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(Bloomberg) -- Luigi Mangione was charged with murder in New York for the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s insurance chief Brian Thompson on a midtown Manhattan sidewalk, according to the New York State court system's website.The charges come a few hours after Mangione, a 26-year-old Maryland native, was apprehended in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and held on gun charges when he was recognized at a McDonald's from photos circulated in a dayslong nationwide manhunt.©2024 Bloomberg L.P.By Misyrlena EgkolfopoulouReported by Author [Extracted from the article]

A person of interest in the CEO slaying of Brian Thompson, Luigi Mangione, was charged with possessing an illegal gun and using a fake ID after being arrested in Pennsylvania. Mangione, 26, appeared in court in Hollidaysburg for a preliminary arraignment on charges including forgery and carrying a gun without a license. He was recognized at a McDonald's in Altoona, leading to his arrest. [Extracted from the article]

Aon UK Ltd. has filed a lawsuit against Howden Group Holdings Ltd., accusing the insurance rival of poaching its employees and soliciting its clients. Aon claims that Howden used the hiring of senior executives to lure other employees, obtain confidential information, and cause mass resignations in Brazil and London. Howden's lawyers argue that the case should be scrutinized by Brazilian courts since it involves recruitment in Latin America. Aon is seeking compensation for its losses and is also investigating another team move to Howden from its marine and construction team. [Extracted from the article]

The UK criminal court system is facing a significant backlog of unheard cases, which is hindering the government's efforts to reduce the backlog. The National Audit Office has stated that the Ministry of Justice's goal of reducing the backlog to 53,000 cases by March 2025 is no longer achievable. The backlog is currently 78% higher than it was in 2019 and 11% higher than it was in 2021. Various factors, including pandemic-related delays, ineffective trials, funding issues, and strikes by trial lawyers, have contributed to the delays. These delays are particularly concerning for victims and witnesses in sexual offense cases, as well as increasing the risk of cases collapsing. [Extracted from the article]

Poland is preparing to present a detailed plan to the European Union (EU) in an attempt to secure €60 billion in post-pandemic aid that is currently being withheld. The plan aims to reverse a controversial judicial overhaul implemented by the previous nationalist administration. The presentation will take place at a meeting of EU ministers in Brussels, and it comes just before the European Commission's deadline to decide on Poland's request for the first installment of funds from the EU recovery program. The new plan includes a tight work schedule for draft bills and changes to Poland's judicial bodies, which are necessary for the release of the recovery funds. However, implementing these reforms may be challenging, as some changes require the approval of President Andrzej Duda, who has already expressed opposition to the government's moves. The political tensions between the government and the president have raised concerns, with Fitch Ratings warning that it could complicate the government's agenda. [Extracted from the article]

The criminal justice system in the UK is facing a crisis, with a record backlog of almost 67,000 cases in the crown courts, including nearly 9,800 sexual offense cases. Delays in trials have become increasingly common, with some cases being postponed for years. The backlog is attributed to a combination of factors, including fewer court sessions, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, a lack of specialist barristers, and crumbling court buildings. The delays have had a devastating impact on victims, defendants, and witnesses, eroding trust in the justice system. The government has been criticized for its failure to address the underlying issues and provide adequate resources. The opposition Labour Party has pledged to restore basic services and introduce specialist rape courts if elected. [Extracted from the article]

If the government exhausts its appeal options in Hong Kong, Chief Executive John Lee could potentially turn to Beijing. (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong will appeal the High Court's decision to reject its request to wipe a controversial protest song from the city's internet, a move that could overturn a rare victory for free speech in the city. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Ukrainian prosecutors detained the head of the Supreme Court in an investigation they said had uncovered "large-scale corruption" at the nation's highest judicial body. "Top Supreme court officials were caught red-handed", on May 15, NABU chief Semen Kryvonos said Tuesday. [Extracted from the article]

Knyazev, the Supreme Court chief, and his alleged accomplice were handed notices of suspicion in the evening on Tuesday, news service Interfax reported citing special anti-graft prosecutors. (Bloomberg) -- Ukraine's Supreme Court chief was detained by police and ousted from his post in a no-confidence vote after investigators said they had uncovered "large-scale corruption" in the nation's highest judicial body. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Ukrainian prosecutors detained the head of the Supreme Court in an investigation they said had uncovered "large-scale corruption" at the nation's highest judicial body. "Top Supreme court officials were caught red-handed", on May 15, NABU chief Semen Kryvonos said Tuesday. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Ukrainian investigators found "large-scale corruption" at the Supreme Court, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's government has come under pressure to root out graft as a condition for joining the European Union. Some judges on the court received "illegal gains", the National Anti-Corruption Bureau, or NABU, and anti-corruption prosecutors said, without giving further details. Zelenskiy wants to start talks by the end of the year on joining to the EU, but Ukraine first needs to fulfill several requirements, mostly related to tackling corruption. [Extracted from the article]

