'Intense' consultation announced for named person scheme as SNP aim to get...
THE move comes after the UK Supreme court ruled parts of the policy contravened the right to privacy and family life. Reported by Daily Record 16 minutes ago.
View ArticleCauvery water row: Siddaramaiah requests PM to call meeting of CMs to end...
The state of Karnataka observed a 12-hour bandh on Friday against the Supreme Court order. Reported by DNA 3 hours ago.
View ArticleSupreme Court Shuts Down Michigan's Push To Eliminate 'Straight-Ticket' Voting
The Supreme Court on Friday denied an emergency request from Michigan to reinstate a ban on “straight-ticket” voting, a mechanism that allows people to vote for every candidate in a party’s ticket by...
View ArticleSC extends time to probe encounter killings in Gujarat
The Supreme Court on Friday granted three more months to the Special Task Force (STF) to conclude its ongoing probe into alleged fake encounter killings in Gujarat between 2002 and 2006. Reported by...
View ArticleHow Protect Vulnerable Voters in November
One of the most apt descriptions of what has been happening over the past few years with regards to racial discrimination and voter suppression came from my friend and colleague Rev. William Barber II,...
View ArticleMichigan straight-party voting ban won’t take effect
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to let Michigan’s new ban on straight-party voting take effect for the November election, rejecting state officials’ request to halt...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court rejects Michigan straight ticket voting request
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected Michigan's bid to reinstate its Republican-backed ban on "straight-ticket" voting - the practice of using one mark to vote for all...
View ArticleTrump And The So-Called 'Values Voters'
Countless articles have been written on Donald Trump's relationship with the Religious Right, often by those who argue that his rise reveals the movement's increasing irrelevance. After all, how could...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court rejects Michigan straight ticket voting request
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected Michigan’s bid to reinstate its Republican-backed ban on “straight-ticket” voting – the practice of using one mark to vote for all candidates from one party –...
View ArticleSupreme Court rejects Michigan straight-ticket voting appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid by Michigan to reinstate its Republican-backed ban on straight-ticket voting for the Nov. 8 general election. Reported by Reuters...
View ArticleSupreme Court rejects Michigan Republicans who fear Trump effect, keeping...
The Supreme Court, acting in a partisan election dispute triggered by the rise of Donald Trump, has turned down an appeal from Michigan Republicans who sought to eliminate straight-ticket voting for...
View ArticleCanada: The State Of Litigation Privilege After Blank - Langlois lawyers, LLP
Ten years ago, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered its decision in Blank v Canada thereby putting an end to considerable debate among Canadian jurists regarding the scope of the litigation privilege....
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court green lights straight-party voting in Michigan
A Michigan law banned straight-party voting with critics saying it would hurt all voters. Reported by USATODAY.com 2 hours ago.
View ArticleMontie 3, Ghana's Shadrach Meshach Abednego want Mahama retained
One of the three loyalists of the governing National Democratic Congress jailed by the Supreme Court for contempt and released by president John Mahama, has hit the campaign ground with a call on the...
View ArticleUnited States: Clearcorrect V. ITC: No Supreme Court Review - Morrison &...
The International Trade Commission (ITC) and Align Technology, Inc. ("Align") have chosen not to seek Supreme Court review of the Federal Circuit's decision in ClearCorrect v. ITC Reported by Mondaq 2...
View ArticleSaradha scam: TMC leader Madan Mitra gets bail, CBI to approach High Court
Saradha scam accused and Trinamool Congress leader Madan Mitra was on Friday granted bail by a special court here over 21 months after his arrest. Judge Uttam Kumar Nandy granted the former state...
View ArticleMichigan straight-party voting ban won't take effect
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to let Michigan's new ban on straight-party voting take effect for the November election, rejecting state officials' request to halt lower court rulings that...
View ArticleSupreme Court Allows ‘Straight-Ticket’ Voting in Michigan
The justices declined to revive a Michigan law that would have barred voters from choosing a party’s entire slate with a single notation. Reported by NYTimes.com 39 minutes ago.
View ArticleNew York To Allow Late-Term Abortions For Health At-Risk Women
New York will allow late-term abortions for women whose pregnancies endanger their health, a move that brings the state into federal compliance and ends decades of confusion faced by patients and...
View ArticleBrazil: Brazilian Supreme Court Suspends Opinion That Was Authorizing The...
In a decision dated September 1, 2016, the Supreme Court Justice Marco Aurélio granted an injunction to suspend the Opinion nº. 461-12-E issued by the Magistrate Reported by Mondaq 20 minutes ago.
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