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An obscure 1800s law is shaping up to be the center of the next abortion battle – legal scholars explain what's behind the Victorian-era Comstock Act

Anti-abortion groups are looking for new ways to wage their battle against abortion rights, eyeing the potential implications of a 150-year-old law, the Comstock Act, that could effectively lead to a nationwide abortion ban.

The Conversation

Disqualification of MLAs: Pressuring Speaker won’t be compatible with our free and fair legal process, says Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra was speaking to reporters at Nagpur airport, a day after the Supreme Court gave its verdict on the state’s political crisis.

The Hindu

Pakistan court orders Imran Khan’s release from jail

A Pakistani court has ordered ex-PM Imran Khan's release, his lawyer says, following an arrest that sparked deadly unrest in the nuclear-arme

The New Daily

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Adani-Hindenburg row | Supreme Court confirms receipt of J. Sapre panel report

The Supreme Court said it may consider granting three more months to SEBI for concluding its probe on Hindenburg Foundation’s allegations of manipulation of share prices and fraud against the Adani group.

The Hindu

Row over nomination of MCD members: LG should act on aid & advice of government, says Supreme Court

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Friday observed that the lieutenant governor has to act on the "aid and advice" of the council of ministers of the Delhi government in nominating 10 aldermen to the MCD, a day after it substantially clipped the wings of the Centre's point man in running…

The Times of India

'The Kerala Story': SC notice to West Bengal, Tamil Nadu over ban on film

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to West Bengal and Tamil Nadu governments on the plea of the makers of the movie against the ban on 'The Kerala Story'. Read further on Dynamite News

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The Kerala Story row | Supreme Court questions West Bengal ban, TN alert on The Kerala Story

The Supreme Court on May 12 sought replies of the West Bengal and Tamil Nadu Governments on a plea of the producers of The Kerala Story challenging the ban in the two States.

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Calcutta HC to hear Abhishek Banerjee‘s application in teacher recruitment case on May 15

The Calcutta High Court on May 12 said it will hear on Monday next an application by Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in a teacher recruitment case by one Soumen Nandy, in which a judge had directed the CBI to not keep a public speech by him outside the ambit of…

The Hindu

SC to constitute bench to hear AAP govt's plea on transfer of Delhi's services secretary

Delhi government on Friday moved the Supreme Court alleging that the Centre is not implementing the transfer of its services secretary. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Andhra Pradesh High Court strikes down G.O. No. 1 that aims at regulating rallies, meetings on public roads

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on May 12 struck down the G.O. 1 issued by the State Government. The High Court felt that the G.O. 1 was in violation of fundamental rights enshrined in the Indian constitution.

The Hindu

Had MVA moved swiftly after Patole's resignation as Speaker, we could have dealt with disqualification of 16 MLAs: Ajit Pawar

The matter of disqualification of 16 MLAs following the upheaval in the undivided Shiv Sena last year could have been effectively dealt with had the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) moved swiftly after the resignation of Nana Patole as the Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly, said senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar on…

The Hindu

Simon Carberry jailed for fatal 2020 stabbing of Sayed Mousawi in Griffith

Simon Carberry will be eligible for parole in 2026 after fatally stabbing Sayed Mousawi in Griffith, NSW, during what a judge described as an ill-conceived plan to steal the victim's car in 2020.

ABC News

SC stays promotion of 68 judicial officers in Gujarat

The Supreme Court stayed the promotion of 68 judicial officers in Gujarat saying that it was in violation of the “merit-cum-seniority principle”

The Hindu

‘People are boss’, ‘power where it’s due’: Editorials on SC verdict on Delhi powers

A day after the Supreme Court granted a major victory to the Delhi government in its tussle for power with the centre, editorials in prominent English dailies noted that it proves that “people are the boss” and the union government “would do well to heed the larger message”.

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Dynamite News

Supreme Court to hear SEBI plea seeking time extension for probe into Hindenburg report today

The bench led by Chief Justice of India Dr Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chadrachud and also comprising Justices PS Narsimha and JB Pardiwala will hear the matter on Friday almost two months after it had asked market regulator and an experts' panel to probe the matter. Read further in Dynamite News

The Independent UK

Virginia judge says law banning sales of handguns to young adults is unconstitutional

A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a law banning licensed federal firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under 21 violates the Second Amendment and is unconstitutional

The Hindu

Delhi vs Centre row: L-G does not have sweeping executive powers over national capital, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday clarified that the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) does not have sweeping executive powers over the national capital, and the Centre should be mindful of the unique “asymmetric federal model” of governance adopted for Delhi.

The New Daily

Court orders release of former Pakistan PM Khan

Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered the release of former PM Imran Khan, whose arrest earlier this week sparked a wave of violence.

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Reason

EPA's New Power Plant Rules Would Be Hard To Implement, Possibly Unconstitutional

The Supreme Court ruled in 2022 that the agency lacked the authority to regulate the entire energy industry at once, but the Biden administration is taking another swing at it anyway.

The Hindu

Marriage for all, even if for a few

As the reactions to the Supreme Court proceedings have shown, the Indian polity and society still struggle with the idea of marriage reform and individual choice

The Independent UK

Supreme Court rules against Puerto Rican journalists seeking records from financial oversight board

The Supreme Court has ruled against an organization of Puerto Rican journalists in its quest for documents from the financial oversight board created to deal with the island territory’s bankruptcy

The Hindu

Explained | What is the SC ruling on Sena vs. Sena?

Explaining the judgment which decided the matter of the Shiv Sena split which eventually resulted in the change of government in Maharashtra

Roll Call

DOJ urges Supreme Court not to decide case on federal elections - Roll Call

The DOJ and most parties in a dispute about North Carolina congressional maps urged the Supreme Court on Thursday not to decide the case.

The Hindu

Post-SC verdict, all eyes on Maharashtra Speaker Narwekar

With the Supreme Court on May 11 ruling in the Maharashtra political row case that “the Speaker must decide on the disqualification petitions within a reasonable period,” all eyes are now on Speaker Rahul Narwekar.

Reason

SCOTUS Chooses California Over Pork Producers and Bacon Consumers (and Issues Four Other Opinions Too)

The Supreme Court issues five merits opinions, but there are still forty more waiting.

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