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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Unmarried Partner’s Widower Pension Entitlement After Landmark Appeal

TOOMEVARA, IRELAND – A man from Toomevara, Tipperary, has won a landmark case in the Supreme Court Appeal, granting him the right to a widower’s pension after being denied the benefit due to not being married to his partner. John O’Meara, the plaintiff in the case, has described his three-year legal battle as a fight for equality. The Supreme Court unanimously ruled in O’Meara’s favor and granted an order to overturn the decision that originally …

Court rules extension of DPP’s tenure unconstitutional: Government files appeal to resolve contradiction

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Government of Jamaica has officially filed an appeal against a recent ruling by the Constitutional Court regarding the extension of tenure for Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewelyn. The court had deemed the extension unconstitutional, leading to Llewelyn stepping aside after serving in the position for 16 years. An interim acting DPP, Claudette Thompson, has been appointed for a six-month term beginning in April. The Ministry of Justice, led by …

Navarro Denied Delay in Prison Time Appeal by Chief Justice Roberts

WASHINGTON D.C. – Former senior aide to President Donald Trump, Peter Navarro, is being denied a delay in prison time by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. as he appeals his conviction for contempt of Congress. Navarro, a 74-year-old economist, is set to report to federal prison in Miami by 2 p.m. Tuesday. Roberts, overseeing emergency requests from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, stated that he found no reason to disagree …

Court Denies Michigan GOP Leader’s Appeal, Ruling GOP Convention Plans Meaningless

LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Court of Appeals declined to intervene in the leadership dispute within the state Republican Party, potentially nullifying a planned GOP convention in Detroit spearheaded by Kristina Karamo. Karamo sought an immediate halt to a Kent County Circuit Court ruling that ousted her as the chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party, allowing her convention scheduled for Saturday to proceed. However, Judge Brock Swartzle swiftly denied her request for a stay on …