Human rights ombudsman appeals reimbursement order against KhodorkovskyRussian Human Rights Commissioner Vladimir Lukin has filed an appeal with the Supreme Court challenging an order requiring jailed former tycoons Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev to reimburse Yukos' tax arrears to the State.15:55 26.09.2013
Russia's top judge flies home after Ghana crashA Russian Emergencies Ministry plane carrying Russia’s injured Supreme Court chief left Ghana for Moscow on Wednesday, a ministry spokesperson said.11:24 18.09.2013
Supreme Court's decision to cut Khodorkovsky's sentence appealedDefense lawyers for former YUKOS top manager Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev have appealed Russia's Supreme Courts decision to lower the sentences of their clients to 10 years and 10 months, the website of Khodorkovsky's press office said on Tuesday.14:37 17.09.2013
Russia's top judge injured in car accident in GhanaThe Russian embassy in Ghana is providing all necessary assistance to Chairman of the Russian Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev who has been injured in a road crash.10:16 17.09.2013
Man lights himself on fire near Russian Supreme Court in reported protestA man whose case is being considered by the Supreme Court of Russia attempted to commit suicide in front of the court building in central Moscow.15:04 28.08.2013
Kazakh Supreme Court to hear convicted mass killer's appealThe Supreme Court of Kazakhstan will begin its preliminary consideration on September 2 of an appeal filed by Vladislav Chelakh, a 19-year-old border guard convicted last December of having murdered 15 people, RIA Novosti reported Wednesday.11:56 28.08.2013
Russia’s Supreme Court refuses to posthumously acquit Soviet secret police officialThe Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has refused to posthumously acquit a former high-ranking Soviet secret police officer of crimes connected with the mass repression and show trials of the 1920s and 1930s, for which he was executed in 1938.15:02 27.08.2013
Russian Supreme Court cuts Khodorkovsky's sentence by two monthsRussia's Supreme Court held Tuesday that the sentences of former YUKOS top manager Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev should be lowered to 10 years and 10 months, thus partially satisfying their requests on supervisory appeal.13:19 06.08.2013
Russian Supreme Court to consider Khodorkovsky supervisory appeal TuesdayRussia’s Supreme Court will consider Tuesday a supervisory appeal of the verdict against former YUKOS top manager Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev.18:58 05.08.2013
Refusal to question witness in front of jury may lead to mistrialAny ill-motivated refusal to allow a witness to be questioned in front of a jury may result in a cancellation of the verdict, according to the Russian Supreme Court's 2013 Judicial Practice Review.15:29 22.07.2013
Supreme Court cuts "Crossbow Coup" plotter's sentenceRussia's Supreme Court has significantly reduced prison terms for retired Russian military intelligence colonel Vladimir Kvachkov and his co-conspirator earlier sentenced for plotting an armed uprising.09:10 19.07.2013
Prosecutors support ban on hijabs in Russian schoolsThe Prosecutor General's Office has upheld the decision by the Stavropol Territory government to prohibit the wearing of hijabs in schools, a spokesperson said on Wednesday during a Supreme Court hearing of a complaint filed by three local residents.12:40 10.07.2013
Lawyers appeal to Supreme Court to reverse verdict on Pussy Riot membersThe lawyers of the Pussy Riot members sentenced for hooliganism in Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral will appeal to the Supreme Court to reverse the verdict, lawyer Irina Khrunova told RAPSI on Thursday.14:28 04.07.2013
Russian Supreme Court urges compliance with ECHR decisionsRussian courts will take into account the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) - not only in cases against Russia but also in those involving other countries - where the circumstances of cases and the laws applied are similar to Russian law, the Supreme Court said on Thursday.16:32 27.06.2013
Putin proposes merging Russian Supreme Court and Supreme Commercial courtRussian President Vladimir Putin proposed merging the Supreme Court with the Supreme Commercial Court, and amending the Consitution accordingly.16:16 21.06.2013
6,014 corruption convictions in the past year - Russian Supreme CourtThe Russian Supreme Court's Judicial Department has released its statistics on convictions of corruption crimes.12:57 19.06.2013
Year-round summer time to remain - Russian Supreme CourtOnce again, the Russian Supreme Court has ruled against cancelling daylight saving time during winter months in Russia.17:07 13.06.2013
Supreme Court clears up termination terms for loan contractsThe death of a guarantor and terms of early termination of loan contracts which are not specified in the legislation are not considered sufficient grounds for terminating loan guarantees and demanding early repayment.13:28 24.05.2013
Number of foreign adoption applicants in Russia fallsThe number of applications from foreigners willing to adopt children which were ruled upon by Russian courts in 2012 is 21% lower than in 2011, according to the Russian Supreme Court statistics.14:36 23.05.2013
Russian Supreme Court chairman earned about $200,000 in 2012Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev earned 6.2 million rubles (around $197,330) in 2012, or 100,000 rubles ($3,180) more than the year before.16:49 17.05.2013