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Canada high court requires disclosure of expunged police misconduct record in criminal proceedings

The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously ruled on Friday that the police must transmit an expunged misconduct record to the prosecution if it is relevant in a criminal proceeding. Civil rights group welcomed the ruling, calling it a “big win for the rights of the accused and police accountability.” Justice Sheila Martin, penning the unanimous […] The post Canada high...

Lancaster County judge blocks Virginia assault weapons ban days before taking effect

A Virginia judge issued a preliminary injunction Thursday that bars the Virginia State Police from enforcing a newly passed assault weapons ban, halting the law six days before it was set to take effect. Lancaster County Circuit Court Judge John Martin ruled in favor of the plaintiffs’ motion for an injunction on the law in […] The post Lancaster County...

Canada Parliament urged to expand assisted dying to patients with mental illness

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association on Thursday urged the federal government to affirm the right to seek medical assistance in dying (MAiD) of patients whose sole underlying medical condition is mental illness. The statement comes after Parliament received a report from its special joint committee, suggesting an indefinite exclusion of patients with mental illness. In […] The post Canada Parliament...

John Bolton pleads guilty to retaining classified information

Former US national security advisor John Bolton pleaded guilty on Friday to a felony count of unlawfully retaining sensitive national security information. This development resolved a case that had been closely watched as a test of the Justice Department’s prosecutions of President Donald Trump’s perceived political enemies. Bolton previously quantified the charge as a weaponization […] The post John Bolton...

Can Internal Workplace Communications on WhatsApp Group Be Defamatory? Uganda HC Examines Qualified Privilege

Uganda High Court examined whether allegations circulated on a restricted Senior Management WhatsApp forum of the Uganda Revenue Authority were protected by qualified privilege, and whether publication of unverified allegations amounted to libel. The post Can Internal Workplace Communications on WhatsApp Group Be Defamatory? Uganda HC Examines Qualified Privilege appeared first on SCC Times.

The Mirage of the Server: Analysing the Conflict between Indian Data Sovereignty and Extraterritorial Cloud Laws

by Divyansh Godara* and Pragya Bhadana** The post The Mirage of the Server: Analysing the Conflict between Indian Data Sovereignty and Extraterritorial Cloud Laws appeared first on SCC Times.

Cambodia Supreme Court upholds treason convictions of 2 journalists, raising press freedom questions

Cambodia’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld the treason convictions and 14-year prison sentences of journalists Phorn Sopheap and Pheap Pheara, according to local media. The court rejected the journalists’ final appeal in a case that rights organizations and press groups have claimed is criminalizing reporting. The defense previously asked the court to either dismiss the […] The post Cambodia Supreme...

Material Re-Expression Test: Combating Generative AI-Driven Refurbishment of Content That Has Normalised Intellectual Camouflage

by Arya Mishra* and Rudraksh Pathak** The post Material Re-Expression Test: Combating Generative AI-Driven Refurbishment of Content That Has Normalised Intellectual Camouflage appeared first on SCC Times.

SCOTUS allows Trump to end deportation protections for Haitian, Syrian refugees

The US Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the US President Donald Trump’s administration to end temporary deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Haiti and Syria. The 6-3 decision held that federal courts may not second-guess the government’s decision to end the program. The decision reverses orders from federal judges in New York […] The post SCOTUS allows...

The Right to Digital Erasure: Cryptographically Verifiable Machine Unlearning

by Shantanu Vyas* and Shambhavi Tripathi** The post The Right to Digital Erasure: Cryptographically Verifiable Machine Unlearning appeared first on SCC Times.

Whether Employer’s Intentional Assault on Employee Constitutes “Accident” Arising Out of Employment Under Employees’ Compensation Act? Karnataka HC Answers

The instant matter revolves around the applicability of Section 3(1), Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 for claiming the compensation arising out of an accident at the workplace. The post Whether Employer’s Intentional Assault on Employee Constitutes “Accident” Arising Out of Employment Under Employees’ Compensation Act? Karnataka HC Answers appeared first on SCC Times.

US federal judge blocks DOJ from seizing medical records of transgender minors at NYC hospitals

A federal judge in New York blocked the Department of Justice (DOJ) from obtaining the sensitive medical records of transgender minors from New York City hospitals on Wednesday, granting an emergency temporary restraining order to families and patients who argued the administration’s subpoenas violated their constitutional privacy rights. The ruling came in Coe v. Blanche, […] The post US federal...

MP HC Evaluates Preliminary Objections Raised On Maintainability of Petition; Directions Issued — Held, Bhojshala Not A Jain Temple

“The issue is not related to the ‘title of the property’ but for the claim of fundamental right of worship or prayer and if the ‘disputed area’ is held to be a ‘protected monument’ under the provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958, the bar under the Places of Worship Act, 1991 would not apply.”...

Allahabad High Court Seeks Judge's Explanation For Denying Bail To One Accused While Granting It To Identically Placed Co-Accused

Gurugram court denies bail to man accused of making fake Mounjaro drug

SEBI rejects Anil Ambani, Reliance Infra bid to settle ₹6,526‑cr case

Karnataka High Court allows investigation into 21 missing dogs at DRDO campus

Comfort the frightened, never flatter the file

Supreme Court Weekly Digest May 24 - 31, 2026

Supreme Court Weekly Digest May 24 - 31, 2026

Supreme Court Weekly Roundup: June 15, 2026 To June 21, 2026

Supreme Court Weekly Roundup: June 15, 2026 To June 21, 2026

Gauhati High Court Upholds Closure Of Plaintiffs' Evidence After 11 Adjournments, Lack Of Due Diligence

Wilson Sonsini, Wadia Ghandy review Atanu Chakraborty's resignation from HDFC Bank; find no evidence of claims

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Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed on the Emergency his father proclaimed 51 years ago

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Teaching the swimmer fearing the sea: A law teacher's message to his graduating students

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Khaitan & Co advises AdaniConneX on ₹765 crore acquisition of Madhuvanti Build Estate

SKS Advisor, Lex Consult act on LiLLBUD fundraise

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OFAC sanction, insolvency and Indian tribunals: Can foreign regulatory restrictions defeat IBC proceeding?

US court refuses to immediately drop Adani indictment, says DoJ didn't give adequate reasons

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