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The Supreme Court of India upheld Thursday Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, which grants Indian citizenship to immigrants from outside India who entered the Indian state of Assam before March 25, 1971. In a 4-1 majority decision, the court emphasized that this provision is consistent with the principle of fraternity and does not [...]

The Supreme Court of India began to hear a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the exception given to marital rape from criminal sanction on Thursday. The challenge pertains to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860, which has been replaced by Section 63 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023. [...]

The Supreme Court of Canada, in a 5-4 majority, ruled on Friday that judges do not have the discretion to impose a driving prohibition order when an offender is convicted of criminal negligence causing death or bodily harm under section 220 or 221 of the Criminal Code. Writing for the majority, Justice Martin contended that [...]

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Thursday against a physician for providing gender transition care to 21 minor patients, in violation of a Texas law prohibiting medical interventions related to gender transition. The lawsuit accuses Dr. May Lau of engaging in “deceptive trade practices, including misleading pharmacies, insurance providers, and/or patients by falsifying [...]

The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily halted the execution of Robert Roberson, who was scheduled to be put to death that evening for the 2002 death of his two-year-old daughter. The court’s ruling comes in response to an unprecedented move by the Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, which had subpoenaed Roberson to testify [...]

Three tobacco companies proposed on Thursday to pay $32.5 billion to settle legal claims in Canada, stemming from decades of disputes. The proposal remains subject to further negotiation and court approval. A mediator, appointed by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to coordinate the tobacco-related claims and facilitate the negotiations, filed the proposed settlement arrangement. [...]

The Nebraska Supreme Court ordered the state’s Secretary of State to implement Legislative Bill (LB) 20 on Wednesday, providing for the automatic restoration of voting rights for felons in Nebraska upon completion of their sentence. Nebraska Secretary of State Robert Evnen had refused to implement the statute after it passed in the Nebraska Legislature, directing [...]

The High Court of Sindh on Monday rejected a petition to prevent the Federal Cabinet from approving the proposed 26th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan. The High Court rejected the request based on a Supreme Court of Pakistan precedent that bars courts from intervening in legislation unless it is for already enacted legislation that [...]

The Singapore Ministry of Law introduced the Administration of Justice (Protection) (Amendment) Bill, 2024, to Parliament on Monday. The bill aims to safeguard the process of administering justice and prevent the misuse of court procedures. Introduced by Minister of Law Murali Pillai the amendment updates the Administration of Justice (Protection) Act, 2016, which consolidated laws [...]

The Philippines intensified the use of Facebook to undermine young activists’ rights to free speech and protest, Amnesty International reported on Monday. The report documents a coordinated campaign of state-sponsored harassment and intimidation. The group contended that government officials and security forces are weaponizing social media platforms, particularly Facebook, to engage in “red-tagging,” which involves [...]