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2025: Judicial Shifts and Landmark SCI Judgments

2025: A Year of Judicial Transformation in IndiaIn 2025, the Indian judiciary marked its 75th year with a blend of administrative renewal and substantive legal evolution. The Supreme Court of India (SCI) delivered 1,426 judgments amid a soaring pendency of 92,118 cases, achieving an 86.88% di...

02 Jan 2026

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Supreme Court Orders Surrender in Contempt Case Involving Pistol Threat to Lawyer

Supreme Court Orders Surrender in Contempt Case, Citing Pistol Threat to Woman Lawyer as an Attack on Judiciary In a stern rebuke against conduct that undermines the judicial process, the Supreme Court of India has refused to entertain an appeal against a contempt sentence until the petitione...

03 Nov 2025

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The Global Assault on the Rule of Law: A Pattern of Democratic Erosion

The Global Assault on the Rule of Law: A Pattern of Democratic ErosionA confluence of recent legal and political developments across the globe, from the United States to Turkey and within the European Union, paints a grim picture of a coordinated and intensifying assault on the foundational p...

18 Oct 2025

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Statehood by Declaration? Legal Experts Scrutinize Unilateral Palestine Recognition Amid Geopolitical Tensions

Statehood by Declaration? Legal Experts Scrutinize Unilateral Palestine Recognition Amid Geopolitical TensionsNEW YORK– A flurry of unilateral recognitions of a Palestinian state by several Western nations has ignited a fierce debate within the international legal community, pitting establish...

27 Sep 2025

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Trump's Second Term Ignites Constitutional Crises Across All Branches

Trump's Second Term Ignites Constitutional Crises Across All Branches of GovernmentWashington, D.C.– A turbulent second term for President Donald Trump is escalating into a series of profound constitutional challenges, testing the bedrock principles of separation of powers, judicial independe...

09 Sep 2025

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Supreme Court Allows Emergency Abortions in Idaho, But Leaves Key Questions Unanswered

Supreme Court Allows Emergency Abortions in Idaho, But Leaves Key Questions UnansweredHeadline-Grabbing Ruling Offers Temporary Relief, But Fails to Resolve Broader Conflict Between Federal and State Abortion LawsIn a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for Idaho hospi...

28 Jun 2024

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US Supreme Court Sides with Biden Administration in GOP-Led Social Media Case

US Supreme Court Sides withBiden Administrationin GOP-Led Social Media CaseHeadline-Grabbing Decision Clears the Way for Government to Communicate Freely with Tech CompaniesThe US Supreme Court has delivered a major victory for the Biden administration, rejecting a challenge to its contacts w...

27 Jun 2024

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