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Spanish Supreme Court President Criticizes Judicial Reforms, Highlights Judge Shortage
During the opening ceremony of the Judicial Year, the President of Spain's Supreme Court criticized government judicial reforms, citing concerns about judicial independence and a severe shortage of judges, while the Attorney General praised the reforms.
Spanish Supreme Court President Criticizes Judicial Reforms, Highlights Judge Shortage
During the opening ceremony of the Judicial Year, the President of Spain's Supreme Court criticized government judicial reforms, citing concerns about judicial independence and a severe shortage of judges, while the Attorney General praised the reforms.
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24% Bias Score
Prosecutor Appeals Acquittal of ETA Member Over Coerced Confession
The Spanish National High Court Prosecutor's Office appealed the acquittal of ETA member Iratxe Sorzábal, arguing that the lower court wrongly connected her statements made under duress after her March 2021 arrest to her subsequent confession to ETA leadership, which contained incriminating informat...
Prosecutor Appeals Acquittal of ETA Member Over Coerced Confession
The Spanish National High Court Prosecutor's Office appealed the acquittal of ETA member Iratxe Sorzábal, arguing that the lower court wrongly connected her statements made under duress after her March 2021 arrest to her subsequent confession to ETA leadership, which contained incriminating informat...
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40% Bias Score
Spanish Judges and Prosecutors Criticize Montero's Remarks on Alves Acquittal
Spanish judicial associations rebuked Vice President María Jesús Montero for criticizing the Dani Alves acquittal, asserting that such comments threaten the rule of law by undermining judicial independence and the presumption of innocence; they emphasized that judicial decisions are based on thoroug...
Spanish Judges and Prosecutors Criticize Montero's Remarks on Alves Acquittal
Spanish judicial associations rebuked Vice President María Jesús Montero for criticizing the Dani Alves acquittal, asserting that such comments threaten the rule of law by undermining judicial independence and the presumption of innocence; they emphasized that judicial decisions are based on thoroug...
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44% Bias Score
Spain's Outdated Judicial Selection System: A Critical Analysis
Spain's judicial selection system, unchanged for over a century, relies on rote memorization of legal topics, neglecting crucial skills for impartial decision-making, creating judges ill-equipped for modern legal practice.
Spain's Outdated Judicial Selection System: A Critical Analysis
Spain's judicial selection system, unchanged for over a century, relies on rote memorization of legal topics, neglecting crucial skills for impartial decision-making, creating judges ill-equipped for modern legal practice.
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56% Bias Score
Spanish Supreme Court President Rejects Government's Criticism of Judges
Spain's Supreme Court president Isabel Perelló defended judges against government criticism, emphasizing their commitment to impartiality and highlighting the diverse backgrounds of newly appointed judges, including over 34% from families where neither parent has a higher education and 70% with no l...
Spanish Supreme Court President Rejects Government's Criticism of Judges
Spain's Supreme Court president Isabel Perelló defended judges against government criticism, emphasizing their commitment to impartiality and highlighting the diverse backgrounds of newly appointed judges, including over 34% from families where neither parent has a higher education and 70% with no l...
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48% Bias Score
Spanish Prosecutor's Refusal to Resign Highlights Systemic Conflict of Interest
Spanish Prosecutor General Álvaro García Ortiz refuses to resign despite a conflict of interest in an upcoming trial, where his subordinates will prosecute, and he has the power to suspend them, as he did with Pilar Rodríguez, whose leaked communications revealed key evidence.
Spanish Prosecutor's Refusal to Resign Highlights Systemic Conflict of Interest
Spanish Prosecutor General Álvaro García Ortiz refuses to resign despite a conflict of interest in an upcoming trial, where his subordinates will prosecute, and he has the power to suspend them, as he did with Pilar Rodríguez, whose leaked communications revealed key evidence.
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56% Bias Score
Supreme Court to Review Conviction of Rosa Peral Following Co-defendant's Confession
The Spanish Supreme Court will review the conviction of former police officer Rosa Peral for the 2017 murder of her partner, Pedro R., after her co-defendant, Albert López, confessed to the crime during his prison rehabilitation program, prompting a new appeal based on this previously unknown eviden...
Supreme Court to Review Conviction of Rosa Peral Following Co-defendant's Confession
The Spanish Supreme Court will review the conviction of former police officer Rosa Peral for the 2017 murder of her partner, Pedro R., after her co-defendant, Albert López, confessed to the crime during his prison rehabilitation program, prompting a new appeal based on this previously unknown eviden...
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40% Bias Score
Dani Alves Acquitted of Rape Charges in Spanish Appeal
The Catalan High Court acquitted former footballer Dani Alves of rape charges, citing inconsistencies between the victim's testimony and video evidence showing her voluntarily entering a private area with Alves at a Barcelona nightclub on New Year's Eve 2022, despite uncertainty about subsequent con...
Dani Alves Acquitted of Rape Charges in Spanish Appeal
The Catalan High Court acquitted former footballer Dani Alves of rape charges, citing inconsistencies between the victim's testimony and video evidence showing her voluntarily entering a private area with Alves at a Barcelona nightclub on New Year's Eve 2022, despite uncertainty about subsequent con...
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68% Bias Score
Supreme Court Lowers Sentence in Madrid Gang-Related Killing
The Spanish Supreme Court reduced David B. G.'s sentence to 16 years for the July 14, 2021, killing of Isaac L. T. in Madrid, rejecting the 'criminal organization' aggravation due to insufficient evidence linking the crime to his gang, Dominican Don't Play, while upholding 'abuse of superiority'.
Supreme Court Lowers Sentence in Madrid Gang-Related Killing
The Spanish Supreme Court reduced David B. G.'s sentence to 16 years for the July 14, 2021, killing of Isaac L. T. in Madrid, rejecting the 'criminal organization' aggravation due to insufficient evidence linking the crime to his gang, Dominican Don't Play, while upholding 'abuse of superiority'.
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36% Bias Score
Spanish Plaintiffs Denounce Judicial Restrictions on Popular Accusations
Three Spanish plaintiffs' groups—Hazte Oír, Iustitia Europa, and Adade—denounced restrictions imposed by judges in several cases against the government, including the José Luis Ábalos case where the Supreme Court appointed the Popular Party as the sole representative of all plaintiffs, preventing ot...
Spanish Plaintiffs Denounce Judicial Restrictions on Popular Accusations
Three Spanish plaintiffs' groups—Hazte Oír, Iustitia Europa, and Adade—denounced restrictions imposed by judges in several cases against the government, including the José Luis Ábalos case where the Supreme Court appointed the Popular Party as the sole representative of all plaintiffs, preventing ot...
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52% Bias Score
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