On livestream, India Supreme Court seven-judge bench revisits a 1998 verdict
By Staff Writer. India Supreme Court seven judge bench revisited a 1998 verdict of the same court last Wednesday and Thursday. This is the first time after six years a seven judge bench was constituted. It was also the first time in the history of the Indian Supreme Court that a seven-judge
Judge bans Trump from posting statements about court staff in New York civil fraud trial
By Kevin Reed On the second day of the New York civil trial of Donald Trump, his two sons and the Trump Organization for committing business records fraud, Judge Arthur Engoron issued an order barring parties in the case from posting information online about his staff. Justice Engoron of the state Supreme
Trump fraud trial opens in Manhattan
By Patrick Martin On Monday, the first of seven civil and criminal cases against ex-president Donald Trump began in Manhattan, with Trump facing a lawsuit by the New York attorney general Letitia James, seeking $250 million in damages for the Trump Organization systematically overvaluing major real estate properties in order to
Forcing a rape victim to child birth is against ‘constitutional philosophy’, SC holds
By Staff Writer The Supreme Court of India (SC) today (21) held that forcing a rape victims to child birth is against "constitutional philosophy", and allowed the plea of an Adivasi woman to terminate pregnancy after 27 weeks of the foetus. The SC was hearing an urgent appeal from an order from
SC says Gandhi’s conviction affects his right to continue in public life and his electorate’s right to represent their constituency
By Staff Writer Last Friday (4), the Supreme Court of India (SC) suspended Congress Party (CP) leader and former Member of Parliament, Rahul Gandhi's defamation conviction, allowing him to return to parliament and contest national elections next year. Gandhi was convicted in March this year for allegedly having sarcastically quarried why
Police should not arrest suspects unnecessarily, Magistrates should not authorize detention casually and mechanically: SC reiterates Arnesh Kumar directions
By Sanjaya Jayasekera The Supreme Court of India on Monday (July 31) has reiterated the guidelines set by it in its 2014 Arnesh Kumar judgement for arrest under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and other offenses punishable by a maximum jail term of seven years [Asfak Alam vs.
Supreme Court allows completion of gas pipeline along Virginia forests
Staff Writer The United States Supreme Court (SC) has, on July 27, lifted an obstacle to completing the long-delayed Mountain Valley Pipeline, dealing a blow to environmental groups opposed to the West Virginia-to-Virginia pipeline led by Equitrans Midstream. The justices granted Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC's request to lift stays imposed by
UK jury finds #MeToo campaign victim Kevin Spacey not guilty of all charges
By Paul Mitchell A 12-person jury at London’s Southwark Crown Court deliberated for twelve and a half hours across Monday afternoon, Tuesday and Wednesday before finding actor Kevin Spacey not guilty of all the sexual assault charges brought by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). Spacey was in tears as the verdicts were
Indian SC compelled to react on Manipur women sexual violence case
Staff Writer On July 20, the Supreme Court of India (SC) expressed "deep concern" over a video of two women being paraded naked in Manipur, calling it "simply unacceptable" and "the grossest of constitutional and human rights violations." The court, led by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, warned the
No right to equal pay for equal work, Germany’s highest labour court rules
By Justus Leicht A ruling by Germany’s Federal Labour Court (BAG), at the end of May explicitly confirmed that the principle of “equal pay for equal work” does not have to apply to temporary agency workers. The complaint of a temporary worker was thereby rejected after a third hearing, despite an earlier