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
The citizens’ Right to Lie: why (most) lies are protected speech?
By Angel Eduardo. Even with our current climate of fake news, misinformation, disinformation, and election lies, we shouldn’t use government power to try enforcing the truth. Lies are a problem. In fact, one can persuasively argue that lies are the problem. Few behaviors are as corrosive to our social fabric or as foundational to our societal
Netanyahu’s Reasonableness Amendment: Will Israel Supreme Court prevent a Constitutional crisis?
By Eyal Lurie-Pardes. After a year of unprecedented events, Israel’s political and constitutional turmoil came to a head on Sept. 12, when the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a critical case that will determine the future of the Netanyahu government’s judicial overhaul. The arguments concern the so-called Reasonableness Amendment, passed
Donald Trump arraigned on felony charges, not on the attempt to overthrow the government by force
By Staff Writer Yesterday, August 3, former US President Donald Trump was arraigned on four felony charges related to his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The charges stem from his efforts to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence to block the certification of Joe Biden's Electoral College victory and
Sri Lanka Constitution – 45 Years On: The Consolidation of Authoritarianism in the service of capital
By Sanjaya Jayasekera This is the speech delivered by the writer on August 1, 2023, in celebration of World Constitution Day, organized by worldconstitutiondy.org, which is sponsored by the International Bundesbrief Society. The video link is also available on their website. https://youtu.be/kptPgTTyVJE I wish you all a wonderful World Constitution Day, 2023! To celebrate
Netanyahu’s Judicial coup law rammed through in Knesset despite largest ever protest movement
By Jean Shaoul On Monday, just before the Knesset’s summer recess, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition, consisting of his right-wing Likud Party, ultra-religious parties and fascist parties based on settlers on the West Bank, rammed through the first in a series of laws aimed at curtailing the powers of the Supreme
Contempt of court law: Sri Lanka Government wages war against people’s freedom of expression
By Sanjaya Jayasekera As part of a larger onslaught on democratic rights, Sri Lanka government of President Ranil Wickremasinghe is waging a war against free expression of the masses, specifically targeting print and digital media and online platforms. The latest of this attack is prepared by another piece of proposed legislation
Mass protests erupt against Netanyahu’s Judicial Reform Bill
Staff Reporter Mass protests have erupted across Israel after its parliament approved the first reading of a controversial judicial legal reform bill early on Tuesday (11) morning.Police used water cannons against protestors and have arrested at least 80 people. The Israel judicial reform bill and the protests surrounding it have been a