Acting Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Moon Hyung-bae emphasized that “the decisions of the Constitutional Court must be respected” as he and fellow justice Lee Mi-son ended their terms Friday.
The Constitutional Court suspended acting President Han Duck-soo's recent nominations for justices, blocking all related proceedings.
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol "felt betrayed” when he was ultimately ousted from his office, according to North Gyeongsang Gov. Lee Cheol-woo.
The National Assembly’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee passed a bill Wednesday to amend the Constitutional Court Act, which would allow the automatic extension of a Constitutional Court justice’s term if a successor is not appointed in time.
Newly appointed Constitutional Court Justice Ma Eun-hyeok addressed public concerns over his perceived ideological bias as he began his first day on Wednesday.
Korea's acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has sparked a political firestorm by nominating two conservative-leaning jurists to the Constitutional Court.
The Democratic Party (DP) announced Tuesday that it would appeal acting President Han Duck-soo's decision to name Lee Wan-kyu and Ham Sang-hoon as Constitutional Court justices.
Acting President Han Duck-soo announced Tuesday that he has appointed Ma Eun-hyuk as a justice of the Constitutional Court.
The conservative mayor of Daegu, Hong Joon-pyo, has called for the abolishment of the Constitutional Court, citing partisanship.
The Constitutional Court in a historic ruling on Friday upheld a decision to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol for imposing martial law on Dec. 3.
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