Supreme Court
The Moldovan Supreme Judicial Council appointed new chairman of the Supreme Court
July 07, 2011Chișinău / Moldova.ORG/ -- The new interim chairman of the Supreme Court of Justice has been appointed its vice-chairwoman, Raisa Botezatu, who is also chairwoman of the Supreme Court Criminal College. She will ensure the interim of the Supreme Court...
Moldovan Justice Minister on the dismissal of the Supreme court's chairman
July 05, 2011Chișinău / Moldova.ORG/ -- Moldovan Justice Minister, Oleg Efrim, argues that information and that he would have voted against the Supreme Court's chairman dismissal was launched in order to denigrate his image. "I do not know who started these...
UPDATE: The bomb alert at the Moldovan Supreme Court was false
July 05, 2011Chișinău / Modova.ORG/ -- The Ministry of Interior spokesman, Eugen Onica, confirmed that the Supreme Court bomb alert was false. We recall that the Interior Ministry announced that at 12.25 there was received a call from a pay phone in town, made ...
Moldova's Communists: Dismissal of the Supreme Court's chairman was illegal!
July 05, 2011Chișinău / Moldova.ORG/ -- The Communist Party lawyer, Sergiu Sirbu, believes that today's dismissal of the Supreme Court's chairman, Muruianu, was illegal and it is likely to reflect a political decision. Sarbu said that the Parliament actually dismissed...
California must release prisoners, Supreme Court rules
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May 23, 2011The US Supreme Court has upheld an order for California to free thousands of prisoners because of overcrowding. Federal judges had ordered 40,000 prisoners be released within two years. The state says it has 148,000 inmates, in jails designed for 80...
Afghan AG calls for annulment of election results
December 13, 2010Afghanistan's attorney general has asked the country's Supreme Court to annul results from the recent parliamentary elections, because of extensive fraud and corruption. A spokesman for Attorney General Mohammad Ishaq Alako, Deputy Attorney General...
US supreme court considers immigration law
December 09, 2010The U.S. Supreme Court has heard oral arguments in an important immigration case from the southwestern state of Arizona. At issue is whether Arizona has the right to punish employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens and whether that conflicts with...
US Supreme Court considers major gun case
March 03, 2010The Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments on Tuesday in a case about gun ownership rights that could have far-reaching implications on the ability of states and local communities to enact and enforce gun control laws. The case stems...
Moldovan Communists prevent the dismissal of Supreme Court of Justice head
March 01, 2010Parliament fails to dismiss Supreme Court of Justice head after Communists walk out in protest Ion Muruianu, the head of the Supreme Court of Justice, will keep his job for at least a few more days after Parliament failed to dismiss him this weekend...
Louis O’Neill: Stiffening Moldova's judiciary
June 30, 2009By Louis O’Neill Interesting things are afoot in the Republic of Moldova, where a freely elected communist leader who is constitutionally barred from another term after eight years as President nonetheless recently held three top positions simultaneously...