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SCOTUS is helping polluters

Brett Kavanaugh broke from the conservative majority to warn about helping businesses pollute the water

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Kejriwal to meet KCR today in Delhi

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in a tweet said he will be meeting Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on May 27 in Hyderabad to seek support against unconstitutional and undemocratic Ordinance passed by BJP government against the orders of the Supreme Court.

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A judge halts South Carolina's new abortion law pending state Supreme Court review

A judge put South Carolina's new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy on hold until the state Supreme Court can review the measure.

WEKU

Justice Kavanaugh's "Principal Concurrences"

On the Supreme Court, there is a hierarchy for listing opinions. The majority opinion always comes first. When the Court is fractured, and there is no clear majority, the opinion with the most support is usually listed first. When the case is an absolute cluster, sometimes the opinion by the…

Reason

Supreme Court Limits EPA’s Regulatory Authority Over Wetlands

The EPA’s regulatory jurisdiction over the nation’s wetlands is limited, Supreme Court

Zenger

Sedition and its roots in rudeness as an offence

While the courts are examining the validity of the law of sedition, its defining logic has already transplanted itself into several different provisions of law that criminalise speech

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Andhra Pradesh: Amaravati farmers up in arms against distribution of house site pattas at R5 zone

The protesters have alleged that the government modified the existing master plan to create the new residential zone in violation of norms; the rights on land pattas distributed are subject to final judgment of the Supreme Court, they argue

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Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy murder case: SC stays HC order to release Gangi Reddy on bail on July 1

The Supreme Court on May 26 stayed a Telangana High Court order to release Yerra Gangi Reddy — the prime accused in the Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy murder case — on bail on July 1.

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Child Shot by Mississippi Cop After Calling 911 About Domestic Disturbance

Plus: Governments are complying more with constitutions, the Supreme Court comes to a commonsense conclusion about EPA authority, and more...

Reason

Ukraine's Supreme Court elects new head after corruption scandal

Ukraine's Supreme Court elected a new head on Friday following the removal of his predecessor, who has been detained on bribery allegations in the country's biggest anti-corruption case.

Reuters

Kejriwal to meet Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday

Delhi Chief Minister Aravind Kejriwal in his effort to mobilise support to his opposition to the Centre’s recent Ordinance on subject of Delhi civil servants is scheduled to meet Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday

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The Supreme Court just shriveled federal protection for wetlands, leaving many of these valuable ecosystems at risk

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in Sackett v. EPA that federal protection of wetlands encompasses only those wetlands that directly adjoin rivers, lakes and other bodies of water. This is an extremely narrow interpretation of the Clean Water Act that could expose many wetlands across the U.S. to filling…

The Conversation

School jobs scam | Supreme Court notice on Abhishek Banerjee plea against Calcutta HC order

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Calcutta High Court order, which imposed a cost of ₹25 lakh on Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee while dismissing his plea in connection with the school jobs scam case.

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Maryland Supreme Court orders stay in Adnan Syed case as it weighs appeal

Maryland’s highest court has issued an order to prevent Adnan Syed's murder conviction from being reinstated by a lower court, as the court decides whether to hear his appeal of the lower court’s decision

Reason

In Sackett v. EPA, the Supreme Court Cuts Back Federal Regulatory Authority Over Wetlands

The Clean Water Act decision was a unanimous win for the Sacketts, and a 5-4 victory for Justice Scalia's 2006 Rapanos v. United States plurality.

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court limits EPA protection for wetlands, ruling for property rights over clean water

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Thursday limited federal protection for millions of acres of wetlands, ruling for property rights over clean water.

The Independent UK

Grandmother, 94, wins Supreme Court case over Minnesota pocketing $25k profits from sale of her home

‘The taxpayer must render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, but no more,’ wrote Chief Justice John Roberts

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An ordinance, its constitutionality, and scrutiny

The Union of India’s decision to prefer review (Article 137) and promulgate an ordinance (Article 123) simultaneously is ill-conceived

Reason

Major Unanimous Supreme Court Victory for Property Rights in Tyler v. Hennepin County

The Supreme Court ruled that home equity theft qualifies as a taking, and that state law is not the sole source for the definition of property rights. The ruling is imprecise on some points, but still sets an important and valuable precedent.

Roll Call

Supreme Court ruling will force changes to ‘waters of US’ rule - Roll Call

The Biden administration will be required to redefine federal authority to protect wetlands under the Clean Water Act.

Reason

The County Sold Her Home Over Unpaid Taxes and Kept the Profit. SCOTUS Wasn't Having It.

"The taxpayer must render unto Caesar what is Caesar's, but no more," wrote Chief Justice John Roberts.

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court limits EPA protection for wetlands

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Thursday limited federal protection for wetlands, ruling that marshy areas are usually not covered by the Clean Water Act or protected from development unless water flows directly from them into a waterway such as a river, lake or bay.

The Guardian - US

US supreme court shrinks clean water protections in ruling siding with Idaho couple

Ruling by conservative-dominated court shrinks scope of landmark law to protect America’s waterways

The Independent UK

Supreme Court limits federal power over wetlands, boosts property rights over clean water

The Supreme Court has made it harder for the federal government to police water pollution

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