Some judges on the court received "illegal gains", the National Anti-Corruption Bureau, or NABU, and anti-corruption prosecutors said, without giving further details. Zelenskiy wants to start talks by the end of the year on joining to the EU, but Ukraine first needs to fulfill several requirements, mostly related to tackling corruption. (Bloomberg) -- Ukrainian investigators found "large-scale corruption" at the Supreme Court, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's government has come under pressure to root out graft as a condition for joining the European Union. [Extracted from the article]

"I want to assure you Chancellor Scholz, Israel is a liberal democracy and will remain a liberal democracy", Netanyahu said. (Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he's monitoring Israel's controversial proposals for judicial changes "with great concern", emphasizing the importance of independent courts to the strength of democracies. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he's monitoring Israel's controversial proposals for judicial changes "with great concern", emphasizing the importance of independent courts to the strength of democracies. "I want to assure you Chancellor Scholz, Israel is a liberal democracy and will remain a liberal democracy", Netanyahu said. [Extracted from the article]

Assuming her victory stands, Biden will be able to appoint judges to the federal court system, including the Supreme Court, and should have little trouble placing his preferred officials in positions throughout the government. (Bloomberg) -- US President Joe Biden celebrated Democratic turnout in midterm elections after his party was projected to keep control of the Senate, thanks to the re-election of Nevada's Catherine Cortez Masto. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The European Union and U.S. moved a step closer to securing the privacy of transatlantic data flows as President Joe Biden moved to end years of uncertainty and allow thousands of companies to legally move customer data across the Atlantic. For its part, an EU official at a Friday briefing said the new commitments address all of the EU court's concerns, giving the EU "a solid file that we are ready to defend." Read more: Meta Repeats Why It May Be Forced to Pull Facebook From EU Privacy campaigner Max Schrems has been behind two EU court cases that ended up striking down down the bloc's previous transatlantic data flow decisions. [Extracted from the article]

For its part, an EU official at a Friday briefing said the new commitments address all of the EU court's concerns, giving the EU "a solid file that we are ready to defend." (Bloomberg) -- The European Union and U.S. moved a step closer to securing the privacy of transatlantic data flows as President Joe Biden moved to end years of uncertainty and allow thousands of companies to legally move customer data across the Atlantic. Biden signed an executive order Friday that'll create an independent court system in the US for EU citizens who think their data was unlawfully accessed or used by intelligence agencies. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: SWI; ALLTOP; BUSINESS; COS; GEN; GENTOP; GOV; INDUSTRIES; LAW; NORTHAM; TEC; TECHTOP; TECSVC; TMT; TOP; US; WORLD; WWTOP; WWTOPAM; WWTOPEU EN SWI ALLTOP BUSINESS COS GEN GENTOP GOV INDUSTRIES LAW NORTHAM TEC TECHTOP TECSVC TMT TOP US WORLD WWTOP WWTOPAM WWTOPEU (Bloomberg) Three hostile foreign actors breached the federal courts document management system via "an incredibly significant and sophisticated" cyberattack more than 18 months ago, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said on Thursday. Nadler said the breach wasn't related to a cyber-espionage campaign that was revealed in December 2020 and affected nine federal agencies -- including the Department of Justice -- and about 100 businesses. ALLTOP, BUSINESS, COS, GEN, GENTOP, GOV, INDUSTRIES, LAW, NORTHAM, TEC, TECHTOP, TECSVC, TMT, TOP, US, WORLD, WWTOP, WWTOPAM, WWTOPEU, SWI. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: ALLTOP; GEN; GENTOP; GLOBALMACR; GOV; LAW; NORTHAM; POL; TOP; US; WORLD; WWTOP; WWTOPAM EN ALLTOP GEN GENTOP GLOBALMACR GOV LAW NORTHAM POL TOP US WORLD WWTOP WWTOPAM Justice Sonia Sotomayor said she is confident the US Supreme Court will eventually "regain the public's confidence", offering an optimistic message to a liberal audience even as the court considers eliminating the constitutional right to abortion and expanding gun rights. Sotomayor lauded Thomas as "a man who cares deeply about the court as an institution, about the people who work there.". [Extracted from the article]

On Tuesday, the judge overseeing a lawsuit against Jones in Connecticut state court said the case would be put on hold temporarily. (Bloomberg) -- An arm of the U.S. Justice Department cast doubt on far-right radio host Alex Jones's use of bankruptcy as three companies he once owned prepare for their first day in court Friday. Lawyers representing Jones and his businesses have said the Texas defamation lawsuit was strategically filed to silence their free speech on matters of public interest. [Extracted from the article]

