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The Court ruled last week that a 160-year-old near-total abortion ban is enforceable. This verdict is a legal bombshell in an election year. Abortion has become a key electoral issue in the country. A majority of women in America want to control their own decisions regarding sex and reproductive health. This has wide support among younger and liberal voters

The Court is examining whether ordering an accused to drop his Google pin location to the Investigation Officer throughout the period of his bail is violative of his right to privacy

In a case where a deceased driver’s son wanted compassionate appointment as a junior engineer, the Karnataka High Court said this cannot be sought as a matter of right and for a particular post

The apex court recently stayed an Allahabad High Court order that had declared the Madarsa Act “unconstitutional”. A look into the Act per se, the orders and how much worthwhile education was really being imparted

False accusation of rape is on the rise. When these cases go on trial, any laxity in raising a defence that can be taken up by the accused will go a long way in weakening his case and may prove to be fatal. However, the apex court’s recent verdict brings the much-needed clarity on the position of the accused

Even as the apex court pulled up Patanjali Ayurved for misleading ads, there are allegations of pharma companies giving Rs 1,000 crore to political parties through electoral bonds. Are these “underhand deals” now claiming lives?

Like in India, the political situation is heating up faster than the weather. Legal issues are frustrating politicians. Election officials say they and their families are threatened with kidnapping, rape, hanging and death if Donald Trump loses again

High in arid Ladakh, the Magsaysay Award winner and climate activist was on a fast demanding justice for the marginal farmers and the downtrodden of the region being driven away by mega corporate projects that are sure to destroy the delicate ecological balance of the region. The people of India do not care, neither does much of the media

A recent Rajasthan High Court verdict says having consensual physical relations outside marriage is not an offence. But hold on, it still is cheating on your spouse

The current demand for the retrieval of the island can be traced back to the opposition it faced when the agreement was signed in 1974. During the parliamentary debates in July 1974, major opposition parties staged walkouts in both Houses. The case is still active in the Supreme Court and has not seen a solution yet