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Israel’s judicial reform: A country on the brink of a constitutional crisis?

Israel's Supreme Court has opened the first case examining the legality of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial judicial overhaul, lurching towards a showdown with the nation’s far-right government. The latter has split Israel in two ever since it announced plans to reform the country’s judicial system, which would see the…

France 24

Kenyans don't trust the courts - the main factors behind this trend

The international reputation of the Kenyan judiciary is running high following a raft of judicial reforms brought on by the 2010 constitution. The reforms, displays of judicial independence, and largely positive personal experiences might lead one to expect that public trust in the courts has increased. But among the Kenyan…

The Conversation

Students for Fair Admissions and the End of Racial Classification as We Know It (Re-Post)

[I'm reposting this because the linked article disappeared from SSRN's website soon after I posted it, until a copyright permission issue was resolved.] My article, Students for Fair Admissions and the End of Racial Classification as We Know It, has been published in the new Cato Supreme Court Review. Here…

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‘Must not result in media trial’: SC asks govt to frame norms for police’s media briefings

Stating that police disclosures should not result in “media trial”, the Supreme Court on Wednesday gave a three-month deadline to the union home ministry to prepare guidelines on media briefings by police personnel. The top court directed the director generals of police of all states to submit suggestions for the…

Newslaundry

Supreme Court wants manual readied for police on briefing media

Supreme Court directs govt to draft manual on dos/don'ts of police briefing media in sensitive cases to protect rights of accused/victim. Manual to balance right to info, fair trial, competent investigation & right to privacy/dignity. Court to hear case in January.

The Hindu

Cauvery water dispute | Duraimurugan assures T.N. delta farmers they will not be affected in any way

TN Water Resources Min. Duraimurugan assures farmers of Cauvery delta of govt's efforts to secure relief. Karnataka's response to CWRC's direction to be observed. TN to go to SC if needed; all-party meet to be considered after SC hearing on Sept 21. TN seeks to safeguard rights.

The Hindu

Israeli Supreme Court holds first hearing challenging judicial overhaul

Court case, which follows months of protests, could take weeks or even months.

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The Bharatiya Nayay Sanhita needs a relook

The Parliamentary Standing Committee must ensure that inconsistencies are checked, vague expressions are removed, appropriate explanations added, and drafting errors eliminated

The Hindu

Women in Idaho, Tennessee and Oklahoma sue over abortion bans after being denied care

Women in three states are challenging strict abortion laws that went into effect after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year

The Independent UK

Republicans call for impeachment inquiry into Biden -- a process the founders intended to deter abuse of power as well as remove from office

Yielding to pressure from hard-line members of the GOP House caucus, on Sept. 12, 2023, U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy directed the top Republicans in Congress to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The Republicans allege that the president committed financial wrongdoing with foreign businesses.

The Conversation

Alabama asks Supreme Court to aid a delay after June loss in voting case

Alabama is once again asking the Supreme Court to let it keep Republican-drawn congressional districts. In essence, the state is fighting a court order that the high court upheld just months ago.

WEKU

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The Hindu

Supreme Court Hearing On ‘reasonableness’ Law Kicks Off

Israel's Supreme Court, sitting as the High Court of Justice, convened on Tuesday to consider petitions against the so-called

Zenger

Alabama asks US Supreme Court again to intervene in redistricting case

Alabama has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let it keep Republican-drawn congressional lines in place as the state continues to fight a directive to create a second district where Black voters constitute a majority or close to it

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Israeli academics and artists call on Biden and UN to shun Netanyahu during his upcoming US visit

Thousands of Israeli academics and artists have urged U.S. President Joe Biden and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to shun Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his scheduled visit to the U.S. next week

Dynamite News

Supreme Court refers pleas challenging sedition law to five-judge bench

The apex court said the reference of challenge to sedition law to a larger bench was needed as the provision was upheld by a five-judge bench in the 1962 judgment Kedar Nath Singh case. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Cauvery row: BJP wants Karnataka to convince TN CM instead of approaching Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai alleged that the Congress is trying to mislead people of Karnataka by trying to take an all-party delegation to the Prime Minister with respect to the dispute over sharing of Cauvery river water.

The Hindu

Lavalin hearing adjourned again in SC as CBI counsel ‘held up’ in another case

SC adjourns SNC Lavalin corruption case appeals against discharge of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. CBI says its lead counsel is held up in another case. Bench cautions CBI to bolster its appeal with “strong arguments” as two courts had discharged CM of any wrong-doing. The case concerns the loss…

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Supreme Court to hear Umar Khalid’s bail petition after four weeks

The Supreme Court on Tuesday admitted an appeal for bail filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid and agreed to examine after four weeks evidence he may produce in his favour against charges levelled against him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the…

Zenger

Israel’s High Court Of Justice Is Facing A Strike Down Of An Amendment To A Basic Law

Israel’s High Court of Justice will hear petitions on Tuesday calling for it to strike down an amendment to a Basic Law

Newslaundry

Manipur FIRs: Nearly 2 months before Editors Guild report, army letter pointed to 3 cases, ‘media bias’

In the hearing in which the Supreme Court extended its interim protection to the Editors Guild of India over the FIRs against its controversial fact-finding report, the guild said it had only visited Manipur on the army’s request.

Reason

Second Amendment Roundup: "He's at It Again!"

Merrick Garland proposes ever-more intrusive ATF regulations.

Chicago Sun-Times

VA argues for limiting veterans’ GI Bill benefits in case before Supreme Court

The government filed its brief Monday in the case of James Rudisill, a decorated Army vet who says he was shorted on college money.

Roll Call

Alabama asks Supreme Court to halt lower-court order for new congressional map - Roll Call

Alabama asked the Supreme Court on Monday to halt an order for a special master to draw a new congressional map before the 2024 election.

The Independent UK

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates often speak out on hot topics. Only one faces impeachment threat

The Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who Republicans are threatening to impeach over comments she made on the campaign trail about abortion and redistricting isn’t the first member of the court to offer public opinions about major issues of the day

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