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Nicola Sturgeon failed Scotland's young people, outgoing commissioner says

NICOLA Sturgeon “absolutely” failed to improve the lives of children in Scotland, the man charged with protecting the rights of young people…

The National (Scotland)

Government 'misleading' SC on herbicide-tolerant nature of GM mustard: Coalition of GM-free India

The government is allegedly misleading the Supreme Court on the herbicide-tolerant (HT) nature of GM mustard and is trying to “criminalise” farmers for using herbicide on the crop, a group of NGOs opposing genetically modified crops has said.

The Hindu

Supreme Court to hear Bombay lawyers body plea for action against VP, Rijiju over remarks on judiciary

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea of the Bombay Lawyers Association (BLA) against Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar over their remarks on the judiciary and the collegium system for the appointment of judges.

The Hindu

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Supreme Court to hear activist Navlakha's plea for shifting out from Mumbai public library under house arrest

The Supreme Court is likely to hear on Monday a plea of activist Gautam Navlakha, who is under house arrest in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, that he be shifted from a public library in Mumbai to some other place.

The Hindu

Courts to Rule on Agency Powers: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

The scope of agency power is under the spotlight in cases in the Supreme and Federal Courts: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

Kiplinger

Scoop: Planned Parenthood calls for major judicial reform

Planned Parenthood's calls for judicial reform come as a federal court is set to hear a case on abortion pills this week.

Axios

Bail orders should not be too long or come too late: Supreme Court

The Bench underscored the importance of brevity in bail orders.

The Hindu

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The Supreme Court outlawed split juries, but hundreds remain in prison anyway

In 2020, the Supreme Court struck down laws that allowed people in Louisiana and Oregon to be convicted even if two jurors voted not guilty. Despite the ruling, some of them may never get a new trial.

WEKU

Jaipur blasts: SC to hear on May 17 victims’ families against acquittal

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on May 17 an appeal by some of the family members of those killed in the 2008 Jaipur serial blasts challenging the Rajasthan High Court verdict acquitting four men

The Hindu

Explained | ‘The Kerala Story’: Can a work of fiction or art constitute ‘hate speech’?

The Kerala Story teaser led to widespread outrage because of its exaggerated claim that 32,000 girls went have gone missing in Kerala after being recruited by the radical Islamist group

The Hindu

Indian wrestlers strike against high-profile MP accused of abuse

India's top wrestlers, including two Olympic medallists, make allegations of sexual harassment and exploitation, threatening huge implications for a country where women's sport is only now gaining time in the spotlight.

ABC News

A different Calcutta HC Judge but orders relating to West Bengal job scam remain the same

Justice Sinha was hearing the matter titled State of West Bengal vs Soumen Nandy.

The Hindu

Pakistan's PM orders police crackdown on those involved in violence following Imran Khan's arrest

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif orders authorities to identify and arrest all those involved in violent acts after former prime minister Imran Khan's arrest this week sparked deadly unrest.

ABC News

Thank Clarence Thomas for gun madness

His Bruen gun rights decision is killing Americans every day

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The Hindu

BJP leaders hold dharnas; recite Hanuman Chalisa on Jaipur blasts anniversary

Holding the Congress government in Rajasthan responsible for the acquittal of the accused in the Jaipur serial blasts case, the BJP on May 13 held dharnas and recited Hanuman Chalisa in parts of the city to mark the 15th anniversary of the bombings.

Zenger

The U.S. Constitution Clarifies The Consequences Of Discrimination In The Fourteenth Amendment

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson claimed that the Constitution didn't require government act as race based while

The Hindu

SC verdict provides “constitutional cloak” to NDA govt in Maharashtra: Jethmalani

Rajya Sabha MP and senior lawyer Mahesh Jethmalani on Friday said that the Supreme Court’s verdict in the case pertaining to the disqualification of 16 Shiv Sena MLAs had provided a “constitutional cloak” to the BJP-Eknath Shinde led Shiv Sena government

The Hindu

BJP will lose in Karnataka by big margin, predicts JD(U) president Lalan Singh

Exit polls have largely predicted Congress to emerge as the single largest party in the 224-member Karnataka Assembly.

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What to know about judge's ruling on age limit for young gun buyers

A judge’s ruling striking down a federal law that bans licensed federal firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under 21 is the latest example of how a landmark Supreme Court decision is transforming the legal landscape around firearms

The Hindu

Asymmetry and power: on Delhi government and administrative services

Yet another Constitution Bench verdict underscoring the representative character of the Government of the NCT of Delhi may not be end the power struggle in Delhi

The Hindu

Supreme Court flags ‘serious lapses’ in implementation of Protection of Women from Sexual Harassment Act

The Supreme Court on May 12, in a judgment, said there are “serious lapses” and “uncertainty” in the implementation of the Protection of Women from Sexual Harassment (PoSH) Act, leaving many working women no choice but to leave their jobs.

The Hindu

In an unusual order, SC tells courts not to consider its judgment while hearing default bail pleas

Article 141 of the Constitution provides that the law declared by the Supreme Court shall be binding on all courts within India.

Axios

Cardona: Student loan repayment pause will end "no later than June 30"

"The emergency period is over and we're preparing our borrowers to restart," Cardona said.

The Times of India

After services secy move, Delhi govt to bring major bureaucratic reshuffle: Sources

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government is ready for a major bureaucratic overhaul even though the implementation of its decision to transfer its services department secretary has run into rough weather, sources said on Friday.

The Conversation

Biden's strategy for cutting carbon emissions from electricity generation could extend the lives of fossil fuel power plants

On May 11, 2023, the Biden administration proposed new regulations to curb carbon pollution from existing power plants. The new rules replace the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan, which was proposed in 2015 but ran into multiple legal challenges and never took effect. Nonetheless, in a high-profile 2022 ruling, West…

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