Mail.ru claim against non-disclosure fine to be reviewed in JanuaryThe Moscow Commercial Court set a hearing date of January 16 for a claim filed by Mail.Ru contesting a 500,000 ruble fine imposed for refusing to disclose user data to the Bank of Russia’s financial market regulation branch.16:54 28.11.2013
Australian Greenpeace activist freed on bailColin Russell, the Australian Greenpeace activist detained in Russia over an Arctic drilling protest in September, has been released on bail of 2 million rubles ($60,598).15:49 28.11.2013
Tsarnaev defense team wins audio recordings, loses other discovery bidsThe US federal court adjudicating the case of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev denied numerous requests for discovery filed by the Tsarnaev defense team, but granted the defense team’s motion to compel audio recordings of certain phone calls made in Tsarnaev’s prison facility, according to court documents.15:16 28.11.2013
Moscow City Court judges file defamation suit against opposition newspaperMoscow’s Basmanny District Court on December 11 will consider a defamation lawsuit filed by an active Moscow City Court judge and one of his retired colleagues against opposition-minded newspaper Novaya Gazeta14:49 28.11.2013
Russian Supreme Court upholds life sentence for mass killer VinogradovThe Supreme Court of Russia upheld the life sentence handed down to rampaging lawyer Dmitry Vinogradov who was found guilty of six counts of murder.12:12 28.11.2013
Criminal proceedings launched against former Russian defense ministerInvestigators have launched a negligence case against former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov; the estimated damage is 56 million rubles ($1.7 million), the Investigative Committee's official spokesman Vladimir Markin said Thursday.10:24 28.11.2013
Ookla LLC loses court challenge against fine for data storage violationsA Russian court said on Tuesday it had rejected a complaint filed by Ookla LLC against a 1-million ruble fine for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.17:20 17.01.2023
Russian Justice Ministry vows to improve jail conditionsRussia's Ministry of Justice has unveiled its proposals aimed at amending the internal rules of pre-trial detention centers and correctional facilities.15:29 13.01.2023
Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing the New People party in the lower house of the Russian parliament have submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging the introduction of the post of military ombudsman.16:17 12.10.2022