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A federal judge has ruled that President Trump cannot legally block Twitter users as doing so violates their First Amendment right to free speech under the Constitution, Reuters reports. U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald did not order Mr Trump to unblock users but said she expected him or his
Kennedys has strengthened its Dublin office with the appointment of new partner, Andrew McGahey, and the promotion of Carol Maguire to the partnership. Mr McGahey (pictured) joined the Dublin office earlier this year as part of a broader team hire from US firm Mayer Brown in London. With nearly 18 y
David Berkery A&L Goodbody has appointed David Berkery as a new partner in its aviation and transport finance team.
The impact of the the National DNA Database in aiding crime detection has been welcomed by Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan.
Law and Religion in Ireland, 1530-1970 Wednesday 6 June
Via StareDecisisHibernia: Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan with department staff at Monday's Citizenship Ceremony in the Convention Centre Killarney where 3,500 people from over 120 countries are receiving their Irish citizenship.
The High Court has made a further request for a preliminary ruling the CJEU regarding the effect of Brexit on EU citizens who have been ordered for surrender to the UK under European Arrest Warrants. Explaining that there was no mandate on the CJEU to “act without delay” on the reference already
The High Court has made a further request for a preliminary ruling the CJEU regarding the effect of Brexit on EU citizens who have been ordered for surrender to the UK under European Arrest Warrants. Explaining that there was no mandate on the CJEU to “act without delay” on the reference already
A judge has ordered a 30-year-old man to move out of his parents’ house following a legal battle. At New York State’s Supreme Court yesterday, Justice Donald Greenwood attempted to convince Michael Rotondo to leave the family home in Camillus, near Syracuse, of his own volition.
A mother who forced her daughter into an arranged marriage with a relative almost twice her age has been convicted in a landmark prosecution. The 18-year-old was sent to Pakistan to marry the man was was 16 years her senior.
It would be regrettable if Brexit undermined the efforts made to build constructive relationships across these islands in the last 20 years, writes Professor Colin Harvey of Queen's University Belfast' School of Law. The island of Ireland is entering new constitutional and political terrain. One par
An archbishop in Australia has become the most senior Catholic in the world to be convicted of concealing child sexual abuse, the BBC reports. The archbishop ofAdelaide, Philip Wilson, was found guilty of concealing the crimes of a paedophile in court yesterday.
Offences against the State legislation has been renewed by the Government as a result of the continued threat posed by paramilitaries and gangs, the Irish Examiner reports. At a meeting yesterday the Cabinet agreed to renew the legislation for another 12 months with Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan
A legal challenge aimed at forcing the UK government to clarify the circumstances in which a border poll would be held in Northern Ireland is set for its first full hearing before the High Court in Belfast tomorrow. Ciaran O'Hare of McIvor Farrell Solicitors is representing victims' rights campaigne