International Business News - Court http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Fiji's High Court rejected a former prime minister's legal challenge against the 2006 military coup that ousted him, ruling Thursday that the president was right to endorse the takeover to end a period of crisis. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/147812-fiji-court-challenge.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/fiji-court-dismisses-claim-that-coup-was-illegal.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/fiji-court-dismisses-claim-that-coup-was-illegal.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:16:26 EDT Attorneys for Tom Petters planned to argue for his release on Tuesday, noting that although the founder of Petters Group Worldwide faces charges of fraud, he is not a danger to the public and is not a flight risk. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/petters-group-worldwide-founder-due-in-fed-court.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:50:23 EDT When it comes to the Supreme Court, only one case comes to Sarah Palin's mind: Roe v. Wade. In an interview broadcast Wednesday on the "CBS Evening News," the Republican vice presidential candidate cast herself as a federalist in explaining why she thought the court got it wrong on the landmark decision that legalized abortion. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/143544-mccain-palin-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/palin-in-interview-casts-herself-as-a-federalist.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/palin-in-interview-casts-herself-as-a-federalist.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:28:58 EDT New life has been given to a lawsuit challenging a state board's power to adopt tougher emissions standards for new vehicles in New Mexico. The state Court of Appeals revived the lawsuit on Tuesday by ruling that a district court in Las Cruces had wrongly dismissed the case last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/new-mexico-court-revives-auto-emissions-challenge.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:31:31 EDT A rules change approved by the state Supreme Court could lead to news media cameras being permitted in more Arizona courtrooms. The change announced Tuesday and taking effect Jan. 1 requires Arizona trial judges to explain in writing when they keep news media cameras out of courtrooms. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/ariz-courts-must-explain-why-they-exclude-cameras.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:32:23 EDT The European Union's highest court ruled Tuesday that the EU as an organization cannot be held legally liable for financial damages incurred by businesses because of international trade disputes. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/eu-court-throws-out-banana-war-lawsuit.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:58:02 EDT A central Pennsylvania man faces additional charges after showing up for a hearing on summary charges of public drunkenness and disorderly conduct with a loaded handgun. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/man-shows-up-in-pa-court-with-loaded-handgun.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:56:07 EDT The European Union's highest court on Wednesday overturned a 2001 decision by EU governments to freeze the assets of a Saudi businessman and a Sweden-based charity suspected of funding al-Qaida terror groups. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/eu-court-unfreezes-assets-of-saudi-suspect.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:57:57 EDT Romania called on the United Nation's highest court Tuesday to set a maritime border between it and Ukraine that will fairly divide an estimated 100 billion cubic meters of natural gas and oil reserves under the Black Sea. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/romania-and-ukraine-dispute-in-world-court.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:44:38 EDT All three candidates for West Virginia's Supreme Court are angling for the endorsement of the state's Chamber of Commerce. Republican Beth Walker reminded an audience at the chamber's annual meeting Friday of her past work with the business group. She also invoked her husband, an executive with chamber member Walker Machinery. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/w-va-chamber-hears-from-supreme-court-hopefuls.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:12:44 EDT New York City finance officials are promising to keep better track of money collected from bail, foreclosures and other court-ordered payments after state auditors found records were off by $14 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/state-nyc-court-fund-accounting-is-14m-off.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:03:06 EDT Eleven oil companies are entitled to recover $1.1 billion from the federal government for breaching 35 leases they received to develop oil and gas resources off the coast of California, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/appeals-court-upholds-1-1b-ruling-for-oil-cos.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:30:35 EDT A Kentucky man on death row for killing two children is urging the state to grant him a speedy execution in a move one attorney called "suicide by court." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/inmate-calls-for-no-more-delays-in-execution.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:19:57 EDT A Kentucky death row inmate's plea to die for the slayings of two children cleared its last mandatory hurdle Thursday, potentially setting the state on course for its first execution in nine years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/ky-high-court-wont-rehear-death-row-inmate-case.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:36:28 EDT The U.N.'s highest court has scheduled three days of hearings next month about Georgia's request to order Russia to stop attacks on ethnic Georgians. Georgia claims the attacks amount to a persistent campaign of racial discrimination. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/un-court-to-hear-georgias-request-about-russia.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:25:57 EDT Serbia's Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic headed to New York on Thursday to seek U.N. support for his country's plan to question Kosovo's independence at the International Court of Justice. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/serbian-foreign-minister-heads-to-new-york.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:59:39 EDT Wisconsin authorities say a man accused of killing three teens swimming in a river and wounding a fourth person is expected in court Monday or Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/102290-wisconsin-shooting.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080802/man-accused-of-wis-river-killings-in-court-soon.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080802/man-accused-of-wis-river-killings-in-court-soon.htm Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:04:25 EDT A state appeals court ruled in favor of the Alabama Department of Revenue in a sales tax refund case Friday that could have cost the state more than $30 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/ala-court-rules-in-states-favor-on-tax-refunds.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:15:40 EDT The U.N.'s highest court ordered U.S. authorities on Wednesday to do everything possible to halt the executions of five Mexicans in Texas until their cases are reviewed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/world-court-to-rule-on-us-executions.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:47:01 EDT A Delaware court has agreed to expedite its review of Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc.'s request to abandon a $6.5 billion deal to acquire Huntsman Corp., Huntsman said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/court-to-expedite-review-of-huntsman-hexion-deal.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:13:43 EDT