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Why anti-abortion groups are citing the ideas of a 19th-century 'vice reformer'

Anthony Comstock pushed Congress to crack down on what he saw as harmful vices, such as pornography and contraception. An 1873 law named for him has appeared in recent court battles over abortion.

WEKU

Will India legalize same-sex marriage? Its top court hears arguments this week

India's Supreme Court is hearing arguments in the historic case this week, years after it decriminalized gay sex. India could become the second place in Asia to allow marriage equality, after Taiwan.

WEKU

Who bears the burden, and how much, when religious employees refuse Sabbath work?

The Supreme Court hears arguments in an important case that pits religious employees against others who have to pick up the slack on Sundays.

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Robin Abcarian: What Clarence Thomas calls hospitality looks a lot more like corruption

I am shocked, shocked to find that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' commitment to originalism — that is, the belief that legal texts should be interpreted as they were understood when they were adopted — comes to a screeching halt the minute he slides off the bench.

Los Angeles Times

Atiq, Ashraf Killing: SC agrees to hear plea seeking independent probe on April 24

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to list on April 24 the plea seeking to constitute an Independent Expert Committee under the chairmanship of a Former Supreme Court judge to inquire into the killing of Atiq and Ashraf. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Indian government labels same sex-marriage ‘elitist’ as supreme court hearing begins

Rights of LGBTQ people to be married under the law will be heard in India’s highest court

The Guardian - UK

Supreme Court hears mail carrier's religious tolerance case

The Supreme Court is being asked to decide under what circumstances businesses must accommodate the needs of religious employees

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NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles responds to Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker's legal action against her, NT government

With NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker launching legal action against the chief minister and NT government, it remains unclear whether he will return to work this week.

ABC News

Analysis: FDA case may reveal if Supreme Court's conservative justices are abortion foes above all else

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's fast-track encounter with abortion pills this week may reveal much about the three justices who were crucial to overturning Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion.

Los Angeles Times

Robe & Gavel: SCOTUS Begins their April 2023 Sitting

Welcome to the April 17 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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Supreme Court to deliver answer in religious mailman's case

The Supreme Court this week is hearing the case of a religious mail carrier who refused to deliver Amazon packages on Sundays

The Independent UK

Supreme Court to hear arguments on workplace religious protections - Roll Call

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could expand religious protections for workers under a law changed in 1972.

Roll Call

Fox plot to appeal case may backfire

Network lawyers have privately predicted they will lose to Dominion but prevail on appeal, report says

Salon

Thomas reported $750K from defunct firm

"Any presumption in favor of Thomas's integrity and commitment to comply with the law is gone," law professor says

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Plans for religious charter school, though rejected for now, are already pushing church-state debates into new territory

U.S. courts have long wrestled with the extent to which government funding can be used at private religious schools. School-choice advocates have won key cases at the Supreme Court in recent years, opening up more ways for public dollars to support faith-based education. But Oklahoma pushed the debate into unchartered…

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Gyanvapi-Kashi Vishwanath case: SC asks authorities to convene meeting for making 'Wazu' arrangements

The Top Court asked the Varanasi district authorities to convene a meeting on April 18 to come up with a congenial working solution for the alternative arrangement for 'Wazu' at the Gyanvapi mosque area during the Ramzan. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

Crowdfunding 'misuse' case: SC grants bail to TMC spokesperson Saket Gokhale

NEW DELHI: In a case related to alleged misuse of money collected through crowdfunding, the Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Trinamool Congress spokesperson Saket Gokhale.

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Pleas seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage reflects urban elitist views: Centre tells SC

Centre informed Supreme Court that the petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage merely reflect urban elitist views and cannot be compared with the appropriate legislature which reflects the views and voices of a far wider spectrum and expands across the country. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Connecting Thomas and Trump: corruption

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas operates by the same underlying principles of corrupt power as Donald Trump

WEKU

Supreme Court looks at whether Medicare and Medicaid were overbilled under fraud law

Arguments on Tuesday center on a powerful tool for fighting fraud in government contracts and programs. The case examines whether major pharmacies knowingly overcharged Medicare and Medicaid.

Reuters

India government calls same-sex marriage appeals 'urban elitist views'

Court appeals in India to legalise same-sex marriage are "urban elitist views", the government has said in a new court document that seeks the dismissal of the challenge and says that parliament is the right platform to debate the matter.

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SC relief for Trinamool's Abhishek Banerjee in school jobs scam; stay on High Court order

The Supreme Court today stopped the central agencies' probe against Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader for his alleged involvement in the West Bengal teachers' recruitment scam.

ABC News

Zoran Pandilovski pleads guilty to 2020 murder of his estranged wife Elaine in Melbourne's north

The Melbourne man changes his plea to guilty moments before the start of his criminal trial into the death of his estranged wife, Elaine Pandilovski, in July 2020.

AAP

Man admits to choking murder of estranged wife

A Melbourne man has admitted to the murder of his estranged wife on the morning a jury was to be empanelled for his Supreme Court trial.

The Independent UK

Clarence Thomas reported thousands of dollars in income from real estate company that doesn’t exist anymore

The SCOTUS member is under scrutiny for financial disclosures after his relationship with GOP megadonor Harlan Crow was revealed

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