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Trump shifts higher education fight from campus probes to federal rulebook

The Trump administration is changing its approach to higher education. Instead of targeting individual campuses, new federal rules are being proposed. These rules aim to influence thousands of universities nationwide. The administration seeks to reshape policies on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This shift follows legal challenges to earlier actions. The…

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Thiruparankundram hill lamp row: SC dismisses plea for action against officials

The Supreme Court has upheld a Madras High Court decision. The High Court had dismissed a plea seeking action against officials. These officials denied Hindu devotees permission to light a lamp on Thiruparankundram hill. However, religious celebrations for Ramzan were permitted on the hill. The Supreme Court reduced the cost…

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Supreme Court upholds mandate for qualified candidates in public employment

The Supreme Court has ruled that public jobs must go to eligible candidates in accordance with prescribed qualifications. Allowing overqualified individuals to take lower-qualification posts denies opportunities to deserving candidates. The court upheld a bank's decision to dismiss an employee who concealed his graduate status for a Class 10 job.

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Supreme Court sides with FCC power in forfeiture process

The Supreme Court upheld on Thursday the Federal Communications Commission’s power to issue findings that companies broke the law, turning aside challenges from telecommunications giants that the agency had to go to the courts first. The 8-1 decision found that the FCC’s forfeiture process does not run afoul of the…

Roll Call

WFI plea against HC order allowing wrestler Vinesh Phogat for selection trials infructuous: SC

The Supreme Court has deemed the Wrestling Federation of India's plea against a Delhi High Court order infructuous. The High Court had allowed wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in selection trials. The Supreme Court stated it was not reiterating the High Court's findings. All issues remain open. Phogat participated in…

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Trump team is fighting court order to return all $166 billion collected in tariffs: report

The Trump administration must return billions of dollars that importers paid under his sweeping tariff policy after the Supreme Court knocked down some of the duties

The Independent UK

Trump administration seeks new path forward with tariffs after first attempt hit legal roadblocks

President Donald Trump is in a hurry to rebuild the tariff wall the Supreme Court tore down less than four months ago

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The Supreme Court For The First Time Refers To Our "Colorblind Constitution"

130 years later, Justice Harlan's Plessy dissent is now the "supreme law of the land."

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A third language can’t fix schools that can’t deliver the first

Last month, the CBSE issued a circular mandating that Class 9 students study three languages from July 1 – at least two of them Indian, with English demoted to a “foreign language”

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Prolonged matrimonial litigation only leads to perpetuity of marriage on paper: SC

The Supreme Court has dissolved a marriage of a couple living apart for over 15 years. The court noted prolonged litigation and denial of sexual relations as grounds for divorce. Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih upheld the High Court's divorce decree. The apex court emphasized that withholding intimacy…

The Economic Times

Support for same-sex marriage declines for first time in years, survey finds

Currently, 65% of U.S. adults believe same-sex marriage should be legal, a slight decrease from 71% recorded in both 2022 and 2023

The Independent UK

After decades of rising support, same-sex marriage acceptance may be stalling, Gallup poll shows

A new Gallup poll finds support for same-sex marriage and relationships in the U.S. has stopped rising after two decades

The Independent UK

'Insult to SC': Congress on Arunachal CM having 'control' over files amid CBI probe

The Congress party has accused the BJP of defying the Supreme Court in Arunachal Pradesh. Chief Minister Pema Khandu reportedly still controls files crucial for a CBI investigation into contract allegations. The Congress leader Jairam Ramesh stated this is an insult to the judiciary and the constitution.

The Economic Times

Federal Appeals Court Rules Trump Transgender Military Ban Unconstitutional in Major Setback for Pete Hegseth

Appeals court rules Trump transgender ban unconstitutional for current troops, allows new recruit restrictions. Set for Supreme Court appeal

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SC forms high-powered expert panel to re-examine Aravalli definition

The Supreme Court has formed a high-powered committee to review the Centre's report on the Aravalli hills. This panel will conduct an independent assessment of the definition and boundaries of the Aravalli range. The committee, led by Kanchan Devi, will submit its findings by August 31, 2026.

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Thaksin granted royal-birthday pardon

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been named among those granted a royal pardon in celebration of Her Majesty the Queen’s 4th cycle birthday anniversary, Justice Minister Pol Lt Gen Rutthapon Naowarat said on Wednesday.

Reason

The Supreme Court Reverses Inferior Court Supremacy In Alabama

Alabama has no obligation to follow a vacated order, and had every right to challenge a district court's order until it is settled by the Supreme Court.

The Independent UK

Americans face new price hikes as Trump targets imports from dozens of countries over ‘forced labor’

The U.S. Trade Representative has announced the Trump administration is proposing tariffs of 10% or more for dozens of major trading partners following a probe into alleged forced labor

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US govt appeals judge's order for tariff refunds

The Trump administration is appealing a court order for refunds of global tariffs. These tariffs were previously invalidated by the Supreme Court. The refunds could amount to 166 billion dollars. US Customs and Border Protection has started processing some repayments. This appeal may affect the ongoing refund process. President Trump…

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Supreme Court allows Alabama to use new congressional map

The Supreme Court allowed Alabama to move forward with its new congressional map in a decision issued Tuesday evening, pausing a lower-court ruling that the map was likely unconstitutional. The unsigned order from the court’s conservative majority allowed the state to use its preferred map, one first adopted in 2023…

Reason

Fewer Migrants, Fewer Homeless

The rare reported fall in the nation's homeless population is mostly the result of the ebbing migrant surge of 2023 and 2024.

Reason

Free Speech Unmuted: The First Amendment and Privacy Rights

Jane Bambauer and I explore the uneasy collision between free speech and privacy law—from anonymous pamphlets and wiretaps to revenge porn, hidden cameras, Hulk Hogan, and whether anyone truly owns their own name or life story.

Reason

New in Civitas: "The Roberts Court Needs To Reboot The Machinery Of Death"

"The way for judges to stop tinkering with the machinery of death is to stop tinkering with the machinery of death."

AAP

Trump plans to appeal order allowing all importers that paid struck-down tariffs to seek refunds

Businesses big and small have started receiving refunds after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump improperly imposed some tariffs on imported goods

The Economic Times

Exclusion of married daughter from definition of 'family' manifestly arbitrary: SC

The Supreme Court has ruled that married daughters are eligible for compassionate appointments. The court found excluding them from the definition of 'family' to be arbitrary and unconstitutional. This decision overturns a High Court order. The apex court emphasized that dependency, not marital status, should be the key factor.

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