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Courts must be on guard, test evidence meticulously when FIR is delayed: Supreme Court

“Courts must be on guard and test evidence meticulously to rule out possibility of embellishments in the prosecution’s story when an FIR is delayed and there is absence of proper explanation,” the Supreme Court has said.

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EVMs can neither be hacked nor tampered, ECI tells SC

The Election Commission of India (EC) has assured the Supreme Court that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) can neither be hacked nor tampered with.

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SC sets aside August 5 notification for Ladakh hill council polls

The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the August 5 notification of the Election department of the Union Territory of Ladakh for the hill council polls and ordered issuance of a fresh election schedule within a week.

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Supreme Court seeks status report on probe into the Muzaffarnagar slapping incident

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government on a plea by activist Tushar Gandhi for a time-bound investigation into a video that allegedly shows a Muzaffarnagar school teacher goading her students to slap their seven-year-old Muslim classmate, accompanied by communal remarks.

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Federal court panel overturns Alabama’s revised congressional redistricting plan

A three-judge panel of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama ruled on Sept. 5 that the revised congressional district boundaries that the Alabama legislature enacted on July 21, 2023, were not in accordance with the Voting Rights Act. The state adopted the revised congressional map…

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Mayawati alleges internal collusion of BJP and Opposition on ‘INDIA’ name, urges SC intervention

The former four-time Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister urged the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognisance over the issue.

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Future course of action on Cauvery issue after discussion with CM and Dy.CM, says Cheluvarayaswamy

While KRRS leader and Melukote MLA Darshan Puttannaiah has described the postponement of the hearing of the Cauvery water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to September 21 by the Supreme Court as a “big blow” to the State’s interests, Minister for Agriculture N. Cheluvarayaswamy has assured that a suitable…

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May not be feasible to release Cauvery water after September 12, Karnataka tells Supreme Court

Karnataka said Tamil Nadu’s demand for supply of 24,000 cusecs per day was wholly unjustified and based on a completely erroneous assumption that the water year of 2023-24 was a normal one.

The Hindu

Daily Dose Ep 1448: Sonia writes to PM on special session, FIR against Udhayanidhi

Tanishka Sodhi brings you the news from New Delhi, the Supreme Court, Tamil Nadu, Manipur and the United Kingdom.

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Alabama’s defiant new voting map rejected by federal court — after Republicans ignored the Supreme Court’s directive to add a second majority-Black House district

In a rebuke of the Alabama legislature, a panel of three federal judges rejected on Sept. 5, 2023, the state’s proposed voting districts that failed to create a second district where Black voters could elect a political candidate of their choice.

The Conversation

Today in Supreme Court History: September 6, 1983

9/6/1983: The City of Richmond solicited bids for installing plumbing fixtures at the city jail. The J.A. Croson Company's bid was denied because it did not meet the "set-aside requirement" for minority contractors. The Supreme Court declared this decision unconstitutional in City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co. (1989).

Reason

‘Totally devastating’: borrowers on the start of student loan repayment

Reprieve experienced over the last three years by as many as 43 million Americans comes to an end as payments begin

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Complaints over campaign comments by Wisconsin Supreme Court justice are dismissed

A state judiciary disciplinary panel has rejected several complaints lodged against Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz alleging that she violated the judicial code of ethics for comments she made during the campaign

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Letters to The Editor — September 6, 2023

Readers’ mail to The Hindu’s Letters to The Editor

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Senator files ethics complaint against supreme court justice Samuel Alito

Sheldon Whitehouse writes to Chief Justice John Roberts about ‘several’ ethics violations, citing Wall Street Journal interview

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Cauvery water row: KRRS files plea before SC seeking to implead in case related to Tamil Nadu’s petition

The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha has filed an application before the Supreme Court seeking to implead as a respondent in the case related to Tamil Nadu’s petition on August 14 seeking release of Cauvery water from Karnataka.

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Daily Dose Ep 1447: Bypolls in six states, Draupadi Murmu’s controversial G20 invite

Saeeduzzaman brings you the news from New Delhi, the Supreme Court, Chhattisgarh and Russia.

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Prof. Todd Henderson (Chicago) on Arizona v. Navajo Nation

"[T]he Court held that despite being a 'trustee' for the Navajo Nation and despite having promised the Navajo water sufficient to make its lands productive, the United States does not have an obligation to help the Navajo obtain that water."

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Petition filed in SC challenging Rahul Gandhi’s restoration as Lok Sabha member

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the restoration of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha Membership, who was disqualified after the court sentenced him to two years’ imprisonment in the criminal defamation case over 'Modi surname' remark. Read further on Dynamite News:

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From judge’s recusal to lawyer’s unavailability: Umar Khalid’s bail plea hangs by thread

“This is a matter that may take one or two minutes,” a Supreme Court bench had remarked while adjourning a Delhi riots case on July 12. The “matter” in question was the bail plea of activist and former JNU scholar Umar Khalid — incarcerated since September 2020 under charges of…

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The Sticky Spaghetti School of Constitutional Law

Politicians are throwing laws at the wall and seeing what sticks.

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‘Secrecy’ in funding, voter roll deletions, ‘lack of trust’ in EVMs: Activists demand EC action

Pointing to “increased secrecy” in political funding, reports of “arbitrary deletions” in electoral rolls, and a “lack of public trust” in EVMs, a group of 60 eminent citizens have demanded that the Election Commission of India take several steps to recalibrate the poll process.

The Hindu

262 citizens write to CJI to take suo motu contempt against T.N. for failing to act against Udhayanidhi ‘hate speech’

Over 260 citizens have urged CJI D Y Chandrachud to take action against Tamil Nadu for not taking action against Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin for his remarks about Sanatana Dharma at a public forum. The letter referred to orders passed by the Supreme Court that State governments should take suo motu…

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Explained | How the amended Forest (Conservation) Act imperils the Northeast

The Mizoram Assembly has passed a resolution opposing the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023. Aside from special Constitutional protections in Mizoram and Nagaland, the Act is applicable in the rest of India’s Northeast. In 1996, the Supreme Court expanded the term ‘forest land’, such that the Forest Rights Act also…

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Daily Dose Ep 1446: FIR over Manipur report, Article 370 hearing

Saeeduzzaman brings you the news from the Supreme Court, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, and Sweden.

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