The Supreme Court of India Thursday pronounced its reasons in a detailed judgement upholding a 29th July notification by the central government to implement a 27% quota for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and 10% quota for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in the pre-medical exam entrance called National Entrance Eligibility Test (NEET). The special bench, [...]
A Pakistan sessions court in Rawalpindi Wednesday sentenced a Muslim woman to death for committing blasphemy by insulting Prophet Muhammad over WhatsApp messages. Aneeqa Atteeq was accused of sending blasphemous caricatures of Prophet Muhammad and making remarks about holy personages on WhatsApp while also using her Facebook account to post blasphemous materials to others. The [...]
US Senate Democrats failed Wednesday to change filibuster rules and pass voting rights legislation. HR 5746, the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act narrowly passed in the House of Representatives last week by 220-203 votes, but the Senate defeat had been expected. The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act would have made significant [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Wednesday held that a Georgia sheriff violated sex offenders’ constitutional rights by placing warning signs at their homes during Halloween. Prior to Halloween of 2018, Sheriff Gary Long directed two Butts County deputies to place signs in the front yards of 57 registered sex offenders’ homes. The [...]
The Supreme Court Wednesday denied an emergency request by Former President Donald Trump to block the release of presidential records from the Donald Trump White House to the congressional committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. In August, the special House committee requested that the National Archives provide the presidential records [...]
The US Supreme Court Wednesday heard oral arguments in Concepcion v. United States, a case pertaining to sentencing requirements and reductions for drug offenses under the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 and the First Step Act. In 2008, Carlos Concepcion was found guilty of one count of possession of at least five grams of cocaine base [...]
The US Supreme Court Wednesday heard oral arguments in Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate, a case concerning federal election law, political campaign finance rules, and spending limits. On November 4, 2018, the day before the Senate general election in Texas, Senator Ted Cruz made two campaign finance loans to the Ted Cruz for Senate [...]
Israeli news portal Calcalist published an investigative report Tuesday revealing that Israeli police allegedly used NSO group’s Pegasus spyware to remotely access, control and extract data from phones of Israeli citizens without a warrant. The report disclosed that the police did not obtain a search or bugging warrant to execute the surveillance. There was no [...]
In the latest move as part of a controversial decade-long effort to curb the public expression of religion, the French Senate voted 160-143 Tuesday in favor of a bill seeking to amend its national Sports Code to ban athletes from wearing religious symbols, such as hijabs and burkinis, at sports competitions, public swimming pools, and [...]
The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division Tuesday announced that they’ve initiated a joint public inquiry to curb illegal mergers. According to the regulators, competition has reduced in numerous industries across the economy as they are becoming more concentrated, putting consumers, workers, entrepreneurs, and small businesses at risk of losing choice and economic gains. [...]
