courts

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The case will then move to Barcelona’s courts where judges must decide whether to keep Jonathan in prison until a trial or to release him on bail.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

And it’s a template for trusting that the courts will have your back if you have a meritorious case.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

In that time, under the Proceeds of Crime Act, courts ruled that 45 people smugglers convicted in the UK had made more than £16m from their crimes - a figure known as the "criminal benefit".

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The decision exceeded climate advocates' expectations, and Vanuatu in January proposed a new draft resolution to implement the ICJ ruling, which is non-binding but can be drawn on by courts around the world.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Since there had never been a republican chief executive, there was no readily available vocabulary to characterize such a creature, except the verbal traditions that had built up around European courts and kings.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis