Italy Frees Catalan Separatist Leader From Jail. Here’s How the Case Has Gone.

Carles Puigdemont, a former leader of Catalonia, faces trial in Spain and was detained briefly in Italy. It is not clear if he will appear when the court considers whether to return him to Spain.

Europe Tightens Purse Strings to Try to Pressure Poland and Hungary

Frustrations over rule of law violations in the two countries have prompted the European Union to block payments in an effort to bolster legal action.

Venezuela’s Judicial System Abets Repression, Says U.N. Rights Panel

An investigation found that political interference pushed judges and prosecutors to provide legal cover for killings, torture and other abuses.

Texas Abortion Case Reflects Success of Conservative Strategy to Remake Court

Forces on the right have spent decades maneuvering to install a reliable anti-abortion majority. Now they have one, and it is paying off for them.

A Supreme Court That Has Gone Wrong

Erwin Chemerinsky’s “Presumed Guilty” details the many ways the Supreme Court has favored the police over the accused.

2 New York Judges Ordered Defendants to Get Vaccinated. Can They Do That?

The judges’ unusual orders came as the city confronts the Delta variant and a sizable portion of the population appears resistant to being vaccinated.

Supreme Court Grants Temporary Reprieve to Biden Immigration Policy

Justice Samuel Alito briefly stayed a ruling from a federal judge that would have forced some asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while U.S. officials considered their cases.

Supreme Court Grants Temporary Reprieve to Biden Immigration Policy

Justice Samuel Alito briefly stayed a ruling from a federal judge that would have forced some asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while U.S. officials considered their cases.

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Team Kraken’ Lands in Hot Water

L. Lin Wood and other lawyers are now trying to minimize the roles they played after the 2020 election.

Opinion | There’s One Man to Blame for Bill Cosby’s Release

The roots of the Cosby reversal were years in the making.

Protester Who Crashed Into Police Faces Hong Kong’s First Security Law Trial

Tong Ying-kit, who hit officers while riding a motorcycle with a protest flag, is accused of terrorism and inciting secession. He could be sentenced to life in prison.

Supreme Court Says Over 200 Patent Judges Were Improperly Appointed

A fractured coalition of justices limited the effect of the decision, saying a larger role for an executive branch official would address the matter.

The Power of Money: How Autocrats Use London to Strike Foes Worldwide

English courtrooms have become a battleground — and a source of powerful weapons — in fierce disputes between the tycoons and the politicians of the post-Soviet world.

Simone Biles’s Brother Is Acquitted of Murder Charges

Tevin Biles-Thomas was charged in the fatal shooting of three people at a New Year’s Eve party in 2018. This week, a judge said prosecutors had not presented enough evidence to convict him.

A judge dismisses Houston hospital workers’ lawsuit about vaccine mandates.

The decision appeared to be one of the first to rule in favor of employer-mandated shots.

U.S. Senate Confirms First Muslim Federal District Judge

The judge, Zahid N. Quraishi of New Jersey, said after his selection by President Biden, “Candidly, I would prefer to be the hundredth, if not the thousandth.”

Senate Confirms First Biden Judges, Beginning Push to Rebalance Courts

The votes were the start of an effort by Democrats to confirm liberals and people of color to the federal courts after Donald J. Trump moved aggressively to install conservative white men.

McGahn Breaks Little New Ground in Closed-Door Testimony

A transcript of the former White House counsel’s appearance, which ended a two-year dispute between the Justice Department and Congress over a subpoena, will be made public next week.

Opinion | The First Job for Israel’s New Government: Clean Up Bibi’s Mess

A new coalition in Israel hopes to remove Benjamin Netanyahu from power. If it does, there’s plenty of work to be done.

2 Leading Manhattan D.A. Candidates Face the Trump Question

Alvin Bragg and Tali Farhadian Weinstein both had dealings with President Donald J. Trump’s administration that Mr. Trump could try to use against them.