Russian Supreme Court head urges to create international e-platform for judicial interaction
Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Lebedev proposes to create an international electronic platform for judicial interaction for the exchange of documents on international legal assistance.
Number of prisoners reduced in Russia by 11,300 since start of 2020 – Supreme Court
The number of convicted persons serving sentence in Russia’s penitentiary facilities has decreased by 11,300 since the beginning of the year, the Supreme Court’s Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev has announced during the XVI meeting of the SCO Supreme Courts’ heads.
Parole of ex-Senator Torlopov overturned by Supreme Court of Russia’s Komi Republic
The Supreme Court of the Republic of Komi has overturned a lower court decision to grant parole to former senator Vladimir Torlopov, who was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison in the case of ex-head of the Komi Republic Vyacheslav Gaizer.
Russian Supreme Court backs initiation of new case against ex-Moscow judge
The Supreme Court of Russia has upheld the Higher Judges' Qualifications Board’s decision to launch a new criminal case against ex-judge of the Moscow Commercial Court Igor Korogodov.
Russian Supreme Court urges to rely on ECHR position as to application procedures for convicts
The Russian Supreme Court has considered a complaint of a convict, who was denied meetings with his representatives to prepare a petition to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) by the administration of the respective penitentiary facility.
Russia's Supreme Court backs women's right to self-defense against domestic violence
Russia's Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of a woman who stabbed her partner with a knife saying that it was justified self-defense.
Fifteen sentences overturned by Russian Supreme Court in first half of 2021
The Supreme Court of Russia overturned sentences against fifteen convicts in the first six months of this year.
Russian Supreme Court upholds own decision to keep e-learning in effect
The Russian Supreme Court has upheld its decision of April 28, 2021, to dismiss a claim of State Duma Communist MP Valery Rashkin challenging the experiment to introduce digital educational environment in certain regions of the country.
Russian Supreme Court dismisses drug cartel head’s complaint as to Interpol cooperation rules
The Russian Supreme Court has dismissed an administrative claim of British citizen Leo Francis Morgan seeking recognition of the instructions on the organization of information support for cooperation through Interpol as partially invalid.
Supreme Court upholds ruling in favor of Apple in dispute with Russian inventor
The Russian Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit lodged by businessman and inventor Artashes Ikonomov against Apple over alleged violation of his right to a utility model by a lower court.
Supreme Court upholds 13-year sentence of Russian for links with U.S. Intelligence Agency
The Supreme Court of Russia on Wednesday upheld the 13-year prison sentence given to ex-employee of an operator of the Northern Fleet’s ships Yury Yeshchenko for cooperating with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Supreme Court upholds putting COVID-19 on dangerous diseases list
Russia's Supreme Court ruled that the government acted lawfully by putting COVID-19 on the list of diseases dangerous to humans.
Supreme Court upholds 12-year jail term for ex-Russian top investigator in graft case
Russia's Supreme Court has upheld a 12-year jail term for Alexander Drymanov, the retired head of Moscow’s Investigative Committee, sentenced for his role in a bribery scheme.
Case of ex-schema monk Sergius to be considered in Moscow
A case of excommunicated former schema monk Sergius (Nikolay Romanov) will be heard by Moscow’s Izmaylovsky District Court.
Russian Supreme Court upholds $7K fine imposed on journalist for terrorism justification
The Supreme Court of Russia on Tuesday dismissed a cassation appeal filed by journalist of the radio Echo of Moscow in Pskov Svetlana Prokopyeva againsts imposition of 500,000-ruble ($7,000) fine on her for justifying terrorism.
Russian Supreme Court upholds recovery of $2 bln from Tatfondbank ex-chair
The Supreme Court of Russia has dismissed an appeal filed by ex-chairman of Tatfondbank Robert Musin and seven other persons former in control of the bank against recovery of 141.3 billion rubles (about $2 billion) from them.
Russian Supreme Court upholds sentence of ex-Ukrainian MP in embassy attack case
The Supreme Court of Russia on Wednesday dismissed a cassation appeal against sentence given to ex-lawmaker of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada Nikolay Rudkovsky for his involvement in the attacks against Russian diplomatic offices in 2014 and 2016.
Alleged leader of notorious Russian gang charged with murders faces trial
The Southern District Military Court will hear a criminal case over organization an organized criminal group and multiple murders against alleged leader of the notorious organized-crime syndicate Aslan Gagiyev.
Number of international adoption cases decreases amid pandemic - Russian Supreme Court
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the judicial practice in cases of international adoption: the number of such cases has significantly decreased, and already scheduled hearings were either suspended or terminated due to the impossibility of the adoptive parents to come to Russia.
Supreme Court vacates four detention orders against ex-Deputy Culture Minister Pirumov
The Supreme Court’s Presidium on Friday overturned four detention extension orders issued against ex-Deputy Culture Minister Grigory Pirumov in a case over embezzlement during construction of the Hermitage Museum’s facility in 2018 and 2019.