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The court made it clear that this conviction is not about cracking down on freedom of speech.
Maria Ressa's legal battles over a 2020 cyber libel conviction continue. As the Nobel Peace Prize laureate's motion for reconsideration gets junked by the Court of Appeals (CA), her lawyer, former Supreme Court (SC) spokesperson Theodore “Ted” Te now claims that their ...
His time with the High Court was a controversial one.
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. officially swore in former Supreme Court Chief Lucas P. Bersamin as his new Executive Secretary on Tuesday, September 27.Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said that the President chose Bersamin on a "trust basis."“Sinasabi ng ating Pangulo, he is ...
First and only.
Cesar Bengzon was the Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court from 1961 until his retirement in 1966. But that’s not his only claim to fame. In November 1966, Bengzon became the first-ever Filipino to be appointed to the International Court of Justice, ...
No stopping him now.
Just days before his inauguration as the 17th president of the Philippines on June 30, president-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. has cleared his final legal hurdle after the Supreme Court junked the petitions against his candidacy."The Court held that in the exercise ...
I believe the fears that the Supreme Court poses a threat to other rights are overblown. (Though I've been wrong before.) Understanding why requires going beyond the usual talking points and digging into doctrine.
On Friday, as you may have heard, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion. The justices upheld a Mississippi law banning most abortions after fifteen weeks of pregnancy and ...
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There can be only one.
The Supreme Court finally stepped in and issued a verdict in the 20-year-long trademark infringement case between popular lechon retailers Elar's and Elarz. In a decision dated February 17, 2021 but made public only on Tuesday, June 22, the High Court ruled in favor ...
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After Supreme Court Okays Videoconferencing, Over 170,000 Virtual Hearings Have Been Held Nationwide
Official guidelines for videoconferencing became effective in January this year.
The Supreme Court (SC) issued guidelines for videoconferencing in December last year, primarily because of safety concerns related to the pandemic. The High Court institutionalized virtual hearings and deemed it an alternative mode to in-court proceedings. The guidelines became effective a month later. "On ...
