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Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar To Be The First Woman High Court Chief Justice In Pakistan2018-07-24T13:25:54+05:30

Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar is set to be appointed as the Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court, paving way for her to become the first woman Chief Justice of any High Court in the country.The...

Indian American Amul Thapar On Trump’s List Of Supreme Court Nominees2018-07-03T19:41:12+05:30

With Justice Anthony M. Kennedy announcing last week that he would retire from the Supreme Court, we’re heading to a showdown for a crucial replacement that is expected to change the course of the...

Restricting Civil Partnerships Only to Same-Sex Couples Discriminatory: UK Supreme Court [Read Judgment]2018-06-30T21:50:05+05:30

Cannot Compel Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers To Promote Abortion: SCOTUS Stays California Law [Read Judgment]2018-06-30T19:09:20+05:30

Reunite Migrant Families Within 30 days: US District Court Stays Trump’s Family Separation Policy [Read Order]2018-06-28T12:13:34+05:30

SCOTUS Ruling On Trump’s Travel Ban: Here Is A Summary2018-06-27T12:15:36+05:30

In a major victory for the Trump administration, the Supreme Court of the United States of America (SCOTUS) on Tuesday ruled in favour of the President’s travel ban on people from six Muslim-majority...

Privacy Prevails: Police Generally Need Search Warrant To Obtain Cell Phone Location Info: US Supreme Court [Read Judgment]2018-06-22T22:35:52+05:30

The Supreme Court of the United States of America (SCOTUS) on Friday ruled with a 5-4 majority that the police generally need a search warrant to obtain broad access to data that shows the location...

Domestic Violence Not Same As Group-Based Persecution: US Attorney General Refuses Asylum To Salvadoran Rape Victim [Read Order]2018-06-13T10:27:13+05:30

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday refused asylum to a woman from El Salvador who had been 'physically, emotionally and sexually' by her ex-husband.'Generally, claims by aliens pertaining...

DC Federal Judge Refuses To Confirm Arbitration Award To Hardy Oil & Gas2018-06-11T20:50:06+05:30

The United State District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday refused to confirm the arbitration award which would have resulted in Hardy Exploration & Production (India) Inc (HEPI)...

Member States Must Give Residency Rights To Same-Sex Spouses Even If They Don't Recognize Same Sex Marriages: European Court of Justice [Read Judgment]2018-06-07T19:53:52+05:30

In a landmark ruling for LGBT rights in Europe, the European Court of Justice has directed all member countries to recognize the residency rights of same-sex spouses, even if the country does not...

Ireland's Abortion Referendum: It Was In The Death Of An Indian Woman That The Irish Found Their Voice2018-05-28T17:04:37+05:30

For the second time in three years, Ireland on Friday voted overwhelmingly in favour of a progressive social change. 66.4 percent people voted to repeal its barbaric anti-abortion law, with Ireland's...

US President Blocking Twitter Users For Their Political Views Is Unconstitutional, Holds US Court [Read Judgment]2018-05-24T14:40:03+05:30

“The blocking of individual plaintiffs has the discrete impact of preventing them from interacting directly with the President’s tweets, thereby restricting a real, albeit narrow, slice of speech. No...

Supreme Court Of Lesotho Holds Criminal Defamation Laws Unconstitutional [Read Judgment]2018-05-23T21:27:42+05:30

Civil remedies for reputational encroachment are more suited for redressing such reputational harm, the court said.The Supreme Court of Lesotho has declared country’s as criminal defamation laws...

US Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Plea Against Power Project In Gujarat [Read Order]2018-05-23T17:14:15+05:30

The Supreme Court of the United States of America (SCOTUS) has agreed to take up an appeal filed against a power plant in Gujarat funded by US-based International Finance Corporation (IFC).SCOTUS on...

Holding Foreign Corporations Liable In US Courts Might Impact American Corporate Investments In Developing Economies: SCOTUS [Read Judgment]2018-05-20T17:58:14+05:30

The recent decision by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) in the case of Jesner et al. v. Arab Bank, PLC has further restricted the scope of holding foreign corporations liable in the...

Facebook Faces Action In US Court On Alleged Privacy Violation By Face Recognition Feature2018-04-21T11:03:05+05:30

A class action suit was filed against Facebook by a group of Facebook users in Illinois over usage of its facial recognition feature. This feature was introduced by Facebook in 2011 and allows it to...

First Lawsuit Against Facebook & Cambridge Analytica2018-03-22T15:19:47+05:30

A class-action complaint has been filed by Lauren Price, a resident of Maryland, before the U.S. District Court in San Jose, California seeking unspecified damages for Facebook’s failure to protect...

Pak Court Holds Suspension Of Mobile Services By Federal Govt On Ground Of National Security Illegal [Read Judgment]2018-02-28T19:34:36+05:30

The Islamabad High Court has declared that the Federal government has no authority to direct the suspension of mobile phone services on the ground of national security. It was held that such power...

India, Pak Supreme Courts In Sync On Disqualification Of Convicts From Heading Political Parties2018-02-26T21:37:37+05:30

Hearing a public interest litigation seeking a ban on convicted persons from heading political parties filed by BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Upadhayay, the Supreme Court recently expressed its...

Here Is What The US Court Of Appeals Said While Upholding Preliminary Injunction Against Trump's Third Travel Ban [Read Judgment]2018-02-16T14:56:15+05:30

In a 9-4 vote, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a lower court's preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of US President Donald Trump's most recent travel ban.Undisputed...

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