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Congress to move Supreme Court after Gujarat High Court refuses to stay Rahul Gandhi’s conviction

The Congress has announced that it will move the Supreme Court after the Gujarat High Court refused to stay Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in the Modi surname case.

The Hindu

Voters Decided 10 Affirmative Action-related Ballot Measures Since 1996

Voters decided 10 affirmative action-related ballot measures since 1996, opposing the practice eight times, & supporting it twice.

Zenger

Affirmative action lasted over 50 years: 3 essential reads explaining how it ended

Ever since U.S. President Lyndon Johnson enacted affirmative action in 1965, white conservatives have challenged the use of race in college admissions.

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Who will entitled white people blame now

The Supreme Court just took away a major grievance supply for white Americans who believe they're victims of racism

Salon

Sexual harassment at workplace cases: SC refuses to entertain plea to protect complainants, witnesses

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking directions to protect complainants and witnesses in sexual harassment at workplace cases from victimisation or retaliation by accused persons or organisations involved.

The Hindu

Jay Ambrose: Being fair to each other helps us all

The Supreme Court just acted to get rid of decades-long practices at colleges and universities that have been an illegal, unconstitutional, unprincipled means of discriminating against qualified applicants wanting entry as students. Some instead granted admission in accordance with skin color, which happened in this case to be black, the…

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Commentary: Don't forget about the student loan plan already in place

Last week the Supreme Court struck down the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan, which would have done away with as much as $20,000 per borrower. And that was the second blow to borrowers in recent weeks. The first was when House Republicans used the deal to raise the nation’s…

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Capital conundrum in Andhra Pradesh

The decision in 2019 to divide the legislative, executive, and judicial duties among three regions in Andhra Pradesh, over the previous resolution to make Amaravati the State capital, has taken its toll on small and marginal farmers, who are fighting in the Supreme Court for this to be reversed, finds V. Raghavendra

The Hindu

US court kicks away ladder of opportunity

Fifteen years ago, I watched in rapt attention as a resplendent, yet surreal, scene unfolded: the election of the first-ever African-American US president, Barack Obama. In the past week, the Supreme Court of the United States, in a landmark 6-3 ruling, struck down what may have been one of the…

Bangkok Post

SC refuses to entertain plea seeking report on health of tusker Arikompan

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea seeking a detailed report on the health and movement of rice-eating tusker Arikompan.

The Hindu

India needs a Uniform Civil Code

The Uniform Civil Code will serve as a powerful instrument for the promotion of equality and justice for all citizens

The Hindu

Should Internet shutdowns be used to maintain public order?

Over the past few years, the Indian government has increasingly been trying to control law and order by shutting access to the Internet, whether in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Manipur or Punjab. Between 2016 and 2022, 60% of Internet shutdowns across the world took place in India. Should shutdowns be…

The Hindu

West Bengal panchayat elections: BJP’s Amit Malviya praises court orders on deployment of central forces on booths

NEW DELHI: The BJP has expressed gratefulness to the Supreme Court for its orders on enhanced deployment of central forces in the booths of West Bengal which will face panchayat elections on July 8.

The Times of India

Pleas for restoring Internet to be heard in chambers: Manipur High Court

The Manipur High Court on July 6 directed that it will hear a batch of petitions seeking the restoration of internet access in Manipur in chambers, just hours after the Supreme Court refrained from intervening in a separate plea challenging the internet restrictions in the State.Manipur

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‘Master of disposal’ or ‘committee raj’?: A look at Goel’s NGT tenure

Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel set foot in the courtroom for the last time as the chairperson of the National Green Tribunal on Thursday. It was around 11 am, there were no witnesses to his swan song except the two dozen law interns who filled half of the room for 50.

WEKU

A year after victory in Dobbs decision, anti-abortion activists still in fight mode

The Supreme Court delivered a historic victory to the anti-abortion movement. But many still feel their work is far from complete, and are seeking new strategies to stop abortion in all 50 states.

Marie Claire

Without Affirmative Action, We All Lose

A Harvard graduate on the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the program that completely changed her life.

The Hindu

Supreme Court asks UGC what action taken against caste discrimination in campuses

The Supreme Court on July 6 asked the University Grants Commission (UGC) to specify steps it has taken and proposed to take, to provide non-discriminatory, enabling environment for the students belonging to Scheduled Castes and Schedule Tribes in institutions of higher learning, terming it a “very serious issue”

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1996 Lajpat Nagar blasts: Supreme Court sentences four men for life without remission

The Supreme Court was very critical of the delay in trial against the convicts and said it compromised the “national interest”.

The Hindu

Edappadi Palaniswami opposes R.S. Bharathi’s request to withdraw a 2018 case related to corruption in highway contracts

Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday vehemently opposed a request made by DMK organising secretary R.S. Bharathi to withdraw the latter’s 2018 plea seeking a Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) inquiry into alleged nepotism and corruption in award of contracts by State highways department.

The Independent UK

Could a ‘fake’ same-sex couple force the Supreme Court to revisit a case targeting LGBT+ rights?

It’s unlikely, but critics continue to question the outcome of a case that could have wider consequences for discrimination protections, pointing to a growing mystery surrounding an apparently fabricated statement in the middle of it, Alex Woodward reports

Tribune News Service

Election rulings temper Supreme Court’s conservative streak

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court shrugged off partisan criticism this term and again delivered conservative decisions in major cases about race and religious rights, but the justices declined a chance to do the same in some key election cases that could end up benefiting Democrats.

France 24

Breaking down the flurry of US Supreme Court rulings

In the US, the judges of the Supreme Court have issued a series of controversial rulings changing years of legal precedent. Most of the group of justices were nominated by Republican presidents. They have chosen to end student debt relief and affirmative action for universities, as well as rolling back…

Kiplinger

How Four Recent Supreme Court Rulings Impact Your Money

Some U.S. Supreme Court decisions could affect your finances. Here’s what you need to know.

Salon

Drugs in the White House? Good God, no!

Politics has long been fueled by recreational substances of all kinds. This is fake news about a non-issue

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