Bhagavad Gita case perplex scientistsExperts and scientists gathering at the all-Russian conference "Bhagavad Gita in history and modern society" at the Tomsk University said they were perplexed over the prosecutor's office's lawsuit seeking to declare "Bhagavad Gita as It Is" commentary extremist.11:48 24.02.2012
Resort's lawsuit against Siberian energy grid postponed until March 2The commercial court has postponed until March 2 its hearing of a lawsuit filed by the Gazprom-built Altai resort against a major Siberian grid company.10:50 24.02.2012
U.S. mother who sent adoptive son back to Moscow summoned to court on Mar.7A judge summoned Torry Ann Hansen to the court on March 7 after she ignored previous summons.10:27 24.02.2012
Estonia arrests alleged Russian spyHarju County Court issued on Thursday an arrest warrant for a Security Police officer on suspicion of espionage on behalf of Russia.10:08 24.02.2012
Russian flight attendant faces extradition to U.S.A Toronto court will hear on March 6 the U.S. authorities' request to extradite Russian flight attendant Marina Talashkova. is accused of participating in a multimillion dollar fraud scheme.19:19 22.02.2012
Russian lawyers to train 95,000 observers for presidential electionsA group of independent observers will cover all polling stations during the upcoming presidential elections, the parliament's lower house representative Pavel Krashennikov said. The group formed by the Russian Lawyers Association's Youth Movement will consist of 95,000 people.18:58 22.02.2012
U.S. court extends deadline for contesting Russian programmer's acquittalThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has sided with the prosecutors in their motion to extend the period for requesting a rehearing of the judgment acquitting Russian-born programmer Sergey Aleynikov of stealing programming code from Goldman Sachs.18:32 22.02.2012
Drug dealers to be sentenced to lifeThe parliament's upper house approved on Wednesday a government bill enabling courts to sentence those convicted of drug trafficking and smuggling to life imprisonment.18:14 22.02.2012
Ex-bailiff fined $604k for $10k bribeFormer Moscow bailiff was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison and fined $604,400 for accepting a $10,000 bribe.17:54 22.02.2012
Former Bank of Moscow chiefs under new investigation over $225 mln theftInvestigators have opened another case against former Bank of Moscow President Andrei Borodin and and his deputy Dmitry Akulinin on suspicion of stealing over $225 million.17:19 22.02.2012
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