Category: The Courts

Tuluyan nang ibinasura at tinalikuran ng Korte Suprema ang matagal nang ginagamit na “second placer” rule sa mga lokal na halalan sa bansa. Sa ilalim ng bagong pinal na desisyon, nilinaw ng Korte na ang kandidatong nakakuha ng pangalawang pinakamataas na boto ay wala nang karapatang umupo o humalili sa isang elective post sakaling madiskwalipika…

Nagtakda ang isang hukuman sa Quezon City ng oral arguments sa Agosto 20 kaugnay ng mga kasong grave threats laban kay Bise Presidente (B.P.) Sara Duterte, upang talakayin ang mosyon ng kaniyang legal team na ibasura ang kaso at pigilan ang paglabas ng warrant of arrest. Ayon sa dalawang pahinang kautusan na may petsang Agosto…

Vice President (V.P.) Sara Duterte’s defense team expressed shock upon learning that the Senate impeachment court’s ruling on subpoenaing her financial and tax records had been largely prepared before the formal trial even commenced on July 6.

The Supreme Court rejects contempt charges over free speech, dismissing petitions against Richard Heydarian, Representative Percival Cendaña, and Secretary Larry Gadon. The en banc ruling declared that their sharp public criticisms of a high-profile 2025 decision are protected under the constitutional right to free expression.

The Senate impeachment trial of Vice President (V.P.) Sara Duterte transitioned into a high-stakes legal battle this week, shifting away from emotional witness testimonies to focus on a critical dispute over her private financial records.

The Supreme Court points out Penalties for Cyber-harassment in a landmark ruling that confronts the devastating realities of digital abuse, the Supreme Court has made it clear that trauma inflicted online will now carry a much heavier price. The High Court’s First Division has raised the prison sentence of a man convicted of cyber-harassment against…

Supreme Court (S.C.) Senior Associate Justice (SAJ) Marvic Victor Leonen reiterated to trial court members on “Governance Framework on the Use of Human-Centered Augmented Intelligence in the Judiciary” during a lecture session on July 1, at the S.C. Session Hall in Baguio City. SAJ. Leonen emphasized Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) may serve as a valuable tool…