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judicature

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Recent Examples of judicature In South Korea, these were the press, judicature, and religious organizations. — Lutz Finger, Forbes, 6 May 2021

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Ortega and Murillo now exercise control over nearly every branch of the government, including the armed forces, police and judiciary.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
The Knesset also recently passed several bills connected with Netanyahu’s attempts to overhaul the judiciary, including increasing government control over broadcast media and weakening the role of the attorney general.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026

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Sheinbaum has said that little evidence has emerged to substantiate claims of cartels interfering with elections, and noted that a state-level electoral tribunal ratified Rocha’s win in Sinaloa, after examining reports of irregularities.

— Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
The decision comes at a time when the global tribunal is under enormous pressure.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026

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In court Friday, prosecutors introduced messages from late 2024 and early 2025 that suggested increasing strain in the relationship.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 July 2026
As part of the merger delay agreement, Paramount also was also able to get the Writers Guild Of America (WGA) to drop its request for a preliminary injunction, which makes Paramount’s path forward in the courts a bit cleaner.

— Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

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The new law eliminated the Orleans Parish clerk of criminal court’s position by consolidating the Orleans Parish civil and criminal court clerks into one position.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026
Kerry then appeared at London’s Old Bailey criminal court, where he was denied bail and remanded in custody.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

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