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**media[78717]** The Supreme Court (SC) is expected to tackle today, April 19, during its full court session in Baguio City the joint motion to reconsider its Dec. 7, 2021 decision that declared constitutional most of the provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020. Also expected to be d
Supreme Court (SC) Can President Duterte still appoint the replacement for Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice Estela M. Perlas Bernabe after her compulsory retirement on May 14 or five days after the May 9 national and local elections? Following the March 17, 2010 SC decision whic
In its separate opinions, there are three justices who also voted against the constitutionality of Section 29, which allows the detention of a suspected terrorist even without judicial warrant of arrest. It also allows a longer period of detention from 14 up to 24 days without charges or warrant of arrest.
SC full court session Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo held his first face-to-face full court session with other justices of the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday, Feb. 15, since he assumed the post as head of the judiciary on April 5, 2021. When the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic hit t
Published July 10, 2021, 11:08 AM Supreme Court Pieces of evidence obtained by law enforcers who did not use body-worn cameras or alternative devices, which can record both video and audio, in the service of search warrants are “inadmissible for the prosecution of the offense for which the search warrant was applied.” Persons who are subjects of search or arrest warrants should be informed that the enforcements of the warrants are being recorded from the start of the operation until terminated. In case death results in the implementation of the search warrant, “an incident report detail...