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Bengal’s migrant workers caught between ‘ghuspaithiya’ politics and SIR deletions

Md Anikul Hoque, a migrant labourer from Samserganj in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, has waited through many crises. He stood in queues for food, water, and cash during demonetisation in 2016. He worked through the Covid-19 lockdown inside sealed buildings in Odisha “like a thief in a prison” waiting to…

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The Slowing of Fourth Amendment Law, and Now Advisory Opinions: A Comment on Chatrie v. United States

The second in a series.

Reason

Ted Cruz claims Trump spoke to him ‘seriously’ about filling a Supreme Court vacancy

President Donald Trump appointed three justices in his first term and could fill multiple vacancies in his second if the court’s senior conservatives retire

The Independent UK

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Who Owns The President's Papers?

Yes, there is a Domestic Emoluments Clause issue.

Reason

‘La Gordiloca’ Lost at the Supreme Court but Won in Laredo

The citizen-journalist and social media provocateur's case against local officials was thrown out in a decision that horrified First Amendment advocates. But, at home, observers say arresting her proved more trouble for the government than it was worth.

Texas Observer

Trump Administration Presents Update on its Tariff Refund Plan

The plan is not completely terrible. But many importers may still have difficulty getting the refund money owed to them.

Reason

Ex-church warden’s murder conviction quashed at Court of Appeal

Benjamin Field was jailed for at least 36 years in 2019 after being found guilty of murdering 69-year-old Peter Farquhar.

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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor issues rare public apology to Brett Kavanaugh over ‘hurtful comments’

The apology is highly unusual given the Supreme Court’s long tradition of privacy and friendly relationships between the justices

The Independent UK

Why Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon prayer services challenge traditional notions of separation of church and state – but might be blessed by the Roberts Supreme Court

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is engaging in “a proselytizing Christian campaign” in his job, according to The Washington Post.

The Conversation

The supreme court needs to put limits on Trump’s use of the pardoning power

The president has reportedly promised mass pardons to administration officials. His misuse of the power goes far beyond what the constitution’s authors intended

The Guardian - US

Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys

The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist groups in attacking the U.S. Capitol over five years ago

The Independent UK

When SCOTUS Did Lasting Damage to the Bill of Rights

Plus: The Alito retirement rumors keep swirling.

Reason

Does conversion erase caste? Supreme Court says yes, but reality says otherwise

The Supreme Court, in the recent case of Chinthada Anand v. The State of Andhra Pradesh and others, ruled that individuals who convert to Christianity cannot claim Scheduled Caste status. This ruling suggests that when a person converts to a religion other than Hinduism, Buddhism, or Sikhism, they forfeit the protections granted…

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Tariffs are the new normal, and now most CEOs expect the import taxes to outlast the Trump administration, PwC report finds

“CEOs aren’t planning around short-term tariffs anymore,” PwC’s Kristin Bohl told Fortune.

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Rupe Debate: Judging the Supreme Court's Emergency Docket

Adler v. Shugerman on the Supreme Court's handling of separation of powers concerns on the "shadow docket."

The Texas Tribune

Texas’ GOP attorney general candidates want to challenge decades-old Supreme Court rulings

Emboldened by overturning Roe v. Wade, conservative legal groups hope Ken Paxton’s successor will help them overturn gay marriage and public school access for undocumented students.

Newslaundry

Inside the pro-UGC protest: Caste faultlines at Allahabad University

The Supreme Court has stayed the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) latest equity promotion regulations. Following the court’s directive, Allahabad University emerged as a focal point for protests held in support of these regulations. Many students in Prayagraj have taken to the streets to back these UGC regulations, sharing their personal…

Fortune

‘People are trying to be creative’: Tariff-battered American companies are so cash-starved they are using refund claims as collateral for loans.

“It’s coming to the point where some people might have no choice,” one CEO told Fortune, saying more firms are looking to leverage refund claims from the levies.

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PCI passes resolution that attacks ‘infrastructure of censorship’ built by Modi govt

Following a joint public meeting of six press bodies at the Press Club of India (PCI), a resolution was passed opposing the recent and proposed changes to India’s digital regulations – specifically the draft IT Amendment Rules of 2026 – and outlining eight demands to protect digital creators, ensure due…

Reason

Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Federal Law Banning Home Alcohol Distilleries

The ruling holds the law exceeds Congress' authority under the tax power and the Necessary and Proper Clause. But it does not consider the Commerce Clause.

Reason

Thoughts on Today's Oral Argument in the Section 122 Tariff Cases

The outcome is unclear. But the judges seemed skeptical of the Trump Administration's claims that Section 122 grants them sweeping tariff powers.

Reason

DOGE, the Social Security Administration, and How Inferior Courts Should Treat S. Ct. Interim Orders

Some excerpts from the 88 pages of opinions in AFSCME v. Social Security Admin., decided today by the Fourth Circuit… The post DOGE, the Social Security Administration, and How Inferior Courts Should Treat S. Ct. Interim Orders appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

A Maryland Hospital Held a Woman for Months Against Her Will. The Supreme Court Will Decide if She Can Sue.

The case will determine whether an unnamed plaintiff can take the hospital and its doctors to federal court.

Reason

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Phony checks, a twinkling of an eye, and sparkling sports gambling.

The Independent UK

Trump’s DOJ claims East Wing was ‘infested’ and ‘dilapidated’ in latest appeal over White House ballroom

Trump administration prepares for Supreme Court fight as lawyers claim stop-work order ‘gravely threatens national security’

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