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The state of Nevada has 41,000 confirmed cases and 722 deaths. The Government placed these restrictions as measures against the further spread. The church in Nevada applied for an injunction against the restriction. The Supreme Court denied an emergency application for an injunction. Background Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley applied for

The Hamburg Juvenile Court convicted Bruno Dey for being accessory to murder. This was at the Stutthof concentration camp. He has a total conviction of 5,232 counts of accessory murder during his service between 1944 and 1945. Background Bruno Dey was stationed at the Stutthof concentration camp in German-occupied Poland.

A 23- year-old Melbourne law student sued the Government. This was for failure to disclose the risks involved in climate change and the value of government bonds. This is a class action suit and a first of its kind. The Australian national Government is being sued. This is for lack

The exception of robocalls for debt collection by the government was held to be unlawful. It decided to sever this exception from the rest of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 1991. It held the exception violates the First Amendment Rights. Justice Kavanaugh gave the majority judgement, 6-3. Background The Telephone

The Supreme Court rejected the challenges to the constitutionality of the “faithless elector laws”. The ruling comes before the 2020 presidential elections. The judgement allows the status quo to prevail in the current system. Background The faithless elector law penalizes presidential electors. Those who fail to vote for the candidate

The Supreme Court, in a 5-3 decision, held that specific requirements for the foreign affiliates of American NGOs to be funded are valid. The United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act, has a provision which states that organizations need to have a policy explicitly opposing prostitution and sex

The US Supreme Court in June Medical Services LLC v Russo held that the act which requires only doctors who have admitting privileges to perform abortions, to be unconstitutional. Justice Breyer reversed the judgement of the fifth circuit, 5-4. Here, the Court delivered such a judgement in view of health and

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Asylum Seekers will have to prove in their initial determination that they need Asylum. They will also not be required to give hearing in Federal Court before being removed. If the claim fails, they do not have rights for writ of Habeas Corpus.

The issue was simple, whether the SEC can get an equitable remedy of disgorgement beside remedies available under specific statutory provisions, this was for penalties and injunctive relief. Therefore, the Supreme Court enforced a stricter version of “the punishment must match the crime”. In addition to that, it held that

The landmark Education case before the Supreme Court of the United States could end the decades of wrangling over religious education. Espinosa v Montana Department of Revenue might be a potential watershed moment in public education. Background The Supreme Court is to decide whether the release of state funds is