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Williamson County judges describe courtroom scheduling as chaotic amid a space crisis, with only two functioning courtrooms shared among four judges and hundreds of cases. A $17 million plan recommends purchasing the H-G Hill property to build a new courthouse, driven by population growth causing surges in civil and criminal cases.

The Supreme Court expressed concern over in-laws being involved in criminal cases stemming from marital disputes. The court reviewed a mutual consent divorce decree from September 2023 and noted that the appellant is the paternal aunt of twins born to her brother's marriage.

Criminal cases have been booked against 249 guest lecturers in Bengaluru for submitting fake PhD certificates. These candidates have been blacklisted and permanently excluded from the recruitment process for government first grade colleges for 2026-27.

A study found that since 2002, only 5% of criminal cases against politicians in Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) resulted in convictions, sparking debate about impunity.

Prashant Kishor and his wife declared total assets of over ₹208 crore in the Bankipur assembly by-election. The poll strategist has eight criminal cases pending against him, primarily related to unlawful assembly.

256 criminal cases are pending against lawmakers in Kerala, with 22 cases delayed for over two years and nine cases for over five years.

The Supreme Court has agreed to determine if states can use six-person juries in criminal cases instead of the traditional 12. The decision will address a Florida case involving this issue.

Thiruvananthapuram Corporation BJP councillor R. Sugathan is involved in 19 criminal cases. Youth Morcha is protesting against his arrest.

A police officer is accused of using AI to fabricate evidence in criminal cases, prompting an investigation. The incident highlights concerns about AI misuse in law enforcement.

A Bengaluru homemaker was scammed out of ₹98.4 lakh over two months after fraudsters claimed her identity documents were misused in a money laundering case and that criminal cases had been registered against her.

The Russian and Belarusian Supreme Courts signed a memorandum of understanding to improve cooperation on civil, criminal, economic, labor, and family cases. The agreement aims to harmonize judicial practices between the two legal systems.

13 of 14 ministers in Karnataka Cabinet have assets over ₹10 million and face criminal cases. Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has assets worth ₹1,413.80 crore.

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham criticized the dismissal of criminal cases due to missed trial deadlines as 'clearly unacceptable.' The province's justice minister announced plans to track such cases following a CBC News investigation.

The U.S. Justice Department removed news releases about criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot from its website, labeling the information as 'partisan propaganda.'

The Trump administration's Department of Justice has removed news releases about criminal cases related to the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack, labeling the information as 'partisan propaganda.' This action is described as an effort to rewrite the history of the assault on the US Capitol, where Trump supporters attempted to disrupt the certification of his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden.

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