Lawyers representing Jones and his businesses have said the Texas defamation lawsuit was strategically filed to silence their free speech on matters of public interest. (Bloomberg) -- An arm of the U.S. Justice Department cast doubt on far-right radio host Alex Jones's use of bankruptcy as three companies he once owned prepare for their first day in court Friday. Lawyers representing Jones have argued the plaintiffs' probe into the financial ties between Jones and his various entities is akin to a "collections action" and a "fishing expedition.". [Extracted from the article]

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly in Washington on Thursday ruled the files must be available for use by the former official, Saad Aljabri, in the event that his lawsuit against the crown prince survives a pending motion to toss it out. The case is Aljabri v. Mohammed bin Salman, 1:20-cv-02146, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Washington). (Bloomberg) -- A U.S. judge ordered Air Canada and Lufthansa to preserve travel records for use as evidence by a former high-level Saudi official who claims Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is trying to have him killed. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is facing a misdemeanor sex-crimes charge, said Lucian Chalfen, a state court official said Thursday. Cuomo resigned in August after Attorney General Letitia James released a report detailing a pattern of alleged harassment against female statehouse workers and other employees. [Extracted from the article]

"Unmistakably, the overall trend over the last three decadeshas been toward more partisan conflict, which has affectednominations to the lower courts, as well as the SupremeCourt", the commission's report concludes, after recountingbattles over former President Donald Trump's three nomineesto the court. Biden Panel Says Growing "Partisan Conflict" Impacts U.S. Courts (Bloomberg) -- A commission appointed by President Joe Bidensaid Thursday that growing "partisan conflict" impacts theU.S. court system and that it would be legal for lawmakersto expand the size of the Supreme Court. [Extracted from the article]

Inside the EU Rule-of-Law Deal That Freed $2.2 Trillion inCash The EU's executive has questioned Poland's failure toimplement last year's EU court order and earlier this yearbrought another lawsuit over the nation's judicial reformsand the harm they pose to the the court's independence. (Bloomberg) -- Poland's rule-of-law standoff with theEuropean Union escalated with the country's constitutionalcourt openly defying a key pillar of the 27-nation bloc'slegal system and the EU's top tribunal striking down amajor judicial reform. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Poland's rule-of-law standoff with theEuropean Union is escalating with the country'sconstitutional court openly defying a key pillar of the 27-nationbloc's legal system. As soon as Thursday, the Luxembourg-based EU court willgive its verdict on the legality of Poland's newdisciplinary regime for judges. [Extracted from the article]

Poland has faced repeated EU warnings and several lawsuits in the bloc's top courts about its sweeping judicial overhaul for endangering judicial independence. (Bloomberg) -- Croatian, Slovakian and Polish courts rank among the worst in the European Union for their perceived independence, due mainly to concerns of political interference, according to new data released by the EU. [Extracted from the article]

The case was the first high court clash over shareholder lawsuits since former President Donald Trump appointed three justices. The justices on Monday set aside a federal appeals court ruling that had let the suit go forward as a class action, saying it wasn't clear the lower court adequately considered Goldman's contention that its disputed statements were too generic to support the suit. (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Supreme Court gave Goldman Sachs Group Inc. a new chance to stop a lawsuit that accuses the company of misleading shareholders by masking conflicts of interest in mortgage-backed securities it sold. [Extracted from the article]

In a separate part of the ruling that rejected a Goldman Sachs argument, Barrett said securities-fraud defendants bear the burden of persuading a judge that the disputed statements didn't affect the stock price. The justices set aside a ruling that had let the suit go forward, saying it wasn't clear a federal appeals court had adequately considered Goldman's contention that its disputed statements were too generic to support a class action lawsuit. (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Supreme Court gave Goldman Sachs Group Inc. a new chance to stop a lawsuit that accuses the company of misleading shareholders by masking conflicts of interest in mortgage-backed securities it sold. [Extracted from the article]

Congress and the Biden administration said they have reached an "agreement inprinciple" to settle a legal dispute over Democrats' subpoena for the testimonyof former White House Counsel Donald McGahn. (Bloomberg) -- Congress and the Biden administration said they have reached an"agreement in principle" to settle a legal dispute over Democrats' subpoena forthe testimony of former White House Counsel Donald McGahn. [Extracted from the article]

Congress and the Biden administration said they have reached an "agreement inprinciple" to settle a legal dispute over Democrats' subpoena for the testimonyof former White House Counsel Donald McGahn. (Bloomberg) -- Congress and the Biden administration said they have reached an"agreement in principle" to settle a legal dispute over Democrats' subpoena forthe testimony of former White House Counsel Donald McGahn. [Extracted from the article]

The EU's top court sixmonths later backed the EU's request for interimmeasures, ordering Poland to "immediately suspend" theregime. (Bloomberg) -- Poland suffered a setback in yet anotherEuropean Union court clash over the government's sweepingreforms to its judicial systems, focusing this time on acontroversial disciplinary regime for judges. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Poland suffered a setback in yet another European Unioncourt clash over the government's sweeping reforms to its judicialsystems, focusing this time on a controversial disciplinary regime forjudges. The EU's top court six months later backed the EU's request for interimmeasures, ordering Poland to "immediately suspend" the regime. [Extracted from the article]

