Pankhuri Swarnim
International Courts
The Trump Administration to the U.S. Supreme Court: “End Obamacare”
What looks like a move to wipe out the remnants of the Obama's regime, Donald Trump has called for the elimination of Obamacare.Â
What is Obamacare?Â
Obamacare is a landmark law formally known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It had...
International Courts
UK Supreme Court: Regeneron’s Patents For Hybrid Mouse That Can Generate Antibodies Against Coronavirus Invalid
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. is an American biotechnology company headquartered in New York. In 2001, it filed patents for a new kind of genetically modified mouse. This was a breakthrough. A combination of a section of the mouse's genetic material with that of...
Government
The European Commission Signs an Agreement on Aviation With Japan, What Are the After Effects?
The European Commission published a comprehensive strategy for the European Aviation sector. This was on December 7, 2015. It's an initiative that set a milestone for European business. The key was to multiply growth and foment innovation. In addition...
International Courts
European Commission Opens Investigation Into App Store by Apple
On June 16, 2020, Brussels, the European Commission (EC) made a press release. The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation. It is to assess if Apple's rules for app developers are applicable to the distribution of apps.
The...
International Courts
US Supreme Court: Homosexual or Transgender Status Not A Reason To Dismiss Employees
On June 15, the Supreme Court of the U.S decided the case of Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia. 'An employer cannot fire an individual merely for being gay or transgender', it ruled in a landmark judgement.
Brief Facts of the...
International Courts
American Bar Association: Safoora Zargar’s Detention Against International Law Standards, Set Her Free
On December 13, 2019, a non-violent protest took place at Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi. The protests were in response to the enforcement of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The Delhi Police charged a 27-year old Ph.D scholar, Ms....
International Courts
Washington Supreme Court Issues a Solidarity Statement Against the Unjust Racial System
Brief Background
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, an African American man asphyxiated to death by the Minneapolis police, Minnesota. He was being arrested for allegedly using counterfeit money at the grocery store. Derek Chauvin, a white police officer smothered...
High Court
Plea in Karnataka High Court To Make Usage of Aarogya Setu App Voluntary
On April 2, the National Informatics Centre (NIC) launched a mobile application called "Aarogya Setu", which is used for contact tracing. This came after the Central Government imposed a nation-wide lockdown in March. The app uses location services and...
High Court
Karnataka HC Dismisses Plea Against Hateful Statements After Tablighi Jamaat Incident, Says the Court Cannot Define “Hate Speech”
Brief Facts
On May 28, Campaign Against Hate Speech, an organisation along with others, filed a PIL in the Karnataka High Court. Media houses and political leaders had been promoting hostility through hate speech. Several of the Tablighi Jamaat members, as...
High Court
Ninety-Two Shanties of Migrants Torched in Bengaluru Slum, Karnataka HC Takes Suo-Motu Cognizance
The News Report
On 25 May, the Times of India reported that 250 migrants from Kalaburagi district are now homeless. This happened after their shanties in a slum called Kacharakanahalli were burnt down. It was in the last week of...
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