Rahm stays on ballot

CHICAGO. The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that President Barack Obama's former chief of staff Rahm Emanuel can stay on the ballot for mayor of Chicago, saying in a unanimous decision that he meets the state's residency requirements despite spending most of the last year in the White House.

Fazio blocks power sale court orders

THE president of the Legislative Council, Labor MP Amanda Fazio, will defy the wishes of the committee looking into the state's power sale and not seek NSW Supreme Court orders for arrest warrants for the eight resigned directors.

Legal threat looms over Broadmeadows contest

LABOR'S bitter fight over choosing a candidate for the Broadmeadows byelection could be headed to the Supreme Court, as the preselection for the prized ALP seat descended into open factional warfare.

Mr Sin's family goes to court as more millions emerge

THE emergence of several million dollars belonging to the late crime boss Abe Saffron is set to spark a fresh legal wrangle.