Proposal could ditch jail time for online hate speech
The office of the Spain’s new Attorney General, María José Segarra, has proposed a reform of the country’s Penal Code that would…
Justice System
Judge withdraws Euro arrest warrant for Puigdemont
Spanish Supreme Court Judge Pablo Llarena on Thursday withdrew European arrest warrants for Catalonia’s fugitive ex-President Carles Puigdemont and five other members…
Supreme Court orders gov’t to process asylum requests
Spain’s Tribunal Supremo (Supreme Court) has ordered the Spanish government to step up processing of asylum requests in order to comply with…
Catalan prisoners transferred to jails closer to home
After eight months in preventive detention awaiting trial on multiple charges that include rebellion and misuse of public funds in relation to…
Thousands protest bail for convicted ‘La Manada’ rapists
Thousands of protesters spilled onto streets across Spain on Friday to protest the release on bail of convicted defendants in Spain’s high-profile…
Deliveroo use of ‘autonomos’ to be challenged by gov’t
The Spanish government agency that oversees work conditions and compliance with social security legislation is preparing to take the Deliveroo food delivery…
Spain loses internat’l arbitration in legacy solar dispute
The World Bank’s arbitration court has ruled against Spain in a dispute over the renewable energy policies of the previous administration of…
Madrid to appeal ‘Division Azul’ name change ruling
The Madrid municipal government has vowed to appeal a court ruling this week that Spain’s 2007 Historical Memory law does not require…
Spain readying appeal of Germany’s Puigdemont ruling
Spanish Supreme Court Judge Pablo Llarena is studying an appeal to the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), after…
Valencia Socialists, Bloc campaign finances scrutinized
Political corruption charges have rattled the underpinnings of the Pacto del Botànic governing alliance in Spain’s Valencian community, with revelations that the…
German prosecutor advances Puigdemont extradition
A public prosecutor’s office in Germany on Tuesday agreed that Catalonia’s former president Carles Puigdemont should be extradited to Spain on charges…
Andalucia takes legal action to stop Doñana gas drilling
The regional government of Andalucia said Tuesday said it is filing legal action and requesting a court injunction to halt natural gas…
Puigdemont arrested, faces extradition from Germany
Former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont was arrested in northern Germany on Sunday, after a Spanish Supreme Court judge re-issued European international warrants…
Balearics bloodless bullfights get temporary reprieve
Pending a final decision from Spain’s Constitutional Court on the constitutionality of a 2017 law in the Balearic Islands that prohibits bulls…
EU’s human rights tribunal: Spain’s court of last resort
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg last week rejected a request for an injunction filed by pro-independence supporters of former…
Supreme Court acquits Twitterer of extolling terrorism
► Tweets on 1973 ETA bombing of Franco minister did not incite to violence ► Spain’s Tribunal Supremo (Supreme Court) issued a…
Activists say abused women twice-victimized by courts
► Groups decry lack of counsel, light sentences, scant protection from abusers ► A coalition of Spanish feminist associations have denounced mistreatment…
Court rules Puigdemont must return to Spain for vote
► Justices say ‘No’ to remote participation in Catalan parliamentary session ► Spain’s Tribunal Constitutional (Constitutional Court) ruled late Saturday that a…
Supreme Court casts pall over ‘independentista’ control
► Rejection of Junqueras appeal complicates Catalonia’s secessionist majority ► A ruling issued by Spain’s Tribunal Supremo (Supreme Court) on Friday denied…
Supreme Court releases six Catalan leaders, holds four
• Judge frees six ex-ministers on bail; Junqueras, Forn, two ‘Jordis’ still held A Spanish Supreme Court judge on Monday ordered the…
High Court orders protection for minors facing eviction
• Court ruling on Madrid case sets precedent for Spanish families facing eviction • NGOs say 80% of court-ordered evictions involve parents…
Courts in Navarra, Cádiz rule against Republican flag
• In ongoing ‘War of the Flags’, PP government in Madrid wins temporary stays • Local authorities hoist ‘tricolor’ flag to reassert…
WWF wins Supreme Court victory on ‘Las Aletas’ marsh
• Plan for Cádiz industrial park ‘illegal’, would ‘irreversibly’ harm marshland • Court forced to rule second time, following Rajoy government decree…
Court suspends Catalan budget for referendum funding
• ‘Tribunal Constitucional’ unanimously suspends budget for up to five months • Court issues warns Puigdemont, 18 others to desist or risk…
Madrid high court upholds ban on killing mountain goats
• PACMA hails victory for Guadarrama mountain goats faced with culling plan • Madrid regional gov’t plan would have hunters kill 2,500…
Court bars Homs from Congress over independence vote
• Supreme Court fines, bars Catalan politician from public office for two years • Catalan Parlament defies gov’t and Court, funds another…
Catalans defy Supreme Court ruling on bullfighting
• Supreme Court ruling says 2010 Catalan law cannot ban bullfighting altogether • Regional government vows strict regulations to make bullfighting impossible…
EU Court ruling to benefit Spain healthcare workers
• Court says Spain tries to use ‘temporary’ contracts to deny workers benefits • Ruling seen as boon to ‘temp’ healthcare workers…
Barberá ousted from PP amid Supreme Court probe
• Partido Popular co-founder, former Valencia mayor forced to resign from party • Refuses to relinquish Senate seat and impunity from lower…
Catalans defy High Court ruling on independence
• Pro-independence deputies pass measure to ‘disconnect’ Catalonia from Spain • Tumultuous parliamentary session sees walkouts, abstentions from opposition The pro-independence majority…
Court ruling puts Spain trial of Jesuit killers on hold
• Salvadoran Supreme Court rescinds country’s Amnesty Law protecting military • Extradition of suspects in Jesuits’ murder on hold, pending trial in…