{
  "id": 3915801,
  "title": "Cheong Wa Dae, top court clash over justice nomination",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/cheong-wa-dae-top-court-clash-over-justice-nomination",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T07:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260828/cheong-wa-dae-top-court-clash-over-justice-nomination"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Cheong Wa Dae said Friday that President Lee Jae Myung rejected Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae’s request to appoint his recommended nominee as a new justice — an unprecedented refusal that departed from the customary coordination between the two sides. Presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said Lee asked Cho to recommend another candidate instead of Son Bong-gi, a senior judge at the…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Cheong Wa Dae, top court clash over justice nomination",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/cheong-wa-dae-top-court-clash-over-justice-nomination-3917190",
        "published": "2026-08-28T07:52:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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