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Constitutional Court of South Africa declines confirming High Court orders invalidating Citizenship Amendment Act, 2010

Constitutional Court of South Africa: 9-Judge Bench of the Constitutional Court unanimously decided upon the constitutional validity of Section 2(1) of the

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Federal Court of Australia allows appeal by Sri Lankan rape survivor against denial of visa, acknowledges Australia’s protection obligations to refugees

Federal Court of Australia: Stewart, J. allowed an appeal filed by a Sri Lankan rape survivor who had applied for an Australian

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New Zealand SC rejects application for extension of time to apply for leave to appeal in case of a convicted rapist and murderer

Supreme Court of New Zealand: A Bench comprising Glazebrook, O’ Regan and Ellen France, JJ. dismissed an application for extension of time to

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SCOTUS | Lower Court’s order allowing a ballot initiative to collect signatures electronically — Blocked

Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS): A majority opinion delivered by Chief Justice Roberts and joined by Alito J, Gorsuch J.

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UK SC | Members of charitable companies have fiduciary duties; therefore Court can direct members on how to exercise their powers in absence of a breach of fiduciary duty

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Australia Federal Court rejects appeal made by Competition and Consumer Commission alleging false representations by telecom company

Federal Court of Australia: Wigney, O’Bryan and Jackson JJ rejected an appeal made by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) against

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SCOTUS denies permission to Calvary Chapel to hold service on parity of terms allowed to casinos; Draws strong dissent from 4 Judges

Supreme Court of The United States (SCOTUS): In a 5:4 decision, the majority comprising of John G. Roberts Jr., Chief Justice, and Stephen G.

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Canada SC | Class-action against Video lottery terminals cannot proceed

Supreme Court of Canada: Full Bench comprising Wagner, C.J., Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown, Rowe, Martin and Kasirer, JJ. allowed an appeal against

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SCOTUS allows Federal Executions; first federal executions in 17 years [Full Story]

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Interim Control Order against suspected Islamic State member confirmed and extended till November 2020

Federal Court of Australia: Charlesworth J. confirmed an Interim Control Order (ICO) against a suspected Islamic State (IS) member issued in November,

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Sri Lanka SC upholds indictment and non-reinstatement of Colombo University senior lecturer accused of sexual harassment

Supreme Court of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Buwaneka Aluwihare PC, P. Padman Surasena and E A G R Amarasekara JJ

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Canada SC upholds stay of charges in favour of a Sri Lankan man accused of murder, reaffirms right to be tried within a reasonable time

Supreme Court of Canada: Full Bench of Wagner CJ and Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown, Rowe, Martin and Kasirer J., rejected an

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New Zealand SC rejects an appeal seeking access to carry out coal-mining in a water conservation reserve

Supreme Court of New Zealand: The Full Bench comprising of Winkelmann CJ, William Young, Glazebrook, O’Regan and Ellen France JJ., unanimously rejected

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UK SC | “Interests of children have priority over any interest a paedophile could have in being allowed to engage in criminal conduct”

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Canada SC | Parliament of Canada has power to criminalise forced genetic testing or disclosure of a person’s genetic test results without their consent

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SCOTUS | For purposes of Major Crimes Act, land reserved for Creek Nation since 19th century remains Native American territory

Supreme Court of the United States of America (SCOTUS): The Supreme Court of the United States, in what is being touted as

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SCOTUS validates promulgation of Rules imposing moral and religious exemptions on providing contraceptive coverage to women by their employers

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US SC asks President Trump to release his financial records to NY prosecutors but not to Congress

US SC: In a high-profile set of rulings, the US Supreme Court has, in a 7:2 verdict, held that the t President

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SCOTUS | Bar imposed on families from using State Scholarships for religious schools is violative of Free Exercise Clause of Federal Constitution

Supreme Court of the United States: While determining that whether Rule 1 promulgated by the Montana Revenue Department barring the families from

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SCOTUS | Louisiana’s Act 620 declared unconstitutional as it imposes a severe burden on women for access to abortion

Supreme Court of the United States: While looking into the validity of Louisiana’s Act 620 laying out certain laws for abortion, the

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Constitutional Court of South Africa declines confirming High Court orders invalidating Citizenship Amendment Act, 2010

Federal Court of Australia allows appeal by Sri Lankan rape survivor against denial of visa, acknowledges Australia’s protection obligations to refugees

New Zealand SC rejects application for extension of time to apply for leave to appeal in case of a convicted rapist and murderer

SCOTUS | Lower Court’s order allowing a ballot initiative to collect signatures electronically — Blocked

UK SC | Members of charitable companies have fiduciary duties; therefore Court can direct members on how to exercise their powers in absence of a breach of fiduciary duty

Australia Federal Court rejects appeal made by Competition and Consumer Commission alleging false representations by telecom company

Canada SC | Class-action against Video lottery terminals cannot proceed

SCOTUS allows Federal Executions; first federal executions in 17 years [Full Story]

Interim Control Order against suspected Islamic State member confirmed and extended till November 2020

Sri Lanka SC upholds indictment and non-reinstatement of Colombo University senior lecturer accused of sexual harassment

Canada SC upholds stay of charges in favour of a Sri Lankan man accused of murder, reaffirms right to be tried within a reasonable time

New Zealand SC rejects an appeal seeking access to carry out coal-mining in a water conservation reserve

UK SC | “Interests of children have priority over any interest a paedophile could have in being allowed to engage in criminal conduct”

Canada SC | Parliament of Canada has power to criminalise forced genetic testing or disclosure of a person’s genetic test results without their consent

SCOTUS | For purposes of Major Crimes Act, land reserved for Creek Nation since 19th century remains Native American territory

SCOTUS validates promulgation of Rules imposing moral and religious exemptions on providing contraceptive coverage to women by their employers

US SC asks President Trump to release his financial records to NY prosecutors but not to Congress

SCOTUS | Bar imposed on families from using State Scholarships for religious schools is violative of Free Exercise Clause of Federal Constitution

SCOTUS | Louisiana’s Act 620 declared unconstitutional as it imposes a severe burden on women for access to abortion

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