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Abortion Providers Supported Susan Collins After She Voted For Kavanaugh
Then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh meets with Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) in her office on Capitol Hill in August 2018. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images) Getty Images Several political action committees representing medical practitioners that perform abortions donated to Sen. Susan Collins after she voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Collins, …
Access to justice now depends on access to technology: CJI Bobde
Outgoing Chief Justice of India (CJI) S A Bobde, credited with ensuring Supreme Court‘s quick transition to technology during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, referred to new kind of “equality and inequality” in virtual hearings, saying now “access to justice depends on access to technology”. In his farewell address at the virtual function organised by Supreme …
[BREAKING] Supreme Court likely to take a call soon on resuming physical hearing
The top court has been functioning via video conference since March 23, 2020, when it shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The top court had issued a circular on March 23 suspending entry of lawyers and litigants to the court premises and directing that only urgent cases will be taken up for hearing through video …
Breaking: Bhupinder Singh Mann receives threats from Canada after recusing himself from Supreme Court-appointed panel | India News
New Delhi: Bhupinder Singh Mann, one of four experts nominated by the Supreme Court for negotiations with farmers protesting against the farm laws, is learned to be receiving threats from Canada after recusing himself from SC-appointed panel. Bhupinder Singh Mann on Thursday announced to withdraw his name from the Supreme Court-appointed panel. He quit the …
Supreme Court allows first female execution in seven years
The Supreme Court early Wednesday cleared the way for the federal execution of Lisa Montgomery — the only woman on federal death row in the United States. In a matter of hours, the high court vacated two stays of execution to allow federal Bureau of Prisons to put Montgomery to death. She will be the …
SC to Hear Pleas on Agri Laws, Farmers’ Agitation Today
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi will interact with Chief Ministers of all states via video conferencing on Monday. This will be PM Modi’s first meeting with the Chief Ministers after the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved two vaccines – Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin and Pune based-Serum Institute of India’s Covishield for emergency use. Also …
Supreme Court to Break Tradition, Hold Oral Arguments by Teleconference
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court, breaking with longstanding tradition because of the coronavirus pandemic, said Monday it will hear oral arguments by teleconference in May, including in cases about the potential disclosure of President Trump’s financial records. “In keeping with public-health guidance in response to Covid-19, the Justices and counsel will all participate remotely,” the court said …
14 trains running late due to bad weather in Northern Railway Region
New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: Jagran English focuses on all the top news of the day to give our readers a brief insight into what’s happening in the world and how it might impact them. Today, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal to hold roadshows at Karawal Nagar, Gokalpur, Mehrauli, …
Breaking News Today, Latest Updates Highlights of January 27
Updated: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 06:30 PM IST New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: Jagran English focuses on all the top news of the day to give our readers a brief insight about what’s happening in the world and how it might impact them. Today, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Delhi Chief Minister and …
Breaking Judicial Norms: A History
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is widely reported to have told his Democratic colleagues on Saturday that “nothing is off the table for next year” if Republicans confirm a Supreme Court nominee in this Congress. He means this as a threat that Democrats will break the filibuster and pack the Court with more Justices in …