Libertatem Magazine

Pankhuri Swarnim

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.  What is Obamacare?  Obamacare is a landmark law formally known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It had...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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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