Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized women’s constitutional right to abortion, a decision condemned by President Joe Biden that...
New supreme court judge sworn in
New supreme court judge Stalo Hadjiyianni-Christodoulou was sworn in on Tuesday at a special ceremony at the Presidential Palace pledging to work to resolve long-standing...
Supreme Court upholds life sentences over Napa gangland shootings
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a 2017 decision by the Famagusta criminal court which found two defendants guilty in relation to a quadruple murder...
Audit Office takes on finance ministry over title change
The Audit Office has petitioned the Supreme Court to rule on whether the government can unilaterally alter the nomenclature pertaining to state officials as these...
Biden lauds confirmation of Supreme Court pick Jackson
President Joe Biden on Friday celebrated the confirmation of his nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme...
President decides not to challenge House on municipal overhaul
A local government overhaul will go ahead as approved by parliament last month after President Nicos Anastasiades decided not to challenge the law in the...
Supreme court orders woman released from Menoyia
The supreme court has ordered the immediate release of a third country national from police detention at Menoyia where she was being held pending her...
Handling of Napa rape case highlights ‘systemic sexism’
Cyprus’ legal system was tested and failed in its handling of the 2019 Ayia Napa gang rape case concerning a British woman, the chairwoman of...
Supreme Court rules against appeal over fatal traffic accident
The supreme court has ruled against a 60-year-old appealing a prison sentence imposed on him for causing the death of a young man in a...
Anastasiades hints aides might take case to Supreme Court
After saying he would not veto a budget amendment that would see the dismissal of four presidential aides, President Nicos Anastasiades signalled on Thursday that...