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Professor Akhil Amar, On His Podcast, Responds to Attorney General Mukasey and the Tillman-Blackman Position

Section 3 civility outside and inside Yale Law School.

Reason

Federal Court Blocks N.M. Governor's 30-Day Ban on Gun Carrying in Albuquerque Area

In Wednesday's Nat'l Ass'n for Gun Rights [and companion cases] v. Grisham, Judge David Herrera Urias (D.N.M.) issued a temporary restraining order blocking the ban. The court's reasoning was simple: In Bruen, the Supreme Court held that the Second Amendment generally protects a right to carry arms in most public…

Reason

Biden rules on clean cars face crucial test as Republican-led challenges go to appeals court

Efforts by the Biden administration to limit tailpipe pollution from automobiles — a major source of planet-warming emissions — face a crucial test as legal challenges brought by Republican-led states head to a federal appeals court

The Independent UK

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Federal judge again declares that DACA is illegal with issue likely to be decided by Supreme Court

A federal judge has declared illegal a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children

The Independent UK

AOC slams Justice Alito during hearing

An ethics expert told Rep. Ocasio-Cortez that Alito would have had to recuse himself if he served on a lower court

Salon

A constitutional revolution is underway at the Supreme Court, as the conservative supermajority rewrites basic understandings of the roots of US law

In a 2006 episode of the television show “Boston Legal,” conservative lawyer Denny Crane asserted that he had a constitutional right to carry a concealed firearm: “And the Supreme Court is going to say so, just as soon as they overturn Roe v. Wade.”

The Conversation

Israel’s judicial reform: A country on the brink of a constitutional crisis?

Israel's Supreme Court has opened the first case examining the legality of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial judicial overhaul, lurching towards a showdown with the nation’s far-right government. The latter has split Israel in two ever since it announced plans to reform the country’s judicial system, which would see the…

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Kenyans don't trust the courts - the main factors behind this trend

The international reputation of the Kenyan judiciary is running high following a raft of judicial reforms brought on by the 2010 constitution. The reforms, displays of judicial independence, and largely positive personal experiences might lead one to expect that public trust in the courts has increased. But among the Kenyan…

The Conversation

Students for Fair Admissions and the End of Racial Classification as We Know It (Re-Post)

[I'm reposting this because the linked article disappeared from SSRN's website soon after I posted it, until a copyright permission issue was resolved.] My article, Students for Fair Admissions and the End of Racial Classification as We Know It, has been published in the new Cato Supreme Court Review. Here…

Reason

‘Must not result in media trial’: SC asks govt to frame norms for police’s media briefings

Stating that police disclosures should not result in “media trial”, the Supreme Court on Wednesday gave a three-month deadline to the union home ministry to prepare guidelines on media briefings by police personnel. The top court directed the director generals of police of all states to submit suggestions for the…

Newslaundry

Supreme Court wants manual readied for police on briefing media

Supreme Court directs govt to draft manual on dos/don'ts of police briefing media in sensitive cases to protect rights of accused/victim. Manual to balance right to info, fair trial, competent investigation & right to privacy/dignity. Court to hear case in January.

The Hindu

Cauvery water dispute | Duraimurugan assures T.N. delta farmers they will not be affected in any way

TN Water Resources Min. Duraimurugan assures farmers of Cauvery delta of govt's efforts to secure relief. Karnataka's response to CWRC's direction to be observed. TN to go to SC if needed; all-party meet to be considered after SC hearing on Sept 21. TN seeks to safeguard rights.

The Hindu

Israeli Supreme Court holds first hearing challenging judicial overhaul

Court case, which follows months of protests, could take weeks or even months.

Al Jazeera

The Bharatiya Nayay Sanhita needs a relook

The Parliamentary Standing Committee must ensure that inconsistencies are checked, vague expressions are removed, appropriate explanations added, and drafting errors eliminated

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The Independent UK

Women in Idaho, Tennessee and Oklahoma sue over abortion bans after being denied care

Women in three states are challenging strict abortion laws that went into effect after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year

The Conversation

Republicans call for impeachment inquiry into Biden -- a process the founders intended to deter abuse of power as well as remove from office

Yielding to pressure from hard-line members of the GOP House caucus, on Sept. 12, 2023, U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy directed the top Republicans in Congress to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The Republicans allege that the president committed financial wrongdoing with foreign businesses.

WEKU

Alabama asks Supreme Court to aid a delay after June loss in voting case

Alabama is once again asking the Supreme Court to let it keep Republican-drawn congressional districts. In essence, the state is fighting a court order that the high court upheld just months ago.

The Hindu

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Supreme Court Hearing On ‘reasonableness’ Law Kicks Off

Israel's Supreme Court, sitting as the High Court of Justice, convened on Tuesday to consider petitions against the so-called

The Independent UK

Alabama asks US Supreme Court again to intervene in redistricting case

Alabama has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let it keep Republican-drawn congressional lines in place as the state continues to fight a directive to create a second district where Black voters constitute a majority or close to it

The Independent UK

Israeli academics and artists call on Biden and UN to shun Netanyahu during his upcoming US visit

Thousands of Israeli academics and artists have urged U.S. President Joe Biden and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to shun Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his scheduled visit to the U.S. next week

Dynamite News

Supreme Court refers pleas challenging sedition law to five-judge bench

The apex court said the reference of challenge to sedition law to a larger bench was needed as the provision was upheld by a five-judge bench in the 1962 judgment Kedar Nath Singh case. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Cauvery row: BJP wants Karnataka to convince TN CM instead of approaching Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai alleged that the Congress is trying to mislead people of Karnataka by trying to take an all-party delegation to the Prime Minister with respect to the dispute over sharing of Cauvery river water.

The Hindu

Lavalin hearing adjourned again in SC as CBI counsel ‘held up’ in another case

SC adjourns SNC Lavalin corruption case appeals against discharge of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. CBI says its lead counsel is held up in another case. Bench cautions CBI to bolster its appeal with “strong arguments” as two courts had discharged CM of any wrong-doing. The case concerns the loss…

The Hindu

Supreme Court to hear Umar Khalid’s bail petition after four weeks

The Supreme Court on Tuesday admitted an appeal for bail filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid and agreed to examine after four weeks evidence he may produce in his favour against charges levelled against him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the…

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