heard in public until after their deaths.
# supreme-court - Tuesday 4 June, 2019
'I'd rather see her using contraceptives than be throwing flowers on her grave'
May McGee’s fight to overturn Ireland’s ban on contraception is the subject of a documentary on RTÉ One this evening.
Supreme Court agrees to hear 'leapfrog appeal' in Graham Dwyer case
The Supreme Court said that the case “raises complex and novel questions of constitutional and EU law”.
# supreme-court - Thursday 30 May, 2019
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says that Angela Kerins was 'badly treated' by the PAC
“Notwithstanding all the issues around Ms Kerins’ salary, I think she was badly treated,” Varadkar told the Dáil committees’ chairs.
Louisiana lawmakers pass controversial 'heartbeat' abortion ban
Restrictions passed by a number of US States recently are expected to be blocked in lower courts and eventually appealed to the Supreme Court.
# supreme-court - Wednesday 29 May, 2019
Supreme Court rules PAC 'acted unlawfully' in questioning of Angela Kerins
The six judge court made the ruling this morning.
# supreme-court - Saturday 13 April, 2019
How relevant is the Kerins Supreme Court ruling to Oireachtas committees?
“We have to act within the law, whether we like it or not,” the chair of the Oireachtas Sports committee told his members this week.
# supreme-court - Saturday 23 March, 2019
Dublin man extradited to the US to face child pornography charges
Eric Eoin Marques will appear in court in the US on Monday.
# supreme-court - Thursday 21 March, 2019
Fianna Fáil member wins right to take case over Ireland's gender quota laws
Brian Mohan was granted leave today by the Supreme Court to pursue a challenge against the laws.
# supreme-court - Wednesday 20 March, 2019
Supreme Court clears way for US extradition of Dublin man on child pornography charges
Now aged in his early thirties, Eric Eoin Marques is wanted by US authorities.
# supreme-court - Wednesday 6 March, 2019
UK Supreme Court allows appeal from mother of man killed by RUC in 1992
Pearse Jordan was 23 when he was shot in the back in Belfast in November 1992.
# supreme-court - Tuesday 5 March, 2019
Opinion: Had Denis O'Brien's suit succeeded, our democratic system could have been undermined
Free speech and open debate in parliament is essential to our democratic system and would be inhibited if TDs were constantly under threat of lawsuits, writes David Kenny.
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Poll: Do you prefer sunshine or rainy days?
WELL, IT’S BEEN a week of blue skies across the country, with little rain in sight.
While it’s forecast to be colder over the weekend than in recent days, conditions, for the most part, are due to remain dry and sunny.
Temperatures today are to range between 9 and 15 degrees.
With little to no rain in sight at the moment, we’re wondering – are you itching for a rainy day? Or are you loving the sunshine?
So, today we want to know: Do you prefer sunshine or rainy days?
Poll Results:
Sunshine, definitely (10187)
I like both (1874)
Rain, for sure (828)
I actually prefer snow more than anything (591)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
The Irish For: Kiltartanese and a passionate affair. The story of Galway's Lady Gregory
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
Darach Ó Séaghdha follows the artistic path of one of Ireland’s most fascinating historical women.
Larry Donnelly: Kennedy vs Markey could be the last throw of the dice for the Irish American dynasty
By Larry Donnelly - @LarryPDonnelly
The Kennedy vs Markey battle is the distraction from Covid-19 we all need, says Larry Donnelly.
Opinion: Economic activity is primed to resume after Covid-19. In the meantime, it’s about survival
By Robert Sweeney
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