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In a sign of changing times, the Uttarakhand High Court quashed proceedings against a man accused of rape after he refused to marry a woman with whom he had consensual ties

Vivek Ramaswamy is a 37-year-old biotech entrepreneur spending his own fortune campaigning to be the Republican candidate for president in the 2024 election. This Libertarian-style Republican is focused on being an attractive choice for pro-Trump Americans, who are concerned that mounting legal indictments and trials will sideline the former president

The Israeli government’s bid to control the judiciary led to massive public protests for months. It is hoped that greater constitutional wisdom and regard for the will of the people prevail

With the Supreme Court striking down the repeated extension given to the ED director, it has continued its role as watchdog of the nation. Will the centre respect the judgment or ignore it with impunity?

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has recently passed the proposal for “critical care and support for accessing justice to rape or gangrape survivors and minor girls who get pregnant” with an outlay of Rs 74.10 crore. The scheme will provide shelter, food and legal aid for pregnant minor victims of sexual assault who have no family support

Undertrials are often victims of systemic dysfunction and ignorance. With no comprehensive state policy, their rights and privileges are perpetually under question

The draft bill, says the Federation of Indian Pilots, has not addressed safety issues or reduced harsh provisions such as the one year notice period, for which it has approached the Delhi High Court

The Association for Democratic Reforms has taken the matter of wilful failure of political parties to publish details of criminal antecedents of candidates to the Election Commission. In a strong complaint to the Commission, ADR has termed it as a “deliberate act of contempt”

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had suggested that news that has been deemed “fake” by the PIB’s fact-checking team will not be permitted on online intermediaries. The reference to PIB was later dropped. Social media companies have submitted a proposal to the centre to establish the Misinformation Combat Alliance—a network of fact-checkers that will verify misleading content on their platforms

The US Supreme Court has rejected the so-called “independent state legislature doctrine” that would have let politically dominated state legislatures override any popular vote in national elections they did not like. Additionally, two recent Supreme Court decisions have upheld the Voting Rights Act, which governs how state and federal elections are managed. And the latest landmark ruling has struck down race-based admissions in universities. However, it may stir up a controversy, considering that the verdict is against the liberal policies set in law