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Desperate Steve Bannon Makes Final Appeal to Supreme Court
New Republic· 11 hours agoThere are about one million things that could be hung on the wall of a classroom that would (a) be true, and (b) not get you canceled in the future, without being an egregious violation of federal ...
What is Hong Kong’s overseas judge appointment system and will it be kept?
South China Morning Post· 6 days agoWhy do foreign judges sit on Hong Kong’s top court, and how does it work? Judges from other common law jurisdictions can be invited to sit on the Court of Final Appeal ...
State's top court orders Palm Beach Polo to pay Wellington $8M in Big Blue Preserve case
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe court's June 11 ruling rejected Straub's final appeal of a 2019 lawsuit, one that allowed...
Opinion | A Judge Riles Hong Kong
The Wall Street Journal· 7 days agoAs he steps down from the bench, Lord Jonathan Sumption says the territory is ‘slowly becoming a totalitarian state.’
This week in history: June 17-23
World Socialist Web Site· 4 days agoOn June 17, 1999, Stanley Faulder, a 61-year-old native of Jasper, Alberta, was executed by lethal injection in Huntsville, Texas. Faulder became the first Canadian executed in the US since ...
Opinion | Why Hong Kong should preserve its strong tradition of foreign judges
South China Morning Post· 5 days agoNong Rong, deputy head of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, in a speech delivered in English,...
Opinion | Judge’s comments should prompt reflection on the judiciary’s role
South China Morning Post· 6 days agoSumption’s departure is disappointing. Sumption described the atmosphere in Hong Kong as oppressive,...
Acclaimed judges aren't alone in giving up on Hong Kong courts
Nikkei Asian Review· 4 days agoCompanies are increasingly turning to alternative hubs for commercial disputes
Recent row won’t affect system of foreign judges in top Hong Kong court: Lee
South China Morning Post· 3 days agoLee, who did not name British judge Jonathan Sumption, was asked by a reporter whether the...
Letter | Hong Kong’s rule of law remains strong despite foreign judges leaving
South China Morning Post· 3 days agoThe court of law is the cornerstone of Hong Kong’s prosperity, and should be maintained no matter...
