Several States Urge Federal Court to Rule on Clean Power Plan

Seventeen states have asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to reject the Trump administration’s efforts to further delay the court’s decision on legal challenges to the Clean Power Plan. In a filing with the court on September 4, the attorneys general of California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, […]

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Duterte meets Chief Justice De Castro in Malacañang for oath-taking

Duterte meets Chief Justice De Castro in Malacañang for oath-taking

President Rodrigo Duterte met with Chief Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro in Malacañang on Friday for the first time since he appointed her as the country’s new chief magistrate. 

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Ombudsman prosecutors ask SC to dismiss Honasan petition to dismiss ‘pork’ case

PROSECUTORS under the Office of the Ombudsman are asking the Supreme Court Third Division to dismiss the petition for certiorari filed by Sen. Gregorio Honasan 2nd in connection with the Sandiganbayan Second Division’s denial of his plea for a case dismissal. Honasan and other individuals are facing graft cases before the anti-graft court in connection […]

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House hears impeach complaint vs new Chief Justice, 6 SC justices on Sept. 4 

THE Justice panel of the House of Representatives will tackle the impeachment complaint lodged against the newly appointed Chief Justice Teresita Leonardo de Castro and six Supreme Court justices on September 4, the chairman of the committee said on Sunday. “I was already informed that the complaints will be included in the Order of Business on Tuesday [during plenary […]

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