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In a 6-3 decision, the US Supreme Court Thursday ruled that a state prisoner must satisfy the court precedents and federal law to receive habeas relief in Brown v. Davenport. The decision impacts the standard federal courts use when deciding whether state trial courts’ constitutional errors are harmless. Petitioner Mike Brown argued that the US [...]

The US Supreme Court Tuesday heard opening arguments for two cases concerning legal errors and whether courts can, and should, correct them. In George v. McDonough, the Court is considering the meaning of “clear and unmistakable error” in a statute, and whether the Depart of Veterans Affairs (VA) improperly interpreted the statute when denying veteran [...]

The Supreme Court of India Friday upheld a series of amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010 (FCRA) to strictly regulate the flow and utilisation of foreign contributions by organisations into the country. In the case before the court, the petitioners had challenged the constitutionality of provisions like Section 7, which forbade a recipient [...]

The US Supreme Court Tuesday heard oral arguments in Torres v. Department of Safety, a case focusing on whether the Congressional war powers allow Congress to authorize suits against nonconsenting States. In the case, former state trooper Torres resigned from his job with the Texas Department of Safety when the department would not provide accommodations for [...]

The US Supreme Court Thursday ruled 8-1 that a Texas death row inmate may have his pastor touch him and pray out loud during his execution. Petitioner John Henry Ramirez argued that Texas’ refusal to allow a spiritual advisor to lay hands on him or recite prayers and scripture as he is executed substantially burdens [...]

The US Supreme Court Wednesday heard oral arguments in ZF Automotive US, Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd., a case concerning federal district courts’ authority to apply a particular statute to private commercial arbitral tribunals. In August 2017, Luxshare, Ltd. (Luxshare) purchased business units from ZF Automotive US, Inc. (ZF) for approximately $1 billion, and the deal [...]

The Karnataka High Court dismissed a batch of petitions Tuesday challenging the proscription of hijabs (Islamic headscarves) in the uniform for pre-university colleges in the Udupi district of Karnataka. The court held that wearing a hijab is not an essential religious practice of Islam and is not a protected religious right under the Constitution of India. [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a 7-2 decision that information related to torture at CIA “black sites” is protected under the state secrets privilege, which allows the government to bar the release of information when it would endanger national security. Between December 2003 and September 2004, respondent Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn (Zubaydah), a [...]

A group, including a pair of Republican candidates for office, Monday submitted an emergency application for a writ of injunction, asking the Supreme Court to stop the implementation of a new congressional map in Pennsylvania. The application was submitted just a few weeks after the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ordered state election officials to implement [...]

The Supreme Court of India dismissed a petition Friday seeking the deployment of central forces, including paramilitary forces, in the upcoming local elections in West Bengal state, alleging apprehensions of large-scale violence and electoral fraud. Two leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), an opposition party in the state, filed this petition against the decision [...]