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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.

Al Jazeera

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.

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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.

WEKU

Congress is Preparing to Restore Quotas in College Admissions

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

Reason

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.

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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.

Roll Call

‘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.

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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

The Hindu

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.

The Hindu

‘Govt must exercise caution in regressive war against media’: DIGIPUB on SC relief for Purkayastha

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s order terming the arrest and remand of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha as “illegal”, DIGIPUB – an association of several news outlets – has urged the government to “exercise caution and restraint in its deliberate and regressive war against media houses it doesn’t agree…

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SC orders release of NewsClick editor Prabir Purkayastha, says arrest illegal

The Supreme Court has ordered the release of NewsClick founder and editor Prabir Purkayastha in the UAPA case after holding that his arrest and remand were illegal, LiveLaw reported.

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Galveston County redistricting case draws divide among federal appeals court judges

The 5th Circuit expressed skepticism about arguments from both sides in considering whether a coalition of Black and Latino voters should be granted the same protections as a single racial group under the Voting Rights Act.

Reason

Congratulations to the Finalists of the Harlan Institute-Ashbrook Virtual Supreme Court Competition

High School Students from Minnesota and New York argued before a panel of three federal judges and visited the United States Supreme Court.

WEKU

Despite state bans, abortions nationwide are up, driven by telehealth

Telehealth accounts for 19% of all abortions, new research finds. And while the number of abortions did plummet in ban states, overall abortions across the country are up.

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‘Hate speech’: SC refuses to entertain 2 petitions seeking poll ban, EC action against PM

The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking to disqualify Prime Minister Narendra Modi from elections for allegedly making hate speeches and invoking religion during campaigns, LiveLaw reported.

The Hindu

Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea seeking ban on PM Modi from elections

Supreme Court dismisses plea to bar PM Modi from elections over alleged hate speeches, advises petitioner to approach authorities.

The Hindu

Supreme Court reserves order on contempt notice issued to Ramdev, Balkrishna and Patanjali Ayurved in ads case

Supreme Court on Patanjali ads case: SC reserves order on contempt notice against Patanjali Ayurved, Balkrishna, and Ramdev for misleading advertisements

The Hindu

Elgar Parishad case: Supreme Court lifts stay on Bombay High Court order of bail to Navlakha

The Supreme Court granted bail to activist Gautam Navlakha in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case.

Al Jazeera

Australian war crimes whistleblower David McBride jailed for six years

Eight years after Australia began investigating war crimes in Afghanistan, a whistleblower is the first to be punished.

The Hindu

What is the legal position on live-in relationships? | Explained

As per the top Court, for a man and a woman to live together is part of ‘the right to life’; therefore, a live-in relationship is no longer an offence. The Hindu explains laws around live in relationships

Newcastle Herald

Nowhere to go: Cessnock council clocks $6.4m loss in High Court appeal

Not willing or able - Cessnock City Council 'broke its promise'

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