News of court

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Court quashes Sarmiento rail underpass graft trial over lack of evidence

Today 15:00 Ex-Kirchnerite officials De Vido and Jaime off hook for now as Odebrecht graft probe stalls. Number of businessmen, such as Ángelo Calcaterra, also acquitted. Second ruling, however, opens door for new investigation into Correo Argentino debts.

FEMICIDE CONVICTION

Child's testimony key as man given life in jail for femicide of pregnant partner

06-08-2019 18:07 Walter Santos Gómez, 35, sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of pregnant 23-year-old Daiana Armanino. Recorded testimony from the victim's daughter proved crucial in securing the conviction, prosecutor says.

SEXUAL ABUSE

Ex-boxing champion Carlos Baldomir given 18 years for sexual abuse of daughter

31-07-2019 13:26 Former welterweight champion unanimously convicted of "repeated sexual abuse" of a minor in the court.

Photo op

PT party senator Gleisi Hoffman confirms Alberto Fernández to visit Lula in jail

03-07-2019 15:47 Alberto Fernández will visit Luiz Inácio 'Lula' da Silva in Curitiba as pressure mounts against the imprisonment of the former Brazilian president for corruption.

Lava Jato

Brazil Supreme Court rejects request to free former president Lula

26-06-2019 15:32 The court voted to postpone deciding on whether then-judge and current Brazilian Minister of Justice Sergio Moro was impartial when handling da Silva’s first conviction in 2017.

CFK

Corruption case against Cristina Kirchner enters into second phase as campaigning gets underway

24-06-2019 18:39 It is anticipated that the hearing will conclude with the reading of the final 200 pages of charges against the former president and the rest of the accused.

Gay Marriage

Ecuador's highest court approves same-sex marriage

13-06-2019 15:46 In a 5-4 decision, the Constitutional Court of Ecuador joins five other Latin American nations who have legalized same-sex marriage.

VP candidate

CFK granted permission to visit daughter in Cuba

13-06-2019 15:44 Federal court allows candidate for vice-president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, can travel to Cuba to visit her daughter Florencia.

Women's Rights

Court: Husband must pay ex-wife 8 million pesos for 30 years household duties

12-06-2019 14:14 Local court orders a man to compensate his ex-wife with US$173,000, after she gave up her career to run their household and bring up their children.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Judge orders Fernández de Kirchner stand trial for alleged public works graft

06-06-2019 20:17 Federal Judge Claudio Bonadio demands vice-presidential hopeful be remanded in custody, before slapping an 11-billion-peso lien on her assets.

ENVIRONMENT

Supreme Court throws out mining giants' claim against Glacier Protection Law

04-06-2019 13:27 Justices vote unanimously to uphold the law's validity on constitutional grounds, determining that the plaintiffs did not provide sufficient evidence to support claims that the law infringed their right to mine Argentina's natural resources.

SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE

Carlos Rosenkrantz: Argentina must live within its own laws

01-06-2019 10:32 “I believe that Argentina has no future if it’s incapable of living within the rules that it sets for itself,” Rosenkrantz cautioned, during a wide-ranging interview with Perfil’s Jorge Fontevecchia.

SUPREME COURT CHIEF

Chief Justice Rosenkrantz: Argentina must live within its own laws

28-05-2019 18:26 Judiciary, espionage, politics — Supreme Court Chief Justice Carlos Rosenkrantz goes on the record.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in court for second hearing of corruption trial

27-05-2019 13:30 Former president is accused of having led an illegal association centred on more than 50 public works projects involving Lázaro Báez, a Kirchner-aligned businessman, in Santa Cruz Province, during her 2007-2015 administration.

US SUPREME COURT NOMINATION

One hearing, two witnesses, vastly different takeaways

29-09-2018 11:53 United States watches on as Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s pick for nation’s top court, responds with anger to calmly delivered abuse allegations from Christine Blasey Ford.

SUPREME COURT

Supreme Court enters new era as Lorenzetti is squeezed out

15-09-2018 11:32 Nation’s highest court enters a new era under the leadership of Carlos Rosenkrantz. But what can we expect?

by Luciana Bertoia

SUPREME COURT

Lorenzetti out, Rosenkrantz in: Supreme Court gets new president

15-09-2018 11:09 Ricardo Lorenzetti’s 11-year spell heading the court to end next month. Carlos Rosenkrantz, nominated for the court by President Mauricio Macri, becomes first Jewish chief justice.

EDITORIAL

Editorial: The Supreme Court’s new supremo

15-09-2018 10:25 If not a government imposition, where did the change originate? The answer to that question perhaps lies with Lorenzetti.

FIVE ATTACKED 18-YEAR-OLD

Anger erupts in Spain after five accused of gang rape jailed for sexual abuse

26-04-2018 17:41 The five members of "La Manada" — or "The Pack," after the nickname the group gave themselves — were found guilty of sexual abuse, which doesn't involve violence or intimidation under Spain's criminal code.

Barcelona and Argentina star

Messi scores victory in EU court battle to trademark name

26-04-2018 11:43 The ruling comes days after it emerged that Messi has overtaken Cristiano Ronaldo as the highest earner in world football, according to France Football magazine.