St. Petersburg activists appeal dismissal of lawsuits against MadonnaSt. Petersburg activists have filed an appeal against the Moskovsky District Court's ruling which dismissed their lawsuits against Madonna and the organizers of her concert.14:39 25.12.2012
St. Petersburg lawmaker launches criminal complaint against Lady GagaSt. Petersburg municipal lawmaker Vitaly Milonov has filed a request with regional police chief Sergei Umnov to investigate Lady Gaga's concert in St. Petersburg, claiming that her concert promoted homosexuality among children11:43 19.12.2012
Former nationalist MMA fighter appeals prison sentenceNationalist and mixed martial artist Vyacheslav Datsik has appealed his five-year sentence for robbery and church arson. He has pleaded not guilty.16:26 17.12.2012
Grand theft auto liability be toughened in RussiaSt. Petersburg Legislative Assembly deputies have proposed amending the Criminal Code article on toughening the punishment for stealing cars.16:48 14.12.2012
Hermitage museum seeks prosecutorial assistance with blasphemy allegationsState Hermitage Museum head Mikhail Piotrovsky has requested that the St. Petersburg Prosecutor General's Office deal with accusations by local residents deriding a recent exhibition by Jake and Dinos Chapman as blasphemous.14:57 10.12.2012
MMA fighter Red Tarzan sentenced to five years in prisonThe St. Petersburg Nevsky District has sentenced former mixed martial artist Vyacheslav Datsik, accused of robbery and church arson, to five years in prison.16:14 07.12.2012
Three new suspects arrested as part of multi-million budget embezzlementThe Moscow Tverskoy District Court has ordered the arrest of three more individuals suspected of embezzling three billion rubles from the St. Petersburg budget.12:04 03.12.2012
Behind the scenes of Madonna's gay propaganda trialWe had been told prior to our arrival that the courtroom would be quite small and the battle for seats quite brutal. As it turned out, “small” meant about the size of a walk-in closet. As journalists began accumulating in the corridor of the building that looked remarkably like a space ship from an old sci-fi novel, the tension was palpable.18:18 28.11.2012
Constitutional Court allows rules for higher fines for customs violationsThe Constitutional Court has ruled to toughen customs fines for legal entities, stressing that they may be subject to higher penalty sanctions, according to the court materials.17:29 26.11.2012
Madonna gay propaganda claim rejected by Russian courtUS pop star Madonna did not break law on the promotion of a homosexual lifestyle among minors during her concert in St. Petersburg earlier this year, a court ruled on Thursday.20:21 22.11.2012
Madonna gay propaganda trial - live updatesRAPSI hosted a live text broadcast of the Madonna gay propaganda trial in St. Petersburg’s Moscovsky District Court. The plaintiffs sought approximately $10.7 million in damages, claiming that Madonna’s show of support for the LGBT community constituted a violation of St. Petersburg’s gay propaganda ordinance, which purportedly aims to protect children.12:46 22.11.2012
RAPSI to host live text broadcast of Madonna gay propaganda trialRAPSI will be hosting a live text broadcast of the Madonna gay propaganda trial in St. Petersburg on November 22. The trial will begin at 13:00 local time (GMT +4), and our broadcast will begin shortly beforehand at 12:45.11:27 21.11.2012
YUKOS executive Lebedev's application submitted to Constitutional CourtThe application of the defense of Platon Lebedev, the jailed business partner of Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, to examine the actions of the Prosecutor General's Office has been submitted to the Constitutional Court.11:23 15.11.2012
Supreme Court dismisses Russian social network's piracy appealThe Supreme Commercial Court has dismissed VKontakte's request to transfer for review to the court's presidium the imposition of damages in the amount of 210,000 rubles ($6,640) against the company for hosting songs on its website without the consent of the copyright holders.16:11 12.11.2012
Constitutional Court should not become supervisory instance - chairmanThe Constitutional Court must not become the supervisory instance instead of the Supreme Court or the Supreme Commercial Court, believes Valery Zorkin, the court's chairman.14:30 08.11.2012
Main hearings into Madonna lawsuits set for November 22The Moskovsky District Court in St. Petersburg will hear on November 22 several lawsuits filed by local human rights activists against Madonna for compensation for moral harm.17:50 07.11.2012
St. Petersburg man charged for leaving fake bomb near mosqueA criminal case has been opened against a St. Petersburg man who allegedly left a pig's head and a fake bomb near a mosque.15:44 07.11.2012
Supreme Courts to move from Moscow to St. PetersburgBoth Russia’s Supreme Court and Supreme Commercial Court will be transferred from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Their new residences will be built nearby the Constitutional Court.11:35 29.10.2012
Chernobyl residents who left disaster areas entitled to benefitsThe Constitutional Court has found that residents living in cities in the Chernobyl radioactive contamination zone, who left and came back, are entitled to the same benefits as residents who have always lived there.15:50 26.10.2012