Obama takes immigration reform to Supreme CourtPresident Barack Obama's administration asked the US Supreme Court to uphold measures shielding around four million undocumented migrants from deportation.
US judge dismisses Jay Z 'Big Pimpin' copyright caseA judge dismissed a case against Jay Z in which the heir of an Egyptian composer claimed the rapper illegally used a flute sample in his hip-hop classic "Big Pimpin."
22 October 2015
Catalan separatists in court over independence voteSpanish judges started questioning Catalan officials charged with breaking the law by holding a vote last year on their contested drive for independence from Spain.
14 October 2015
France agrees to extradite Kazakh tycoon to RussiaThe French government has given the green light for the extradition of Kazakh tycoon and opposition figure Mukhtar Ablyazov to Russia, where he is accused of embezzling billions of dollars.
13 October 2015
Brazil court hits Rousseff again, fueling impeachment talkBrazil's President Dilma Rousseff suffered a major new setback when a court ruled that her government's accounting practices were illegal, handing ammunition to opponents threatening impeachment proceedings.
Amal Clooney downplays husband George's concern over MaldivesHuman rights lawyer Amal Clooney downplayed her actor husband George's fears for her safety, after he voiced his concern on a US talk show following an attack on one of her co-counsel in the Maldives.
12 September 2015
Australia court adjourns Johnny Depp dog caseThe court case against actor Johnny Depp's wife Amber Heard for allegedly smuggling two dogs into Australia -- dubbed the 'war on terrier'.
07 September 2015
Prosecutor seeks death penalty for Charleston shooterSouth Carolina prosecutors said they intend to seek the death penalty for Dylann Roof, the white alleged supremacist charged with killing nine black churchgoers in June.
Washington Post reporter's spy trial resumes in IranThe trial of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian resumed Monday in Tehran, in what could be the final hearing before a judgment is issued on whether he spied on Iran.
10 August 2015
Bill Cosby ordered to testify in sex abuse caseUS comedy icon Bill Cosby has been ordered to testify under oath in response to accusations from a woman who said he drugged and sexually abused her when she was a minor.
'Batman' theater gunman James Holmes guilty of murder"Batman" theater gunman James Holmes was found guilty on all charges -- and could now face the death penalty -- over the 2012 massacre that left 12 dead and 70 more injured in Colorado.
17 July 2015
Turkish court annuls controversial Erdogan education lawTurkey's constitutional court has annulled a controversial law closing private tutoring centres, many of which are run by the movement of US-exiled imam Fethullah Gulen, the nemesis of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.