Court slammed for remand of officials given bail by high court
Tuesday, 19 December 2023 The Orissa High Court criticized a trial court for bypassing hierarchical discipline and remanding two government officials in custody, despite the high court granting them anticipatory bail in a corruption case. Justice V Narasingh quashed the trial court order and ruled that the interim bail granted to the accused shall be effective until the conclusion of the trial. The judge emphasized the importance of hierarchical discipline in the judiciary and stated that such judicial adventurism and overreach should be shunned.
Colorado's Highest Court , Disqualifies Donald Trump, From 2024 Primary Ballot.
On December 19, Colorado's Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump would be prohibited from being a candidate in the state's primary on constitutional grounds. .
NBC reports that the first-of-its kind...
Supreme Court Sides
With Biden Administration , in Social Media Case.
Attorneys general in Louisiana and Missouri, and other right-wing individuals, .
Attorneys general in Louisiana and Missouri, and other right-wing individuals, .
previously brought a lawsuit against the government, alleging that it had influenced what social media companies allow on their sites.
In particular, plaintiffs in the case of Murthy v. Missouri questioned whether the Biden administration violated free speech protections amid the pandemic when social networks were instructed to remove COVID misinformation.
In particular, plaintiffs in the case of Murthy v. Missouri questioned whether the Biden administration violated free speech protections amid the pandemic when social networks were instructed to remove COVID misinformation.
On July 4, 2023, Louisiana Judge Terry Doughty
agreed with the plaintiffs and restricted members of the Biden administration from interacting with social media companies in an attempt to moderate their content.
The U.S. Supreme Court struck
down the lower court's ruling by a vote of
6-3 on June 26, 'The Guardian' reports. .
The plaintiffs, without any
concrete link between their injuries
and the defendants’ conduct, , Justice Amy Coney Barrett, via majority opinion.
... ask us to conduct a review of the
years-long communications between dozens
of federal officials, across different agencies,
with different social-media platforms,
about different topics, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, via majority opinion.
This court’s standing doctrine
prevents us from ‘exercis[ing such]
general legal oversight’ of the
other branches of government, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, via majority opinion.
Ultimately, Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote that the lower court "glossed over complexities in the evidence" and
"also erred by treating the defendants, plaintiffs
and platforms each as a unified whole.".
Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas
and Neil Gorsuch dissented.
Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas
and Neil Gorsuch dissented.
For months, high-ranking government officials
placed unrelenting pressure on Facebook to
suppress Americans’ free speech, Justice Samuel Alito, via dissenting opinion.
The Court, however, shirks that duty and thus
permits the successful campaign of coercion in
this case to stand as an attractive model for
future officials who want to control what
the people say, hear, and think, Justice Samuel Alito, via dissenting opinion
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UK's Highest Court , Rules Against Registering , AI Systems As Patent 'Inventors'.
On December 20, Britain's Supreme Court
ruled that an artificial intelligence system
cannot be registered as the..
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UK High Court Rules Prince Harry , Was Subject of ‘Extensive’ Phone Hacking.
On Dec. 15, Justice Fancourt ruled that the Duke of Sussex had been the victim of considerable phone hacking between..
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