Experts Fear Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito Are Laying the Groundwork for a Nationwide Ban on Medication Abortions—And Maybe Even All Abortions

If you were worried the Supreme Court was going to ban the abortion drug mifepristone—an entirely reasonable concern given the Court’s conservative majority and the fact that it gleefully overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022—you can likely breathe easy: The consensus following Tuesday’s oral arguments is that US Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine … Read more

Taxpayers Footing ISIS Bride’s £250,000 Legal Fees As She Tries To Return To UK

In February 2015, at just 15 years old, Shamima Begum left the UK to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Years later, in 2019, Begum was found in the al-Roj camp in northern Syria following the defeat of ISIS. From the camp, the former terror bride has made multiple attempts to return … Read more

All Major Parties Encashed Electoral Bonds; Nobody Has Moral Authority to Say Anything: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that all major political parties have encashed electoral bonds and nobody has a moral authority to say anything as it was legal and according to law. She also said that in view of the Supreme Court’s judgement against electoral bonds, more debate is needed to come out with … Read more

Democrat Bush calls to repeal ‘zombie statute’ raised in abortion pill case

Democratic Rep. Cori Bush (Mo.) called for the Comstock Act to be repealed following the Supreme Court’s oral arguments over mifepristone Tuesday, calling the 1873 bill a “zombie statute.” The Supreme Court heard arguments from the federal government and Christian legal advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom over the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) actions to … Read more

SC appoints expert committee to look into preservation of Great Indian Bustard

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has recently appointed an expert committee to look into the preservation of the Great Indian Bustard which is “non-negotiable” and “need for sustainable development in the context of meeting the international commitments of the country towards promoting renewable sources of energy”. A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY … Read more

Resolution winner is bound by plan, SC rules in Metalyst Forgings case

Mumbai: The resolution plan approved by the committee of creditors for an Amtek Auto subsidiary will be binding on the winning bidder that wanted to withdraw, India’s apex court has reiterated in its latest ruling on the Arvind Dham-promoted insolvent company. The Supreme Court overturned orders from a bankruptcy court and an appellate tribunal allowing … Read more

Shashi Tharoor on Kerala Govt moves SC against President withholding assent for 4 Bills – The Economic Times Video

Thiruvananthapuram: On Kerala government approaching Supreme Court to release four bills passed by the state Legislative Assembly, which are pending with the Office of the President, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says, ” I have not studied the complaint in detail…it does seem likely strange because the President is the ultimate authority under the Constitution and … Read more

Homeland Security chief Mayorkas says Texas law is unconstitutional

By Sonia Perez D. | Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Thursday that a Texas law giving state authorities the power to arrest and deport migrants who have entered the country illegally is unconstitutional. “It is our strongly held view as a matter of law that SB4 (the Texas … Read more

‘2 hrs for 200 names? This could have been avoided’: SC to govt over appointment of new election commissioners

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the central government over the fast-tracking of the appointment of two new election commissioners and not granting sufficient time to the leader of Opposition to express his views on the shortlisted candidates. A division bench comprising justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta verbally observed that the government … Read more

Tamil Nadu Guv’s conduct unconstitutional, says SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the “constitutionally illegal conduct” of Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi, who has refused to re-induct DMK leader K Ponmudy into the state cabinet even after his conviction in a criminal case was stayed by the apex court last week. A bench led by Chief Justice of India … Read more