SCOTUS Refuses To Hear Samsung's Appeal Against $120 Million Award To Apple [Read Order]

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), on Monday, refused to hear Samsung's Appeal against the $120 million award granted to Apple Inc. in a patent dispute. The Court upheld the verdict with a single-line denial, without elaborating on the decision.The patent battle involved several patents tied to quick-link, slide-to-unlock and autocorrect features. Apple had won the first...

Court Proceedings Are Not Necessary For Withdrawing Life Support –UK Court Of Protection [Read Judgment]

The UK Court of Protection has clarified that decisions to withdraw life support treatment to patients in Permanent Vegetative State(PVS) or Minimally Conscious State(MCS) need not always be taken with judicial approval. It was held that if the decision was taken on agreement between doctors and family members in accordance with the professional guidelines, Court intervention was not a...

In A First An Indian Descent Parsi Judge Appointed In New Zealand HC

Mr. Pheroze Jagose, a Wellington Barrister of Parsi Indian descent, has been appointed as a Judge of the New Zealand High Court.Justice Jagose will sit in Auckland. His swearing-in ceremony was reportedly as culturally diverse as he is, with references from Lady Gaga to the heritage of his Parsi Indian father and Irish...

Panamagate: Pakistan Supreme Court Disqualifies Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court of Pakistan, on Friday, disqualified Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, directing the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to prepare and file a reference within six weeks against Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Hussain Nawaz Sharif, Hassan Nawaz Sharif and Capt (Retd) Muhammed Safdar and others.The five-Judge Bench comprised of Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, Justice...

Polish President To Veto Two Bills From The Ruling Party’s Contentious Court Reforms

Poland’s President, Mr. Andrzej Duda, who hails from Poland’s ruling conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party, has announced that he will veto two Bills that form a part of the contentious legal reforms being pursued by the ruling party.The Polish Parliament had recently passed a Bill for removal and replacement of all Supreme Court Judges after a 15-hour debate. The Bill was to give...

Polish Parliament Approves Controversial Court Reforms For Greater Control Over Judicial Appointments

Poland’s Parliament, under the leadership of the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party, passed the controversial new reforms which provide for removal and replacement of all Supreme Court Judges.The legislation was passed in a 55-23 vote with two abstentions in the upper house on Saturday after a 15-hour debate. The lower house had voted for the measures on Thursday.This legislation is...

Right To Privacy Of Accused & Media Reporting Of Court Proceeding: UK SC Refuses To Grant Anonymity To Child Sex Abuse Suspect [Read Opinion]

At a time when the Indian Supreme Court is grappling with the issue of declaration of right to privacy as a fundamental right, the UK Supreme Court, on Wednesday, refused to allow the plea for anonymity by a man who was arrested for child sex abuse but was subsequently released without facing any charges.By a 5:2 majority, the Court opined that the while a party is entitled to invoke the right...

US Supreme Court Partially Allows President Donald Trump’s Executive Order On Travel Ban [Read Order]

The United States Supreme court (SCOTUS) in Trump v. International Refugee Assistance Project has partially allowed President Trump’s Travel Ban order that imposes a ban on entry of individuals from six countries namely, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.Allowing the petition for certiorari and partially allowing the stay applications on preliminary injunctions granted by the...

European Parliament Condemns Pakistan’s Use Of Military Courts And Misuse Of Blasphemy Laws [Read Resolution]

Amid the ongoing row over death verdict awarded to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav by Pakistan’s Military Court, the European Parliament on Thursday issued a resolution condemning the use of Military Courts in Pakistan.The European Parliament demanded that the Pakistani authorities grant access to international observers and human rights organizations for monitoring the functioning of...

US Supreme Court Strikes Down Citizenship Law Favoring Unwed Mothers Over Unwed Fathers

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down federal citizenship rules that made it tougher for foreign-born children of American men to become citizens than children born abroad to American women.The impugned law required that unwed fathers who are American citizens spend at least five years living in the United States - a 2012 amendment reduced it from 10 years - before they can...

Head Of Palestinian Islamic Sharia Courts Puts An Embargo On Divorce During Ramzan

Mahmoud Al-Habbash, Supreme Judge of Sharia Courts of the State of Palestine, has directed judges not to grant divorces during the month of Ramzan.According to Al Jazeera, Judge Habbash’s reasoning for the same was based on his “experience of previous years” where he found that the people tend to make hasty “ill-considered decisions” during this time as they have not eaten or...

Trump Issued Immigration Ban In Bad Faith: Appeals Court Upholds Stay

The Virginia-based 4th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a lower Court ruling against President Donald Trump’s revised executive order banning entry to the US from six majority-Muslim countries. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has, however, vowed to appeal to the Supreme Court.“Surely the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment yet stands as an untiring sentinel for...