On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that former presidents, including Donald J. Trump, are entitled to immunity from federal prosecution for official acts within their exclusive constitutional authority. This landmark decision grants absolute immunity for such acts and “at least presumptive immu

Three new criminal laws—the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam—were implemented nationwide today, July 1, replacing the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and Indian Evidence Act. Passed by Parliament in December

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court by Anjale Patel and Chhaya Mishra, represented by advocates Sanjeev Malhotra and Kunwar Sidharth, requesting the immediate formation of an expert committee to evaluate the feasibility of three new criminal laws: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya

The New Zealand government has re-introduced the three-strike sentencing law as the Sentencing (Reinstating Three Strikes) Amendment Bill, which has passed its first reading in Parliament. Originally introduced by the Sentencing and Parole Reform Act of 2010 and repealed in 2022, the law has been re

On June 26, the 18th Lok Sabha condemned the Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi in 1975. Speaker Om Birla read the resolution, emphasizing the suppression of democratic values and the need for young generations to understand this dark chapter. The house observed two minutes of silence for those who

The Indian government, led by Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, has enacted the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024. Effective from June 21, the law imposes strict penalties, including a minimum of three years in jail and fines up to Rs 10 lakh, for exam-related offences.

The Madras High Court ruled that biological relatives of an adopted person cannot claim legal heirship after the adoptee’s death, emphasizing that adoption under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act of 1956 severs all ties with the biological family, thereby solidifying the adoptive family’s excl

The French Government has passed a law allowing police to remotely activate phone cameras, microphones, and GPS to surveil suspects. The use of these powers requires judicial approval and is limited to six months.

The Supreme Court of India declined a Public Interest Litigation for the creation of a National Commission for Men, aimed at addressing suicides among married men. The court expressed disinclination, stating the petition portrayed a one-sided picture. The petition was subsequently dismissed.

The US Supreme Court ruled the affirmative action clause in the admission policies of Harvard University and the University of North Carolina unconstitutional. The court decided that race-based admissions were in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

The Spanish Supreme Court has deemed a mandatory nudist policy in housing societies as discriminatory and violative of fundamental rights. The ruling states that homeowners and residents cannot be forced into nudity in communal spaces without their consent.

The Supreme Court in its landmark decision of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned the Roe v. Wade judgement of 1973 by striking down the constitutional right to abortion in the country.

The India International University of Legal Education & Research (IIULER),

The Bench comprising of Justice L. Nageshwara Rao, Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice A.S. Bopanna said: “Needless to say, this basic protection of human decency and dignity extends to sex workers and their children, who, bearing the brunt of social stigma attached to their work, are removed to the frin

UNICEF (United Nation Children’s Fund) has warned of grave violations

The technical committee constituted by the Supreme Court to probe

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has refused to renew

The Madras High Court has directed the Government of Tamil

76 Supreme Court lawyers have sent a letter to Chief

The Calcutta High Court has upheld a conviction under the

The Delhi High Court has observed that the fact that

The Joint Parliamentary Committee has published its report on the Personal Data

The Election Law (Amendment) Bill, 2021, introduced by Minister of

Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow bench judge Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh

The UK government introduced the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill to regulate cybersecurity.