Japanese Court Awards $1.4 Million to Exonerated Man
Iwao Hakamada, 89, who is believed to have been the world’s longest-serving death row inmate, was exonerated last year of a ...
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Japan: Supreme Court Decision — Closing a loophole for patent infringements in cross-border network systems
On March 3, 2025, the Supreme Court of Japan upheld the original judgment that found patent infringement in respect of the acts performed on a server located outside Japan, virtually affirming the ...
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Japanese Supreme Court: Building a System That Includes a Server Located Outside Japan Constitutes Patent Infringement
On March 3, 2025, the Japanese Supreme Court held that building a network-based system comprised of a server located in the United States, connected via a network to user terminals in Japan ...
Japan’s refusal to recognize same-sex marriage in law is unconstitutional, a court finds
A Japanese high court has ruled that Japan’s refusal to legally recognize same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, a latest victory for the same sex couples and supporters seeking equal rights.
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Japan's same-sex marriage ban: 3 things to know
The judgments are expected to provide a tailwind when the legal battle is decided by the Supreme Court. Japanese lawmakers have been reluctant to codify marriage equality but would be obliged to ...
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Supreme Court won’t allow Trump to immediately fire head of whistleblower office
The Supreme Court on Friday ... sweeping language in urging the court to allow the termination of the head of an obscure federal agency with limited power. Acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris wrote ...
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Japan's refusal to recognize same-sex marriage unconstitutional, court finds
A Japanese high court ruled Friday ... Fukuoka and Sapporo. After a fifth court ruling expected later this month in Osaka, the Supreme Court is expected to handle all five appeals and make a ...