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Judiciary to operate with skeletal staff during Metro Manila quarantine

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Updated as of Mar 13 08:32 PM

MANILA - The judiciary will continue operations with some adjustments as Metro Manila goes under community quarantine for a month to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).  Read more »

Leonen now in charge of Marcos-Robredo poll protest

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 08:11 PM

Sources said the election protest was raffled off to Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen after Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa lost in the voting on the election protest on October 15.   Read more »

Leonen cites due process, defends PET ruling on Marcos-Robredo poll protest

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 03:33 PM

MANILA – Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen on Saturday defended the Presidential Electoral Tribunal’s resolution requiring parties to the election protest filed by 2016 vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. to comment on the result of the initial recount before resolving whether to junk or proceed with the protest.   Read more »

'Be more critical,' Leonen urges UP Economics alumni

Isay Reyes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 12:58 PM

Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen called on alumni of the University of the Philippines School of Economics (UPSE) to be more critical and uphold their integrity. Read more »

Leonen declines chief justice nomination

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 05:41 PM

MANILA - Supreme Court Associate Justice Mario Victor Leonen declined the Supreme Court en banc's nomination for position of chief justice to replace Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin. Read more »

Bea, Julia rift puzzles Supreme Court justice: 'Is he really worth it?'

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Updated as of Aug 07 08:49 PM

A rift between actresses Bea Alonzo and Julia Barreto has generated buzz from social media users, their fellow celebrities and now, a member of the Supreme Court.  Read more »

Supreme Court justices propose changes that would streamline bar exams

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 31 09:58 PM

Two Supreme Court justices on Wednesday promised a more “reasonable” bar examinations experience for lawyer-candidates in the next two years. Read more »

SC affirms libel conviction of Raffy Tulfo, Abante Tonite execs

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 02:22 AM

MANILA – Times may be tougher for journalists in the age of digital media, but all the more that they should be held to a higher standard. Read more »

Supreme Court probes corruption allegations vs judges

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 08 04:28 PM

Supreme Court Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin on Monday assured the public there is “nothing to worry about” allegations of corruption in the judiciary. Read more »

Chief Justice Bersamin chooses dissenter Leonen to give testimonial

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 09 02:21 PM

MANILA - Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen may have frequently dissented to Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin’s decisions, but the former was still the top magistrate's choice to give him a testimonial.  Read more »

Caguioa, Leonen see inconsistencies in gov't push for Mindanao martial law extension

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 10:15 PM

MANILA - The Supreme Court on Tuesday concluded oral arguments on the four petitions questioning the third extension of martial law in Mindanao. Read more »

Leonen questions 'credibility' of reports justifying Mindanao martial law extension

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 06:50 PM

Supreme Court Justice Marvic Leonen questioned inconsistencies in the list of incidents submitted by the government in justifying the third extension of martial law in Mindanao. Read more »

Carpio posts biggest increase in net worth among Supreme Court justices

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Updated as of Nov 20 07:11 PM

Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio posted the biggest increase in net worth last year compared to 2016 among his colleagues, a document released Tuesday revealed. Read more »

Mga tagasuporta ng Bar examinees, kanya-kanyang gimik

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Updated as of Aug 06 12:56 PM

Nagmistulang pista ang eksena sa University of Santo Tomas sa Maynila ngayong Linggo para sa pag-arangkada ng Bar examinations. Read more »

'Nothing sinister' in SC decision on Sereno quo warranto: Leonen

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 05 06:45 PM

There was "nothing sinister" about the interpretation of majority of Supreme Court justices that the Constitution allows for the removal of a sitting chief justice through a quo warranto petition, Associate Justice Marvic Leonen said Thursday. Read more »

Leonen says no to chief justice post, defers to senior colleagues

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Updated as of Jul 03 12:44 PM

Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen said Thursday he does not want to become chief justice and instead urged his senior colleagues to accept their possible nomination to the post. Read more »

Leonen: What's the harm in allowing same-sex couples to marry?

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 05:01 PM

This was the question raised by Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen during the resumption of oral arguments on a petition seeking to allow same-sex marriage in the country.   Read more »

Love with rights: Why legalize same-sex marriage?

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Posted at Jun 19 05:25 PM

"The legal recognition of same-sex relationships under marriage would allow them to access numerous rights." Read more »

READ: Justice Leonen's dissenting opinion on Sereno ouster

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Updated as of May 11 08:28 PM

Here's the full text of Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen's dissenting opinion. Read more »

Leonen: Sereno’s ouster via quo warranto ‘legal abomination’

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 11 05:48 PM

Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen on Friday said the ouster plea against former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno was a “legal abomination” that should have not been entertained by the High Court. Read more »