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Israel judicial reform: What are the protests about?

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv to protest a series of drastic changes to the country’s judicial system under Israel’s right-wing government

Evening Standard

Many redistricting redos pending, but ’24 election outlook unclear

Lines could be redrawn — or litigation could drag on — in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina South Carolina and Utah.

Roll Call

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji’s arrest | Madras High Court leaves it to Supreme Court to decide when ED can take him into custody

Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji is at present, lodged at the Central Prison, Puzhal, in Chennai. Read more on The Hindu

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AG writes to Centre on setting up panel to examine if execution of death row convicts by hanging proportionate

Attorney General R. Venkataramani has written to the Centre on setting up a committee of experts to examine the prevalent mode of execution of death row convicts by hanging in the country, the Supreme Court was apprised on Tuesday.

The Hindu

UK warns Benjamin Netanyahu to preserve ‘independence of Israel’s judiciary’ as he curbs Supreme Court powers

Thousands pour onto the streets in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv as parliament approves the first major law in Israeli PM’s plan to overhaul the country’s justice system

Evening Standard

Supreme Court to hear plea seeking SIT or CBI probe into death of Bihar BJP leader during march

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday a PIL seeking a probe by an SIT headed by a retired Supreme Court judge or the CBI into the July 13 incident in Patna in which a BJP leader died while taking part in a protest march against the Nitish…

The Hindu

Israeli Opposition Leader To Challenge Restrictive Judicial Reform Law In Supreme Court

Yair Lapid of Yesh Atid party petitions against the law limiting judges' use of 'reasonableness' standard.

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Passage of Israel’s judicial reform entrenches ‘Jewish supremacy’

New law will make it easier for the far-right government to pursue policies that harm Palestinians, experts say.

Al Jazeera

Protests as Israeli parliament takes first major step in Netanyahu’s overhaul

ISRAEL’S parliament has approved the first major law in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious plan to overhaul the country’s justice…

The National (Scotland)

Israeli Parliament Passes Law Limiting Judicial "Reasonableness" Review of Government Policies

The new law is probably the least objectionable part of the right-wing government's attack on judicial review in Israel.

Reason

Israel protesters vow to continue fight against judicial bill

Despite their disappointment, protesters in West Jerusalem are adamant that the fight has just started.

Al Jazeera

Treason, contempt, exposing secrets. Legal challenges against Pakistan's Imran Khan keep growing

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been granted bail by the country’s Supreme Court in a case related to a lawyer’s murder last year

The Independent UK

Israel’s parliament votes through Netanyahu’s controversial Supreme Court changes – despite mass protests

Bill passes 64-0 after opposition politicians leave chamber crying ‘For shame!’ – with the streets around the building packed with protesters

The Independent UK

SC warns States, UTs of the "coercive arm of law" if they fail to submit response on national policy on menstrual hygiene

The Supreme Court ordered the States to submit their response on the uniform national policy on menstrual hygiene for girls in schools by August 31 or face coercive action. Only four States have responded to the Centre on the issue so far.

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Ensure free flow of water at Polavaram, Telangana urges PPA again

Al Jazeera

Are Netanyahu’s legal troubles behind push for judicial change?

The judiciary has proven to be a problem for the Israeli PM, who is on trial on corruption and fraud charges.

Salon

Israeli lawmakers approve judicial law

The law severely limits the Supreme Court's power to overrule the government

Reason

Jaicomo and Nelson Respond to Codifiers' Errors

I received a long and thoughtful response to my post last month about the codified text of 42 U.S.C. 1983, from two lawyers at the Institute for Justice, Patrick Jaicomo and Daniel Nelson. I will reproduce it in full here (it continues after the break). In a post last month,…

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40 years ago, the US started sending more and more kids to prison without hope of release, but today, it's far more rare – what happened?

A South Carolina judge heard arguments in late May 2023 to reconsider the sentence for Jesse Osborne, who carried out a school shooting in 2016. Fourteen years old at the time, Osborne killed his father, then opened fire at Townsville Elementary School, killing a 6-year-old child and injuring others.

The Hindu

Supreme Court declines to stay delimitation exercise under way in Assam

The Supreme Court sought the replies of the Centre and the Election Commission on the petitions in three weeks and said the petitioners can file their rejoinders in two weeks after that.

The Hindu

Supreme Court sets aside High Court order dismissing plea challenging Mizoram Government’s notification on Scheduled Tribe quota

The Supreme Court on Monday set aside a Gauhati High Court order dismissing a petition seeking to quash a Mizoram Government notification which arbitrarily sub-classified the Scheduled Tribes of the State while allegedly discriminating against non-Mizo Scheduled Tribes.

Newslaundry

Delhi govt spends Rs 1,073 crore on ads in 3 years, SC says it can afford to finance infra projects

After the Delhi government admitted to spending Rs 1,073 crore on advertisements in the last three years, the Supreme Court today said that if Arvind Kejriwal’s government can spend Rs 1,100 crore on ads, “certainly contributions can be made to infrastructure projects”.

Dynamite News

Supreme Court extends interim bail of AAP leader Satyendra Jain on medical grounds

The Supreme Court has extended interim bail to the Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on medical grounds on Monday. The leader got interim bail extension until further orders. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Gyanvapi Mosque row | SC stays ASI survey of premises till July 26 evening

The Supreme Court on July 24 gave the Central Government time till 11.15 a. m. to find out what exactly the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is doing following a Varanasi court order on Friday to conduct a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque located next to the Kashi Vishwanath…

The Hindu

Plea on free sanitary pads for Class 6-12 girls to be heard by Supreme Court on July 24

The plea by social worker Jaya Thakur is scheduled to be heard by a bench of Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra. Read more on The Hindu

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