Laws, sans justice
Laws, sans justice F.S. Aijazuddin Published February 17, 2022 – dawn.com IN 2011, Aitchison College, Lahore, invited three of its alumni — an industrialist, a politician, and a judge — to speak […]
Julian Assange wins right to ask Supreme Court to consider case against US extradition
Published 23 minutes ago Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has won the right to ask the Supreme Court to block his extradition to the US. The High Court ruled on Monday […]
Supreme Court to rule on FBI’s move to block Muslim civil rights suit
The case involves the FBI’s use of an informant who posed as a convert to Islam after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and attended mosques in California. The FBI headquarters […]
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death is a terrible opportunity for Trump
What happens next will affect generations to come — and that is deeply, deeply scary Holly Baxter New York @h0llyb4xter 1 hour ago The beloved judge will be sorely missed […]
Pakistani court upholds acquittal of Christian woman accused of blasphemy, clearing way for her departure
Source: The Washington Post By Shaiq Hussain ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld its decision to acquit a Christian woman on charges of blasphemy that kept her […]
Rule of Law: The last hope against Islamophobia
FARID HAFEZ @ferithafez Published July 13, 2018 The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the latest version of the Muslim ban, what U.S. President Donald Trump claims is a victory, is […]
To distract from the political madness over here, Trump has kindly picked a Supreme Court justice poised to divide America further
A fan of semi-automatic firearms and an opponent of abortion rights, Brett Kavanaugh is an ‘originalist’ who interprets the US constitution in the way zealots do holy books Matthew Norman @IndyVoices The Independent Voices […]
The ‘Muslim Exclusion Act’ and America’s rising xenophobia
HATEM BAZIAN @hatembazian People protest the then U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to register Muslims in the country, in front of his hotel in Washington D.C. By a vote of 5-4, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision to uphold President Donald Trump’s Muslim ban affecting […]
Imran Khan’s party gains ground in Pakistan election race – polls
Reuters International This content was published on July 4, 2018 Imran Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), gestures while addressing his supporters during a campaign meeting ahead of general […]
India’s Muslims await top court judgment on plea to ban polygamy
Muslim women participate in a protest against the draft law for banning “Triple Talaq” in New Delhi on April 4, 2018. (AP) By Mahesh Trivedi Special to Al Arabiya English […]
In travel ban case, U.S. judges focus on discrimination, Trump’s powers
Reuters International MAY 15, 2017 – People protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban outside of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Seattle, Washington, U.S. May 15, 2017. REUTERS/David Ryder […]
Supreme Court To Decide If Bush-Era Officials Can Be Sued For Post-9/11 Civil Rights Violations
In a bipartisan twist, the Obama administration is arguing that they shouldn’t be. 10/11/2016 Lawrence Hurley REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER / REUTERS WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether to block a lawsuit against former Attorney General John Ashcroft and others by non-U.S. citizens, mainly Muslims, swept […]
Religious groups take on government in supreme court battle over contraception
Source: The Guardian The second case to thrust the supreme court into a showdown over religious beliefs, contraception and Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law unfolded on Wednesday, in a tense […]
Sri Srinivasan: The first Hindu on the Supreme Court?
Source: RNS (RNS) Hindus around the world are wondering whether Sri Srinivasan — the name atop many a list of potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees — will be the first Hindu to serve on the high court. The India-born Srinivasan put his hand on the Hindu holy book, the […]
Supreme Court blesses prayer at town meetings
msnbc: by Adam Serwer — The “moment of silence” that Greece used to begin its town meetings with until 1999 would seem like the fairest compromise, and the one least offensive to the Constitution’s prohibition on government religious favoritism. With a moment of silence, every believer can pray according to […]
Israel approves $124 million plan to deal with illegal migrants Those who agree to leave the country may be paid up to $3,500; law enforcement teams to be boosted
Israel’s cabinet allocated nearly $124 million to a plan designed to have illegal African migrants return to their countries of origin. Most of the money allocated from the plan approved […]
Justices Say GPS Tracker Violated Privacy Rights
Source: NY Times. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously that the police violated the Constitution when they placed a Global Positioning System tracking device on a suspect’s car and monitored its movements for 28 days. Read more.