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Court rules she retain sole legal ownership, but copyright must be shared with ex-husband.
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Judge Boasberg suspended deportation flights of Venezuelan migrants.
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‘I’m stunned’: Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to freeze $3.5b in foreign aid
It was its first significant ruling on a legal challenge to the Trump administration.
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Lai Toy argued her rights under the Treaty were breached by the disqualification.
Govt ignored advice on giving sex offence victims ‘veto’ on name suppression
Documents show multiple groups opposed the changes, raising 'strong concerns'.
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Roger Partridge: Supreme Court’s rush to judgment is a constitutional wake-up call
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Former airwoman abused by her boss fails in bid for compensation from RNZAF
Court sympathises with abuse victim, but says exemplary damages claim cannot be justified.
JD Vance breaks tie to confirm Hegseth as US defence secretary
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Social media influencer outed as serial sex offender
The former socialite had maintained suppression despite having been in prison since 2022.
Killer may have been acting out TV show scene when he stomped victim to death
New evidence, including the anime show, has been shown to Supreme Court justices.
Trump asks Supreme Court to delay sentencing in hush money case
The sentencing would complete the process of Trump being formally classified as a felon.
Tug-of-love: Court rules on whether kids stay in NZ with dad or move to Spain with mum
The Court of Appeal has taken the siblings' wishes into account in making its decision.
Child rapist wants court order lifted now that she's a woman
Parsons abducted and raped a 12-year-old before taking her clothes for cross-dressing.
Leading meth cook in country's largest haul asks to move prisons
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Supreme Court rules in new twist for 20-year foreshore and seabed Māori rights saga
The new ruling is the latest twist in the 20-year legal saga regarding customary rights.
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Father raped and beat his children, then left his $700k in assets to another family
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Seven Black Power members attacked a Nomad inmate after 'an unwanted sexual advance'.
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Police apologise for one of NZ's worst miscarriages of justice
Family battled for 37 years to clear his name after he was convicted.
Parliament must stop drift to ‘judicial supremacy’, says lawyer
The Supreme Court is departing from its lane, a new report says.
Seabed miner retracts claim it will earn $1 billion a year
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Opinion: Balancing free speech and venues' right to refuse speakers
OPINION: Urgent court proceedings can be reactive, highly stressful and expensive.
Foreshore & seabed: Supreme Court orders Crown to pay more than $100,000 to cover claimants’ court costs
Court has ruled in favour of hapū group, Te Kāhui.
The fight's over: Eviction imminent for Black Power veteran squatting on coastal land
Kevin Moore has been illegally occupying Māori land for more than a decade.
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Polkinghorne case: A summary of the Crown's case against murder accused
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Jury in the murder trial of Philip Polkinghorne watch footage captured inside Auckland Eye
The jury in Philip Polkinghorne's murder trial has viewed footage from October 17, 2020, showing three people, including one believed to be Polkinghorne, entering Auckland Eye.