On Tuesday, Justice Stephen Breyer said that packing the court could undermine public trust that the court is guided by legal principles, not politics. Keywords: 1000L; ALLTOP; ELECT; EXE; GEN; GENTOP; GOV; LAW; NORTHAM; POL; US; WORLD EN 1000L ALLTOP ELECT EXE GEN GENTOP GOV LAW NORTHAM POL US WORLD President Joe Biden on Friday named a panel to study possible changes to the U.S. Supreme Court, including calls for term limits and more justices, fulfilling a campaign promise as progressives push to overhaul a court they say has been unfairly stacked with conservatives. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Poland faces yet another challenge at the EuropeanUnion's top court over its controversial disciplinary regime for judgesand a law aimed at punishing those who are too critical. The European Commission on Wednesday said it will also ask the EU Courtof Justice to suspend the Polish measures pending a final ruling, "toprevent the aggravation of serious and irreparable harm inflicted tojudicial independence and the EU legal order.". [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The Texas Supreme Court, in a closely divided decision, ruled Friday that the state's power-grid manager has legal immunity that may shield it from billions of dollars in blackout-related claims. The all-Republican high court split 5 to 4, with the majority deciding that a legal technicality prevented it from weighing in on the Electric Reliability Council of Texas's claim to governmental immunity in a case that predated the February disaster. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The European Court of Human Rights asked Russia to release jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny immediately, although the country's Justice Ministry said it would ignore the order. A day before the announcement, the Russian Justice Ministry said such a ruling would amount to interference in the court system of a sovereign state and said it wouldn't free Navalny, state-run Tass news agency reported Tuesday. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- A former chief justice of India says he won't go to the country's top court with his grievances because he would have to wait endlessly for a verdict, a comment that lays bare the nation's clogged legal system. Gogoi made the remarks responding to a question on whether he plans to sue a politician who alleged that he presided over a matter that heard allegations of sexual harassment against him during his tenure as the chief justice. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Suspected Russian hackers broke into the Department of Justice's email system and may have also compromised the U.S. federal judiciary's electronic filing and case management system, authorities said on Wednesday. In late December, the Justice Department "learned of previously unknown malicious activity linked to the global SolarWinds incident that has affected multiple federal agencies and technology contractors, among others", Justice Department spokesman Marc Raimondi said Wednesday in a statement. [Extracted from the article]

Court System in U.S. Is No "Lapdog" to Trump, Minnesota AG Says (Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump's wild claim of a vast conspiracy to deprive him of a second term has created an unprecedented stress test on the U.S. election system and the courts, according to Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. And a Trump-appointed federal appeals court judge in Pennsylvania rejected a related GOP lawsuit on Nov. 27, saying "voters, not lawyers, choose the president.". [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The Trump administration has given TikTok's Chinese owner another week to complete a sale of its popular video-sharing app in order to resolve U.S. national security concerns. The fate of TikTok, an app that's been downloaded more than 100 million times in the U.S., has been caught up for months in U.S. President Donald Trump's crackdown on Chinese technology companies. Trump had ordered in August that the app be sold to an American firm or face a ban in the U.S. To assuage Trump's concerns, ByteDance forged a deal in September to sell a stake of a spun out TikTok business to Oracle Corp. and Walmart Inc. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The Trump administration pulled back from its threat to ban the viral video-sharing app TikTok in the U.S., as the dispute winds its way through the court system and a proposed sale hangs in limbo. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington on Thursday gave ByteDance and the Trump administration Dec. 14 and Dec. 28 deadlines to file documents in the case. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The Trump administration pulled back from its threat to ban the viral video-sharing app TikTok in the U.S., as the dispute winds its way through the court system and a proposed sale hangs in limbo. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington on Thursday gave ByteDance and the Trump administration Dec. 14 and Dec. 28 deadlines to file documents in the case. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The nephew of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has been found guilty of contempt of court and fined for a 2017 Facebook post, according to the Supreme Court's oral judgment. Discord in the Lee family has been simmering following the death of the country's first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, in 2015. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Texas said its court system has been hit by a ransomware attack. The Office of Court Administration said that filings and research are still available and there was no indication any personal information was compromised. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- After weeks of being cooped up together, some New York couples may be ready to either take the plunge or call it quits. New York courts stopped taking non-essential filings on March 23, and Lucian Chalfen, a court spokesman, said Friday that category definitely included divorce filings. Chalfen stressed that anyone who is a victim of domestic violence can seek an immediate order of protection and is advised by the court system to contact their local police department. [Extracted from the article]