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Supreme Court questions petitioners’ submission that Indian Constitution has no application to Jammu and Kashmir after 1957

The Supreme Court questioned an argument made by petitioners that Article 370 ceased to operate in 1957 as soon as the Jammu and Kashmir Constitution came into existence

The Hindu

Today in Supreme Court History: August 22, 1998

8/22/1998: On August 22, 1998, Barry Black led a Ku Klux Klan rally in Carroll County, Virginia. The Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of his prosecution for cross burning in Virginia v. Black (20030.

Reason

SC sets aside Kerala High Court order suspending conviction of MP Mohd. Faizal

A Bench headed by Justice B.V. Nagarathna asked the High Court to hear afresh the appeal filed by the Lakshadweep administration and decide it in six weeks.

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8-year jail term for Thaksin

Thaksin Shinawatra has begun serving his eight-year prison sentence on Tuesday morning following his return to the country after 15 years abroad.

Bangkok Post

Thaksin arrives at Don Mueang

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra finally returned to the country after 15 years in self-exile, landing at Don Mueang airport on Tuesday morning.

Bangkok Post

Eleventh Circuit Holds That Alabama Ban on Transgender Procedures on Minors Can Go in Effect

From today's decision in Eknes-Tucker v. Marshall, by Judges Barbara Lagoa, joined by Judge Andrew Brasher and District Judge J.P. Boulee (N.D. Ga.): [S]ection 4(a)(1)–(3) of Alabama's Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act … states that "no person shall engage in or cause" the prescription or administration of puberty blocking…

Reason

‘Asylum seeker housing to cost £5 billion a year under Government’s Rwanda plan’

Housing costs will balloon as a ‘perma-backlog’ of asylum seeker cases grows, says Institute for Public Policy Research

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Experts on whether Trump is disqualified

Some conservative legal scholars argue Trump can’t hold office under Constitution. It’s not that simple

Salon

What the GOP candidates have said about abortion rights

All GOP candidates have declared themselves anti-abortion but have varrying opinions on a federal ban

The Independent UK

Karnataka government will place facts of State’s water situation before Supreme Court Bench: D.K. Shivakumar

Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Water Resources D.K. Shivakumar has said that Karnataka will place before the Supreme Court, which will hear Tamil Nadu’s plea for release of its allotment of Cauvery river water for the month of August, the facts about Karnataka’s dire water situation.Deputy Chief Minister and…

The Hindu

Israel's democracy protests: What happens next?

The massive pro-democracy protests that shook Israel since January 2023, when its right-wing government introduced so-called “judicial reforms,” have quieted down for a while. The country’s legislature is on a break. But the government headed by Benjamin Netanyahu, the most conservative in Israel’s short history, plans to continue its quest…

The Conversation

No Copyright for Certain AI-Generated Works, but Maybe Yes for Others, if Prompts are Detailed Enough

From Thaler v. Perlmutter, decided Friday by Judge Beryl Howell (D.D.C.): Plaintiff Stephen Thaler owns a computer system he calls the "Creativity Machine," which he claims generated a piece of visual art of its own accord. He sought to register the work for a copyright, listing the computer system as…

Reason

Supreme Court criticises Gujarat High Court for its ‘counterblast’ in abortion case

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed strong displeasure at the Gujarat High Court’s “counterblast” to its criticism about the manner in which a 25-year-old rape survivor’s plea for abortion was handled by the High Court. The Saturday hearing had seen the Bench criticise the Gujarat High Court for adjourning the…

The Hindu

Tamil Nadu-Karnataka Cauvery row | Supreme Court to form new Bench for river dispute

CJI agrees to constitute Bench to hear Cauvery water release pleas. TN Govt seeks direction to Karnataka to release 24,000 cusecs of Cauvery water.

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Morning Digest | Pulses prices may spiral as deficient rain mars sowing; Kuki tribal body to re-impose blockade on NH-2, and more

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Bangkok Post

Wissanu: Thaksin will go to jail on arrival

Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will go to jail when he returns to the country, according to Wissanu Krea-ngam, deputy prime minister and acting justice minister.

The Hindu

Supreme Court judgment delivered four decades ago counters President’s rule in J&K

A one-page judgment pronounced by a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on March 17, 1971 is refuting the Centre’s claim that “breakdown of constitutional machinery” in Jammu and Kashmir led to President’s rule and heralded events leading to the abrogation of Article 370

The Hindu

Explained | How is the Supreme Court tackling gender stereotyping?

How do harmful stereotypes perpetuate inequalities? What are some of the judgments which do away with gender norms?

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State to move SC seeking direction to CWMA

The State Cabinet on Saturday directed the Advocate-General to file a petition in the Supreme Court on Monday seeking its direction to the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) to reconsider its fiat to Karnataka to release 10,000 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu.

Reason

First Amendment Protects Sign at University Saying "God Created Male and Female and Artemis Langford Is a Male"

Langford had been in the news for joining a sorority, which has caused a good deal of controversy at the University of Wyoming.

The Hindu

Explained | The Katchatheevu controversy

Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin revives debate over Katchatheevu islet, reiterates demand for retrieval from Sri Lanka. He points out that fishermen arrested by Sri Lanka have been released but boats and nets not returned. Previous PMs of India and Sri Lanka signed agreement in 1974 to demarcate boundary, which…

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IRS Targets Unreported Foreign Accounts: Kiplinger Tax Letter

The IRS devotes significant resources to ensure timely reporting of overseas financial accounts.

WEKU

Corporate DEI initiatives are facing cutbacks and legal attacks

Corporate DEI positions soared after the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Now, due to economic pressure and political pressure from the right, they face an uncertain future.

The Hindu

Supreme Court convenes Special Bench to hear rape survivor seeking abortion

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud constituted a Special Bench of Justices on August 19 of a plea by a 25-year-old rape survivor for abortion. During the hearing, the Bench found that the Gujarat High Court had dismissed the woman’s plea for termination of her pregnancy, which is over 26…

The Hindu

Supreme Court warns social media users to be more careful of its impact and reach

The Supreme Court has said social media users should be careful about its impact and reach as it dismissed a petition filed by actor and former Tamil Nadu MLA S. Ve Shekher, who is facing cases for sharing a Facebook post in 2018 allegedly containing derogatory remarks against women journalists.

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