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Kenya’s flood evictions may violate the law - scholar

Recent floods in Kenya have left at least 270 people dead, displaced more than 200,000 and destroyed property, infrastructure and livelihoods across the country. In Nairobi, hundreds of people in informal settlements were left homeless and thousands were displaced. And now, the government has been evicting people from flood-prone areas.

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Supreme Court Justice Alito faces fury after scathing report on ‘stop the steal’ flag outside his home

The Supreme Court justice said his wife, Martha-Ann, flew the flag in response to signs in neighbors’ gardens.

The Independent UK

CJI congratulates Kapil Sibal on being elected as new SC bar association President

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday congratulated Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal on winning the election for the president post of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA). Read further on Dynamite News:

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SC to hear Hemant Soren’s plea for interim bail to campaign in Lok Sabha election on May 21

Hemant Soren’s Bail Plea: Supreme Court to hear plea by former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren for interim bail during Lok Sabha elections on May 21.

The Hindu

Every day counts in cases dealing with personal liberty, says Supreme Court

Supreme Court emphasizes urgency in personal liberty cases, urging High Court to decide bail plea expeditiously for accused businessman.

The Hindu

70 years after Brown v. Board, America is both more diverse — and more segregated

Seventy years after the Supreme Court's Brown v

The Independent UK

Case ‘seems fictional’, ‘perils of alternate justice system’: Editorials laud Prabir Purkayastha’s release

NewsClick editor Prabir Purkayastha walked out of Tihar Jail on Wednesday night, hours after the Supreme Court said his arrest was illegal and ordered his immediate release.

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Former President's Lawyer Cross-Examines Ex-Attorney In Heated Trial

Former president set to address courtroom after intense cross-examination in high-profile trial at the Supreme Court.

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Why did Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson Dissent in Robinson v. Landry?

And what would have happened if Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch did not vote to grant the stay?

Reason

Supreme Court sides with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, spurning a conservative attack

The Supreme Court has rejected a conservative-led attack that could've undermined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The Independent UK

Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use congressional map with additional Black district in 2024 vote

Ruling boosts Democrats chances of controlling the House and comes amid claims of racial gerrymandering

The Independent UK

Supreme Court upholds financial agency's 'novel' funding structure - Roll Call

The Supreme Court upheld the funding structure for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday as constitutional.

Roll Call

Supreme Court Orders Louisiana To Use Map With Two Majority-Black Districts For Election

The Supreme Court issued an order requiring Louisiana to use a congressional map for its 2024 elections that includes two majority-Black districts, despite a previous lower-court ruling deeming the map an "illegal racial gerrymander."

International Business Times

Jailed ex-PM Imran Khan appears before Pakistan top court by videolink

The court appearance of the 71-year-old leader was not livestreamed on the court’s website or aired on news channels.

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ED says Kejriwal sees himself as a special person, accuses him of remarks ‘slapping the system’

ED accuses Arvind Kejriwal of influencing voters, violating bail order; lawyers threaten affidavit in response to ED's objections.

The Hindu

Police must furnish grounds of arrest in writing & not just convey them orally, rules Supreme Court in Prabir Purkayastha case

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The U.S. Supreme Court upholds Louisiana's redistricting plan

A federal district court ruled that the new map drawn by the state legislature violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the Black vote. A group of conservatives challenged the legislature's map.

Reason

Congress is Preparing to Restore Quotas in College Admissions

And everywhere else -- as a very quiet part of the bipartisan "privacy" bill

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NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha released from Tihar after getting bail

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha released from Tihar Jail after Supreme Court declares his arrest invalid under UAPA.

Roll Call

Supreme Court clears way for latest Louisiana congressional map - Roll Call

Louisiana's election this year will use a congressional map adopted in January after an order issued Wednesday by the Supreme Court.

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‘Special treatment’: Amit Shah takes dig at SC’s interim bail to Kejriwal

Days after the Supreme Court gave interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the alleged liquor scam case, Home Minister Amit Shah has taken a dig at the judgement, saying it is “not a routine judgement” and a “lot of people believe” that “special treatment” was given.

The Hindu

Probe agencies must give written grounds of arrest in UAPA cases, Supreme Court declares in NewsClick judgment

Supreme Court held that the right to life and personal liberty is the most sacrosanct of fundamental rights while declaring that investigating agencies should provide people arrested under the UAPA.

The Hindu

Why was NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha’s arrest invalidated by the top Court? | Explained

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha arrest: Insulating accused persons against arbitrary police action, the Supreme Court said that the intimation of written grounds of arrest is ‘sacrosanct’ and applicable in all UAPA cases

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SC slams Uttarakhand Govt for lackadaisical approach in controlling forest fires

The Supreme Court slammed the Uttarakhand Government on Wednesday for its lackadaisical approach in controlling the forest fires in the state and directed the Chief Secretary to be present personally before it on May 17. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Supreme Court rejects plea for termination of over 27-week pregnancy, says foetus has fundamental right to live

The Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea of a 20-year-old unmarried woman seeking termination of her over 27-week pregnancy, saying the foetus in the womb also has a fundamental right to live.

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