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Daily Dose Ep 1449: India drops tariff hikes on US goods, Modi to host Bangladesh PM

Gurmehar Kaur brings you the news from New Delhi, the Supreme Court, Kerala and Japan.

Newslaundry

How are ‘false promise to marry’ cases treated in the new criminal law Bill? | Explained

The Hindu looks at Section 69 of the proposed new criminal law Bill which criminalises false promise of marriage for sex, and how have courts previously dealt with cases of consent and rape under the existing Indian Penal Code.

The Hindu

Do unbiased jurors exist to serve at Trump's trials in the age of social media?

As trial dates approach for former President Donald Trump’s indictments, both he and prosecutors are already claiming it will be hard to secure an impartial jury.

The Conversation

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What has the Supreme Court said about the validity of ‘self-respect’ marriages? | Explained

We examine what self-respect marriages are and what the Supreme Court has recently said about its validity

The Hindu

Posting Condemnation of Ex-Husband, Urging Viewers to Contact Him, Is Protected by First Amendment

So says the New Jersey intermediate appellate court, in a case involving a Jewish wife who was claiming her husband refused to give her a "get" (a Jewish religious divorce).

Reason

Did Factual Revelations Undermine 303 Creative?

Recent reporting doesn't materially undermine, and could even strengthen, the case for standing.

Reason

Today in Supreme Court History: September 7, 1958

9/7/1958: The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas denied the Little Rock School Board's petition to suspend its integration program. In Cooper v. Aaron (1958), the Supreme Court ordered the integration of Central High School.

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How Affirmative Action Lost at the Supreme Court

Preferential college admissions violated the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.

Reason

Mexico decriminalises abortion nationwide in historic Supreme Court ruling

Landmark ruling is extention of growing ‘green wave’ in Latin America

The Independent UK

Courts must be on guard, test evidence meticulously when FIR is delayed: Supreme Court

“Courts must be on guard and test evidence meticulously to rule out possibility of embellishments in the prosecution’s story when an FIR is delayed and there is absence of proper explanation,” the Supreme Court has said.

The Hindu

EVMs can neither be hacked nor tampered, ECI tells SC

The Election Commission of India (EC) has assured the Supreme Court that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) can neither be hacked nor tampered with.

The Hindu

SC sets aside August 5 notification for Ladakh hill council polls

The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the August 5 notification of the Election department of the Union Territory of Ladakh for the hill council polls and ordered issuance of a fresh election schedule within a week.

The Hindu

Supreme Court seeks status report on probe into the Muzaffarnagar slapping incident

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government on a plea by activist Tushar Gandhi for a time-bound investigation into a video that allegedly shows a Muzaffarnagar school teacher goading her students to slap their seven-year-old Muslim classmate, accompanied by communal remarks.

The Hindu

Federal court panel overturns Alabama’s revised congressional redistricting plan

A three-judge panel of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama ruled on Sept. 5 that the revised congressional district boundaries that the Alabama legislature enacted on July 21, 2023, were not in accordance with the Voting Rights Act. The state adopted the revised congressional map…

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The Hindu

Mayawati alleges internal collusion of BJP and Opposition on ‘INDIA’ name, urges SC intervention

The former four-time Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister urged the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognisance over the issue.

The Hindu

Future course of action on Cauvery issue after discussion with CM and Dy.CM, says Cheluvarayaswamy

While KRRS leader and Melukote MLA Darshan Puttannaiah has described the postponement of the hearing of the Cauvery water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to September 21 by the Supreme Court as a “big blow” to the State’s interests, Minister for Agriculture N. Cheluvarayaswamy has assured that a suitable…

The Hindu

May not be feasible to release Cauvery water after September 12, Karnataka tells Supreme Court

Karnataka said Tamil Nadu’s demand for supply of 24,000 cusecs per day was wholly unjustified and based on a completely erroneous assumption that the water year of 2023-24 was a normal one.

Newslaundry

Daily Dose Ep 1448: Sonia writes to PM on special session, FIR against Udhayanidhi

Tanishka Sodhi brings you the news from New Delhi, the Supreme Court, Tamil Nadu, Manipur and the United Kingdom.

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The Conversation

Alabama’s defiant new voting map rejected by federal court — after Republicans ignored the Supreme Court’s directive to add a second majority-Black House district

In a rebuke of the Alabama legislature, a panel of three federal judges rejected on Sept. 5, 2023, the state’s proposed voting districts that failed to create a second district where Black voters could elect a political candidate of their choice.

Reason

Today in Supreme Court History: September 6, 1983

9/6/1983: The City of Richmond solicited bids for installing plumbing fixtures at the city jail. The J.A. Croson Company's bid was denied because it did not meet the "set-aside requirement" for minority contractors. The Supreme Court declared this decision unconstitutional in City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co. (1989).

The Guardian - US

‘Totally devastating’: borrowers on the start of student loan repayment

Reprieve experienced over the last three years by as many as 43 million Americans comes to an end as payments begin

The Independent UK

Complaints over campaign comments by Wisconsin Supreme Court justice are dismissed

A state judiciary disciplinary panel has rejected several complaints lodged against Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz alleging that she violated the judicial code of ethics for comments she made during the campaign

The Hindu

Letters to The Editor — September 6, 2023

Readers’ mail to The Hindu’s Letters to The Editor

The Guardian - US

Senator files ethics complaint against supreme court justice Samuel Alito

Sheldon Whitehouse writes to Chief Justice John Roberts about ‘several’ ethics violations, citing Wall Street Journal interview

The Hindu

Cauvery water row: KRRS files plea before SC seeking to implead in case related to Tamil Nadu’s petition

The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha has filed an application before the Supreme Court seeking to implead as a respondent in the case related to Tamil Nadu’s petition on August 14 seeking release of Cauvery water from Karnataka.

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