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The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to grant states the power to review voter rolls for noncitizens just days before elections, a move voting rights advocates warn could disenfranchise eligible American voters.
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Monday approached the Supreme Court seeking directions his transfer to Islamabad’s Shifa International Hospital, access to his personal physicians, family and counsel, and provision of his medical details to the family. A similar petition was earlier moved before the SC by his sister Dr Uzma Khan who challenged the Islamabad High Court (IHC) ruling to refuse these facilities. In the fresh petition, filed by senior counsel Uzair Karamat Bhandari, the ex-premier urged the apex court to grant leave to appeal against the March 12 order of the IHC.
The legal status of telehealth access to medication abortion remained in flux after an appeals court blocked it nationwide, only for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to issue a temporary stay reversing that block — leaving advocates and opponents alike uncertain about what comes next.
Civil rights activists and veterans of the 1965 Selma marches have condemned the Supreme Court's decision to weaken the Voting Rights Act, calling it a return to systemic voter discrimination. Sheyann Webb-Christburg, who marched in Selma at age eight, said the ruling amounts to a deliberate attempt to silence voters who fought for the right to vote.
Researchers from major Brazilian universities have published findings showing that presidents of the Federal Supreme Court have accumulated significant political power over the past two decades, positioning themselves as central actors in governance and mediation between the three branches of government.
Brazil's Supreme Court will review legal challenges to a newly enacted law that reduces sentences for those convicted in connection with the January 8, 2023 attacks on government buildings, after Congress overrode President Lula's veto of the legislation. Justice Alexandre de Moraes — who oversaw the original criminal proceedings — has been named rapporteur and has given the presidency and Congress five days to respond before deciding whether to suspend the law.
Bolsonaro's legal team filed a motion with Brazil's Supreme Court Chief Justice Edson Fachin on Friday, seeking to annul the former president's conviction for an attempted coup d'état — a significant but expected legal maneuver following the verdict.
Lawyers for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro filed a criminal review petition at the Supreme Court seeking to annul his conviction of 27 years and three months in prison for crimes including leading a coup attempt, arguing judicial error, improper panel composition, and insufficient evidence of his direct involvement in the January 8, 2023 attacks.
Opposition party PSOL-Rede and the Brazilian Press Association asked Brazil's Supreme Court to strike down a new law that would reduce sentences for those convicted over the January 8, 2023 insurrection attempt, potentially shielding former President Jair Bolsonaro from accountability.
Major Brazilian corporations have found ways to circumvent a Supreme Court compensation regime established in March for the judiciary and Public Prosecutor's Office. Although the ruling was intended to standardize indemnity payments and enforce constitutional salary limits, it has instead legitimized payments exceeding the constitutional ceiling by 70% for senior judicial officials—a significant loophole in Brazil's legal framework.
Eight opposition leaders in Chad have been sentenced to eight years in prison while the Supreme Court simultaneously dissolved their anti-Déby political coalition, in a sweeping crackdown on organized dissent against President Mahamat Idriss Déby's government.
An Argentine court has accepted a government request to suspend implementation of a university funding law until the Supreme Court issues a final ruling on the matter.
The day after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened the federal Voting Rights Act, NAACP President Derrick Johnson addressed members and supporters, ranking the decision among the court's most notorious cases—including Dred Scott, which denied Black citizenship before the Civil War, and Plessy, which upheld segregation.
The legal battle over telehealth access to medication abortion entered a new phase after an appeals court blocked nationwide access, only for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to issue a temporary stay days later — leaving advocates and opponents alike uncertain about what comes next.
The legal status of telehealth access to medication abortion remains uncertain after an appeals court blocked nationwide access to the drug, only for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to issue a temporary stay days later, preserving telehealth prescribing while the case continues.
The day after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened the federal Voting Rights Act, NAACP President Derrick Johnson addressed members and supporters and compared the ruling to the Court's most infamous decisions, including Dred Scott (which excluded Black Americans from citizenship before the Civil War) and Plessy v. Ferguson (which enshrined racial segregation).
The legal fight over telehealth access to medication abortion entered a new phase after an appeals court blocked nationwide access, only for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to issue a temporary stay days later — restoring access for now while the case heads toward a likely Supreme Court showdown.
The day after the U.S. Supreme Court significantly weakened the federal Voting Rights Act, NAACP President Derrick Johnson addressed a virtual gathering of members and supporters, ranking the landmark decision alongside the Court's most infamous cases, including Dred Scott v. Sandford (which denied Black people citizenship) and Plessy v. Ferguson (which established 'separate but equal').
The day after the U.S. Supreme Court decision crippling the federal Voting Rights Act, NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson addressed the organization's members and supporters, ranking the ruling alongside the Supreme Court's most infamous cases—including Dred Scott (which excluded Black people from American citizenship) and Plessy v. Ferguson (which enshrined racial segregation).
The U.S. Supreme Court, through Justice Samuel Alito, has temporarily paused implementation of a ban on telehealth abortion pill care, creating uncertainty among Ohio reproductive rights advocates and abortion clinics about future access. Advocates warn that losing telehealth abortion pill options would directly harm public health and wellbeing in the state.
Are people of J-K being punished for not electing a BJP CM? Omar Abdullah on statehood delay Srinagar, May 06: It is deeply unfair to the people of Jammu and Kashmir that the promise of statehood is not being kept, says Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah while going on to ask if they are being punished for not electing a BJP chief minister. "If that is the case, the BJP should have stood up in Parliament or told the Supreme Court that till a BJP chief minister sits in Jammu and Kashmir, you will not get statehood… Then I would have believed that these people are telling the truth,” Abdullah, who was elected to power nearly 20 months ago, told PTI.
West Bengal rejected Supreme Court in Puducherry [10 sources]
A federal judge in Mexico is set to rule within days on whether to terminate the Río Sonora Trust, the legal mechanism overseeing environmental remediation from a major mining disaster in Sonora state. Basin Committees have raised alarms that the closure would violate a Supreme Court ruling and leave communities still contaminated with heavy metals without medical services or cleanup infrastructure.
Iran's Supreme Leader has ordered the country to retain its near-weapons-grade uranium domestically rather than send it abroad, hardening Tehran's position on a central demand in U.S. peace negotiations and potentially complicating efforts to resolve tensions.
India's Supreme Court has ordered the removal of stray dogs from public institutions, citing alarming statistics of 480,000 dog bites and 42 deaths annually, with projections of a significant surge by 2026. The directive aims to address rabies transmission and public safety concerns in schools, hospitals, and government buildings.