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POINT: Colleges should solely consider merit in selecting students

On June 29, the Supreme Court delivered a 6-3 ruling that essentially prevents colleges from using affirmative action and race-based quotas in the college admissions acceptance process.

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Justices’ agency skepticism collides with Congress’ vagueness

WASHINGTON -- When the Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan last month, the court indirectly gave Congress an instruction: Be more specific.

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Water from Cauvery, due from Karnataka to T.N., crucial for standing kuruvai crops: CM Stalin writes to Union Minister

TN CM Stalin requests Union Minister to direct CWMA to issue directions to Karnataka to release TN's share of Cauvery water to save standing kuruvai crop. TN flagged issue in meetings of Union Minister, CWRC & CWMA, but Karnataka has not released water.

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Manipur Violence: "Deeply disturbed by videos of 2 women paraded naked," says SC; asks govt to take action

The Supreme Court on Thursday said it was “deeply disturbed” by the video which has emerged in which two tribal women were seen paraded naked and molested, and asked the Centre and State to take action against the perpetrators. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Senate Judiciary panel to consider ethics rules for Supreme Court

The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote Thursday on a new ethics code for the Supreme Court, an attempt to respond to recent revelations about justices’ interactions with wealthy donors and others

The Independent UK

Black lawmakers say Alabama GOP's proposed new congressional map insults the Supreme Court

Facing an order to draw new congressional district lines, Alabama Republicans have advanced proposals that boost the percentage of Black voters in a district

The Independent UK

What is the Supreme Court shadow docket?

The shadow docket process is a faster route to a Supreme Court decision, but it is also less transparent.

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A job and career right the disabled cannot be denied

The denial of reservation in promotion denies the disabled the right to progress to a higher level in their organisation and is a hindrance in the goal of inclusion

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Judicial activism has had vastly different impacts in Brazil and the United States

Earlier this summer, Brazil’s top electoral court banned former president Jair Bolsonaro from running for office for eight years. Bolsonaro is 68 and will be unable to run for president until he’s 75.

The Conversation

Israeli High Court To Hear Petition Seeking Removal Of PM Netanyahu Over Conflict Of Interest

Allegations of violating agreement to not involve in judicial reform due to ongoing corruption trial

Zenger

Sharavathi project: Forest Minister directs officers to file interlocutory application in SC to allow grant of land to displaced families

Minister for Forests Eshwar Khandre has directed the officers to file an interlocutory application in the Supreme Court to allow the grant of land to the families who lost land for the Sharavathi reservoir project decades ago.

The Hindu

High Court To Hear Petition Demanding Netanyahu’s Removal

Israel's Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to hear a petition calling for the removal of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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Senate panel to vote on Supreme Court code of ethics mandate

The Senate Judiciary Committee is planning a Thursday vote on a bill that would require the Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics, but the legislation is expected to fall short of becoming law amid strong Republican opposition.

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Conservatives Should Not Be Surprised By Justice Kavanaugh's Voting Pattern With Chief Justice Roberts

Revisiting Seven-Sky v. Holder.

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From Otto Warmbier to Kenneth Bae: The US nationals arrested by North Korea

The hermit kingdom has arrested a number of US nationals, with Travis King being the latest to be detained, writes Faiza Saqib

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SC grants regular bail to Teesta Setalvad in post-Godhra riots case, sets aside Gujarat HC order

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted regular bail to activist Teesta Setalvad in a case of alleged fabrication of evidence to frame innocent people in the 2002 post-Godhra riots cases. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Biden's Latest Student Loan Scheme Has a Bigger Price Tag Than Originally Projected

The administration’s SAVE plan for student loan forgiveness is estimated to cost $475 billion.

The Hindu

Activist Teesta Setalvad to continue on bail, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on July 19 quashed and sets aside a Gujarat High Court order, and granted bail to activist Teesta Setalvad in a forgery/fabrication case linked to the 2002 Gujarat riots

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Senate panel to vote on Supreme Court code of ethics mandate - Roll Call

The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to mark up a bill Thursday that would require the Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics.

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Voters want Supreme Court ethics rules, liberal groups’ polling shows

Some 61 percent of voters were more likely to back Senate candidates who want a Supreme Court ethics code, a poll by liberal groups found.

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Delhi CM Kejriwal, LG to hold meeting over appointment of DERC chairperson today

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena are scheduled to sit together in a meeting to decide on the name of the Chairperson of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) on Wednesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Illegal voting maps were used in some states in 2022. This legal idea allowed them

The U.S. Supreme Court has used an obscure legal idea to justify delaying the redrawing of voting maps, forcing some elections to use voting districts that lower courts found to be illegally drawn.

The Hindu

LIFE Mission case: SC adjourns Sivasankar’s bail plea

The Supreme Court of India adjourned a plea for bail by M. Sivasankaran, former Principal Secretary to the Kerala Chief Minister, who is facing money-laundering charges in a corruption case linked to the State-powered LIFE Mission housing project for the homeless.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Lesson learned on student loans: Biden goes for a smaller forgiveness program this time

While President Joe Biden’s new student loan relief program for 804,000 borrowers won’t assist anywhere near the 26 million Americans he had been aiming for with his previous plan, this one is seemingly fully legal and won’t be knocked down by the Supreme Court. And instead of eliminating more than…

The Hindu

Supreme Court asks Delhi HC to consider plea on St. Stephen’s minority quota admissions

The Supreme Court of India has asked the Delhi High Court to consider with “urgency” a plea filed by the St. Stephen’s College, in New Delhi, against a High Court order which had asked it to follow the admission policy of Delhi University.

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