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Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count Released For August 2023

The Aug. 7 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)

Zenger

Coalition Heads: Supreme Court Cannot Strike Down Basic Laws

Israel's Supreme Court has no authority to strike down semi-constitutional Basic Laws

Zenger

Parliamentary Panel says provision to ensure representation in higher judiciary should be mentioned in MoP

Parliamentary Panel calls for SC/ST/OBC and women representation in judicial appointments. Data shows diversity deficit in higher judiciary

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Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for August 2023

Welcome to the Aug. 7 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

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Happy day for Congress in Parliament: Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification revoked in Lok Sabha, Rajni Patil’s suspension repealed in Rajya Sabha

NEW DELHI: It proved to be a happy day for the Congress in both Houses of Parliament on Monday. While former president Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification was revoked in the Lok Sabha, Rajni Patil’s suspension was repealed in the Rajya Sabha.

The Times of India

Manipur Government note in Supreme Court shows one case of rape and murder till July 31

A note presented by the Manipur Government in the Supreme Court said a “disaggregation” of 6,523 First Information Reports (FIR) shows that one case of rape and murder (the victim was allegedly raped and murdered), three cases of rape/gang-rape, six cases of assault on a woman with intent to outrage…

The Hindu

India's Parliament reinstates opposition leader Rahul Gandhi as a lawmaker

The reinstatement comes ahead of a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Supreme Court has stayed the defamation conviction that led to Gandhi's ouster from Parliament.

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How governor Greg Abbott is using an obscure ‘invasion’ legal theory for a border power grab in Texas

Legal experts say the governor is twisting the Constitution, but that hasn’t stopped him from ramping up military action at the border, Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK

Former CEC VS Sampath appointed electoral officer for Hyderabad Cricket Association polls

HYDERABAD: Setting up the stage for the conduct of the much-awaited elections to the Apex Council of the Hyderabad Cricket Association, Justice (retd) L Nageswara Rao on Monday appointed VS Sampath, former chief election commissioner of India, as the electoral officer.

The Times of India

Ascension island: UK could send small boats arrivals to remote Atlantic territory

Ministers are considering sending asylum seekers to Ascension Island while their claims are processed in a “radical Plan B” should the Rwanda scheme be blocked again or scrapped altogether.

The Week

Supreme Court begins hearing Bilkis Bano against the premature release of 11 convicts

Arguments commenced on the plea challenging the remission granted last year to all the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case and murder of seven of her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots

The Hindu

Manipur violence: 42 SITs to look at cases not transferred to CBI, says SC

The Supreme Court on Monday said that it proposes to pass order that there will be 42 Special Investigation Teams (SIT) to look into cases in connection with Manipur violence which have not been transferred to Central Bureau of Investgation (CBI). Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Conservative groups sue to block Biden plan to cancel $39 billion in student loans

Two groups argue the administration overstepped its power when it announced the forgiveness just weeks after the Supreme Court struck down a broader plan.

Chicago Sun-Times

Parliamentary panel recommends to increase Retirement age of judges in Supreme Court, High Courts needs to be increased

The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice has recommended to increase the retirement age of judges in High Courts and Supreme Court. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Independent UK

Ascension Island: 800 residents, turtles but no hospital – where migrants could be sent if Rwanda plan fails

Ascension Island is situated about 4,000 miles from the UK and has only a few shops and basic amenities

The Hindu

SC highlights ‘public concern’ about cheetah deaths, but leaves their welfare to experts

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to address the “public concern” about the deaths of six of the 20 adult cheetahs, translocated from South Africa and Namibia, at the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh

Dynamite News

SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav hails restoration of Rahul Gandhi’s LS membership; Says, “Faith in democracy, judiciary increased”

The Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who was disqualified from the lower house in March 2023 has been reinstated as the Wayanad MP. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav hails revocation of Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership

Hailing the revocation of the Lok Sabha membership suspension of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on August 7 said he hoped that the Uttar Pradesh Assembly membership of party leader Mohammad Azam Khan and his son Abdulla Azam too will be restored.

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Government 'considering sending migrants to remote island' as plan B to Rwanda policy

ASYLUM seekers could face deportation to a remote volcanic island in a “plan B” move by the UK Government should their Rwanda policy fail.

Al Jazeera

Rahul Gandhi, India’s main opposition leader, reinstated to parliament

Gandhi returns as member days after Supreme Court suspended his defamation conviction in Modi surname case.

Dynamite News

Rahul Gandhi returns to parliament, Lok Sabha membership restored

Lok Sabha Secretariat on Monday restored the membership of Rahul Gandhi after the Supreme Court on August 4 stayed his conviction in the ‘Modi’ surname remark case. Read further on Dynamite News

The Independent UK

Prison probably isn't the end of the political road for Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan is now an inmate at a high-security prison after being convicted of corruption and sentenced to three years

The Hindu

Morning Digest | ITLF leaders to meet Amit Shah amid fresh clashes in Manipur; armed men damage shops of Muslims in Haryana’s Panipat, and more

Read a daily selection of top stories from across India and the world by The Hindu to start your day.

The Hindu

Sense of proportion: On the Rahul Gandhi case

The cause of ensuring purity in politics is not served by keeping out elected representatives from Parliament on the basis of a case that rests on flimsy grounds

The Times of India

Decision in Gyanvapi case should be taken on basis of evidence, says UP minister Asim Arun

NEW DELHI: Welcoming the decisions of the Allahabad high court and the Supreme Court allowing ASi survey of Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh social welfare minister Asim Arun on Sunday said a decision should be taken when all evidence come to the table.

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