ruling

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The payments ceased when the judge in the Skaggs family’s civil case made a pre-trial ruling that both sides must accept Kay’s conviction and the facts established in his criminal proceedings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

A lawyer representing the relatives of the victims of the Pinochet regime said the families were "truly, truly delighted" by Monday's ruling.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The ruling also creates an extraordinary asymmetry in criminal proceedings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

South Korea will send five Korean-flagged ships to the Saudi Red Sea port of Yanbu to establish alternative oil supply routes to the Strait of Hormuz, a ruling MP said.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

To the astonishment of the city’s ruling class, 78 percent of the 681 delegates to the Democratic convention voted for Harrison on the first ballot.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson