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The future ‘Only Yes Means Yes’ law will consider sex acts without explicit consent as rape, and provide financial assistance to victims of abuse

The decision comes as Valencia relaxes its coronavirus measures and Madrid sets a midnight closing time for some outdoor dining areas

Courts are issuing contradictory decisions on regional requests for coronavirus restrictions while the opposition is demanding legal reforms. The prime minister, meanwhile, says there are already enough tools in place to control the situation

The country’s regional governments have been calling for more action from the central government in order to avoid judicial chaos once the emergency situation ends on May 9

According to the central government and several experts, the regions will need legal backing to introduce coronavirus restrictions on movement, such as the curfew

To reduce the chances of a request being rejected, Judge Pablo Llarena has asked for a preliminary ruling from the EU Court of Justice on how the case should be interpreted by law

Plans are hampered by delays in criminal code reform and clemency requests, as well as an adverse court decision on flexible prison regimes

Juan Carlos I is embroiled in two other court probes into alleged financial wrongdoing, but hopes that they will be dropped because of his immunity prior to his 2014 abdication

The top tribunal’s ruling said it is ‘premature’ for the prisoners to be allowed more flexible conditions for their incarceration, and rejected regional penitentiary and government suggestions that they had been jailed for their political beliefs

Prosecutors are examining the conditions under which the ex-monarch received or used money that he allegedly did not declare. And a new probe into money laundering is also underway

Supreme Court prosecutors will take over a probe reported to involve credit cards used by the ex-monarch after stepping down from the throne in 2014

Justices ratified criminal penalties against 29 individuals and upheld the civil liability of the Popular Party

The decision means that Quim Torra will have to step down from his position, paving the way for a fresh institutional crisis in Catalonia

A court says there is enough evidence to try the one-time regional chief, his wife and their seven children for taking bribes in exchange for government contracts and other favors

But government says it could resort to emergency powers again if spikes in infections are not controlled

The probe will focus on Juan Carlos‘s connection to suspected payments made in exchange for the contract to build the AVE high-speed rail link to Mecca

A month after the outbreak began, the country is still struggling to find a reliable way to count the victims

Deputy regional premier admits that as many as 3,479 of the people who died last month inside the region’s senior centers showed symptoms but were never counted as official victims of Covid-19

The Barcelona Electoral Commission has given the regional parliament 48 hours to name a replacement, but Quim Torra says he will not step down

The legal representation of the Spanish state has, however, stated that the immunity granted to Oriol Junqueras by the European Parliament should be suspended as soon as possible

Carles Puigdemont, who is in self-imposed exile, believes the Supreme Court has an “obligation” to shelve the case against him because he enjoys immunity as an elected MEP

As the Socialist Party and Catalan Republican Left get closer to a deal to get Pedro Sánchez sworn back into office, lawmakers are asked to stay near Madrid in case they need to rush back from holidays

Toni Comín, Lluís Puig and Clara Ponsatí have been living in Belgium and Scotland since late 2017, but say they will hand themselves over to authorities once they receive summons

In the wake of today’s ruling, the Supreme Court is seeking to persuade Belgium to hand the former Catalan premier over to the Spanish authorities to face trial

None of the defendants has been convicted of the most serious charge, rebellion, but most are still facing prison terms ranging from nine to 13 years. Those who will serve jail time are eligible for a semi-open regime, a decision that will now be made by penitentiary authorities in Catalonia

Francisco Franco Martínez-Bordiú was convicted of a traffic incident during which a shotgun was pointed at two civil guards, but the case was quashed and will not be appealed