Pussy Riot's lawyer to file new appeal against Moscow court decisionPussy Riot members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova plan to appeal the decision of the Moscow City Court, which dismissed previous pleas to reverse their sentences.15:10 08.04.2013
Complaint against inaction in the Dubrovka Theater attack case rejectedThe Moscow City Court has upheld a lower court ruling on the legitimacy of the investigation authorities' refusal to open a case against the officials who managed the storming of the Dubrovka Theater in 2002.13:30 03.04.2013
Businesswoman who defrauded Turkmenistan for $20 mln to stay under arrestThe Moscow City Court has upheld the decision to extend the detention of Aisoltan Niyazova, a suspect in a $20 million embezzlement case in Turkmenistan, until April 11.14:02 25.03.2013
Ombudsman's complaint about damages collected from Khodorkovsky rejectedThe Moscow City Court has rejected the supervisory complaint filed by Human Rights Commissioner Vladimir Lukin against the Meshchansky District Court's decision to collect around 17 million rubles (over $53,000) from former Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his partner Platon Lebedev.13:50 21.03.2013
Moscow City Court declines Pussy Riot conviction appealThe Moscow City Court's presidium has declined the supervisory appeals of Pussy Riot members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, the court told RAPSI Wednesday.17:29 20.03.2013
Khodorkovsky's partner asks investigators to open case against judgesFormer Menatep CEO and Mikhail Khodorkovsky's business partner Platon Lebedev has petitioned the Investigative Committee to open a criminal case against the Moscow City Court judges who considered the appeal against the Khamovniki District Court's ruling sentencing Lebedev and Khodorkovsky to 14 years in prison.16:17 19.03.2013
Complaint in terror investigation stalling to be heard on April 3On April 3 the Moscow City Court will hear an appeal against the Lefortovo District Court ruling that exonerated the investigating officer who refused to initiate a criminal case against the officials in charge of the hostage release operation at the Dubrovka Theater in 2002.13:03 19.03.2013
New jury formed to rule on Chechen War colonel murderThe Moscow City Court has formed a new jury to consider the murder of former Colonel Yuri Budanov, the court told RAPSI on Monday. The court appointed 12 jurors and eight alternate jurors.16:40 18.03.2013
Judge who presided over Crossbow Coup hearing receives death threatsMoscow investigators are examining murder threats against Moscow City Court Judge Pavel Melekhin, who recently handed down a 13-year sentence to retired military intelligence Colonel Vladimir Kvachkov for attempting to carry out a coup.14:15 15.03.2013
Moscow Court to decide on veterinary use of ketamineThe Meshchansky District Court of Moscow will hear a lawsuit filed by Kirill Plemyashov, Chairman of the Russian Veterinary Trade Union, against the Ministry of Agriculture on the ministry’s negligence in resolving the legal status of ketamine as a veterinary drug.17:06 14.03.2013
Absentia arrest upheld for Georgian politician accused of plotting riots in RussiaThe Moscow City Court has upheld the decision to arrest Georgian politician Givi Targamadze in absentia on charges of plotting riots in Russia, the court told RAPSI on Wednesday.16:36 13.03.2013
Court refuses to reconsider fraud investigation against Navanly brothersThe Moscow City Court excluded from consideration Monday an appeal challenging a decision by Russian federal investigators to launch criminal case against political opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his brother Oleg, who stand accused of fraud and money laundering.18:38 11.03.2013
YUKOS defendant's property seizure reversal upheldThe Moscow City Court on Monday ruled to uphold the reversal of the property seizure of deceased Yukos defendant and former vice-president, Vasily Aleksanyan.17:50 25.02.2013
Siberian woman's compensation claim against Pussy Riot tossed out on appealThe Moscow City Court has upheld the ruling of the lower court to dismiss the compensation lawsuit filed by Novosibirsk resident Irina Ruzankina against the Pussy Riot punk rock group.12:00 19.02.2013
Case of murdered Chechen War colonel to be reheardThe Moscow City Court will rehear the case of former Colonel Yury Budanov's murder after a new jury is formed.17:19 13.02.2013
Prosecution appeals former YUKOS executive's property releaseThe Moscow City Court will consider on February 25 an appeal on lifting the arrest from the property of a late YUKOS executive. The prosecutors have filed their third appeal against the ruling to release the seized house and car that belonged to Vasily Aleksanyan, who died in 2011.15:18 11.02.2013
Lawyer denies witness bribery in Budanov murder trialMurad Musayev, the lawyer of the man who has been charged with killing retired colonel Yury Budanov, has denied the rumor that witness Ruslan Sataliyev was bribed.13:05 11.02.2013
Russian ex-colonel sentenced to 13 years for Crossbow Coup plotFormer intelligence officer Vladimir Kvachkov was convicted on Friday of having plotted to overthrow the government in the final hearing of what has come to be popularly known to as the Crossbow Coup case.16:46 08.02.2013
Sentencing of former intelligence officer Vladimir Kvachkov - live updatesThe Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) hosts a live text broadcast of Vladimir Kvachkov's sentencing from the Moscow City Court. The former intelligence officer stands accused of having masterminded a coup d’état plot in what has come to be popularly known as the Crossbow Coup case.13:47 08.02.2013
Judgment day for ex-intelligence officer and his crossbow coupThe Moscow City Court is expected to decide Friday on the guilt or innocence of former intelligence officer Vladimir Kvachkov, who stands accused of having masterminded a coup d’état plot in what has come to be popularly known as the Crossbow Coup case. RAPSI will broadcast the verdict and expected sentencing Friday starting at 13:45pm Moscow time (GMT + 4).15:57 07.02.2013