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S. Ve Shekher case | Persons who forward abusive social media posts cannot shirk liability: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court made it clear to actor and former MLA S. Ve Shekher that a person who mechanically forwards abusive or derogatory social media posts without actually reading or thinking them through is liable to face the consequences, which may extend to criminal action. The actor is accused of…

The Hindu

Is there a need to replace the IPC, the CrPC and the Evidence Act?

Amit Shah's introduction of three Bills to replace the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Indian Evidence Act raises questions on whether existing laws are being misused. Prakash Singh and Shahrukh Alam discuss if the laws need to be changed.

The Hindu

Appeals Court Rules in Much-Anticipated Abortion Pills Case

Plus: Court urged to stop Arkansas' social media age verification law from taking effect in September, legalizing medical marijuana linked to lower insurance premiums, and more...

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Daily Dose Ep 1431: SC hearing on Article 370, govt directives for influencers

Sumedha Mittal brings you the news from the Supreme Court, Delhi, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Cape Verde.

Newslaundry

Up First briefing: Mifepristone ruling; summer COVID tips; Rainn Wilson gets spiritual

A federal appeals court backs abortion pill restrictions. COVID numbers are ticking up this summer. Why The Office's Rainn Wilson wants a spiritual revolution.

WEKU

Today in Supreme Court History: August 17, 1988

8/17/1988: Republican party nominates George H.W. Bush for President. He would appoint David Souter and Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court.

Reason

‘Huge budget’ for e-courts project will help make lower court tech-friendly, says CJI D.Y. Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Thursday said a “huge budget” allotted for the third phase of the e-courts project will see technology make inroads into the working of the judiciary, especially the lower courts. The Chief Justice was reacting to senior advocate Dushyant Dave’s remark that lower courts…

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Win for transparency: Parliamentary committee recommends mandatory annual reports for high courts

Last week, a committee – officially the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, and Law and Justice – tabled its 133rd report before Parliament.

Newslaundry

Delimitation: EC overlooked SC’s view, says Gaurav Gogoi

The delimitation, based on the 2001 Census, renamed one Lok Sabha and 19 Assembly seats while increasing the number of Assembly seats for Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes from 16 to 19 and eight to nine respectively.

The Hindu

US court restricts access to mifepristone abortion pill, sending case to Supreme Court

A US federal appeals court on Wednesday imposed restrictions on a widely used abortion pill, but the ruling will remain on hold as the Supreme Court decides whether to hear the case.

France 24

An appeals court backs some abortion drug limits, pending the Supreme Court’s approval

A federal appeals panel upholds a lower-court ruling banning mail-order delivery of mifepristone and allows its use only through the seventh week of pregnancy. The ruling won’t take effect until the high court weighs in.

Chicago Sun-Times

US appeals court upholds limits on access to abortion pill mifepristone

The latest ruling over mifepristone’s FDA approval is likely to send the pill’s fate to the US Supreme Court.

Al Jazeera

Ruling deals blow to access to abortion pill mifepristone — but nothing changes yet

A federal appeals court would restrict the use of mifepristone, a pill used in medication abortions. But previous action by the Supreme Court means the status quo holds for now.

WEKU

Expert: SCOTUS may bail out Trump in Ga.

The Georgia case is "pardon-proof" — but it's not SCOTUS-proof, warns NYU Law Professor Ryan Goodman

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The Independent UK

Abortion drug case likely headed to Supreme Court after Republican-appointed judges agree to restrict access

A widely used abortion drug will remain available under existing regulations while a legal battle plays out

The Hindu

Wheels within wheels | Chennai’s autorickshaws riding through a midlife identity crisis

Auto rickshaws are part of Chennai's transport system since 1970s, providing a reliable mode of transport for passengers. Despite struggles, they have earned people's patronage. In the late 1980s & early 1990s, they even ferried expecting mothers to hospitals for free. In 2013, the Supreme Court directed the State to…

The Independent UK

Some abortion drug restrictions are upheld by an appeals court in a case bound for the Supreme Court

New restrictions on access to a drug used in the most common form of abortion would be imposed under a federal appeals court ruling

The Hindu

SC stays railway demolition drive at Mathura in Uttar Pradesh

The Supreme Court ordered a 10-day stay of a railway demolition drive against constructions near the Krishna Janmabhoomi at Mathura in Uttar Pradesh.

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Article 370 is an example of federalism, say counsel

Senior advocates Dushyant Dave and Rajeev Dhavan on Wednesday argued in the Supreme Court that Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, was not a “relic” but a “brilliant articulation of statesmanship” by the Indian Constitution’s framers.

Dynamite News

Supreme Court: List of gender unjust terms issued by CJI DY Chandrachud

The Supreme Court on Wednesday launched a handbook on stereotype gender unjust terms and suggested alternative words and phrases for use in the judicial discourse and in orders and judgments. Read further on Dynamite News:

Reason

Today in Supreme Court History: August 16, 1933

8/16/1933: President Roosevelt adopts the Code of Fair Competition for the Governance of the Petroleum Industry. The Supreme Court declared those codes unconstitutional in Panama Refining Co. v. Ryan (1935).

The Hindu

Former CM Mehbooba Mufti invokes Lord Ram, says J&K natives still have some faith in SC

The PDP leader said it is for the top court and the Indian citizens to see whether the country will be run according to the Constitution or “as per the divisive agenda of a particular party”.

The Hindu

To remove gender stereotypes from the law, a new SC handbook

The 30-page Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes aims to free the judiciary and the legal community from the mechanical application of gender stereotypical language in judgments, orders, and court pleadings.

Reason

The Georgia Case Against Trump

Trump's Georgia indictment has much in common with the most recent federal case against him. But also breaks some new ground.

The Times of India

When CJI D Y Chandrachud returned PM Modi’s compliments with folded hands

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day on Tuesday, praised the Supreme Court for its decision to provide the operative parts of its judgments to the concerned people in their regional language. Chief Justice of India (CJI)…

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