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Spanish Constitutional Court to rule on amnesty for leaders

12 clusters · 79 sources · last updated

Latest: Spanish Constitutional Court expected to extend amnesty to embezzlement

Legal proceedings regarding the amnesty law for Catalan independence leaders have reached a critical juncture. Following the Supreme Court's rejection of amnesty for embezzlement charges—based on the claim that crimes we

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Spanish Supreme Court review of Democratic Memory Law

15 clusters · 94 sources · last updated

Latest: Spain Supreme Court suspends voting rights for naturalized citizens

The Spanish Supreme Court’s Administrative Litigation Chamber continues to review the electoral implications of the Democratic Memory Law, commonly known as the ‘grandparents law’. The legal challenge, initiated by Vox a

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Spanish Senate crisis and Ceuta migration tensions

12 clusters · 195 sources · last updated

Latest: Fernando Grande-Marlaska addresses security challenges in Cádiz

The institutional conflict in the Spanish Senate has escalated as the opposition Partido Popular (PP) prepares formal legislative actions against the government. Following the refusal of Interior, Foreign Affairs, and De

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Spanish judicial leadership and legal reforms

2 clusters · 5 sources · last updated

Latest: Spain: Judicial leadership shifts and legal reform updates

The Spanish judiciary has experienced significant changes regarding leadership and legal procedures. The passing of Javier Delgado Barrio, former President of the Supreme Court and the General Council of the Judiciary, m

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Spain Red.es contract and Begoña Gómez investigation

9 clusters · 107 sources · last updated

Latest: Begoña Gómez legal case heads toward trial

On 25 September 2026, Judge Juan Carlos Peinado retired from the Madrid Court of Instruction No. 41 after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 72. His departure followed his decision to send Begoña Gómez, wife of Spa

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Chilean medical malpractice litigation

2 clusters · 8 sources · last updated

Latest: Chilean court orders doctor to pay $100 million for denying legal abortion

A Santiago civil court has issued a landmark ruling in Chile’s first civil lawsuit against a doctor for denying a legal abortion. The court ordered Dr. Eduardo Carstens to pay an indemnity of 100,275,000 pesos for failin

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Judicial rulings and disciplinary actions in Latin America

4 clusters · 18 sources · last updated

Latest: Spain and Venezuela face significant judicial and human rights developments

Judicial developments in Latin America continue to focus on legal protections, disciplinary actions, and procedural regulations. In Mexico, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation established a new criterion requiri

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Legal proceedings involving Begoña Gómez

3 clusters · 34 sources · last updated

Latest: Begoña Gómez to face jury trial for influence peddling and embezzlement

Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, has submitted a formal defense brief seeking a full acquittal in an upcoming jury trial. Her legal team denies all charges of influence peddling and misappropri

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Judicial developments in Dominican Republic and Spain

3 clusters · 31 sources · last updated

Latest: Dominican Republic courts reject dismissal of corruption cases

In the Dominican Republic, major corruption investigations continue to advance. In the Calamar case, the Third Collegiate Court of the National District rejected defense requests to end criminal action, ruling that legal

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Spanish judicial appointment processes

2 clusters · 7 sources · last updated

Latest: Council of Europe endorses Spanish process for ECHR judge appointment

The Spanish judiciary has undergone several processes regarding the appointment of high-level judicial officials. In early September, the Governing Chamber of the Audiencia Nacional endorsed seven magistrates as candida

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Spanish right-wing parties gain momentum in polls

9 clusters · 72 sources · last updated

Latest: Spain's PSOE leads in September CIS poll despite Ceuta crisis

By mid-September 2026, the Spanish political landscape has shifted significantly as right-wing parties gained momentum. Polling from El País and Cadena SER indicates that the center-right Partido Popular (PP) and the rig

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Spanish Supreme Court judicial vacancy crisis

2 clusters · 8 sources · last updated

Latest: Spain's Attorney General faces scrutiny over judicial independence

The Spanish Supreme Court’s Criminal Chamber is experiencing a vacancy crisis, with three positions currently empty. This chamber holds the authority to investigate and judge high-ranking officials, such as ministers and

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Crime and narcotics enforcement in Neuquén

2 clusters · 37 sources · last updated

Latest: Isabel Perelló warns against political pressure on Spanish judges

In the Neuquén region of Argentina, law enforcement activities have focused on both large-scale narcotics control and addressing local criminal incidents. Following the implementation of Law 3488, which transferred juri

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