Hyatt, Supreme Court heard oral argument for the in decades-long dispute between Franchise Tax Board of California, California agency charged with assessing income taxes, and Gilbert Hyatt. ..…

Thomas employs distinct conservative approach that puts him on the far right of the generally Supreme Court and in the exact opposite place of the man he succeeded in 1991, Thurgood Marshall, African-American justice.. Thomas believes Constitution's guarantee forbids such racial measures..…

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider Virginia's plea to reinstate the life-without-parole sentence of man. ..…

In January 2019, Japan’s Supreme Court, ruling on the case of a 43-year-old transgender man who did not want to be sterilized, upheld a lower court ruling that the sterilization requirement did not violate Japan’s constitution. However, the four-judge bench noted that “it cannot be..…

“We do not look to the Constitution to determine whether the legislature is authorized to do an act, but only to see if it is prohibited.” – Judge Kenneth Yegan. ... In 1972, that law was struck down by a three-judge panel for violating the California Constitution..…

Already, as considering deletion of the offence of sedition — colonial provision wholly at odds with the values and rights under Constitution. Second, the miscarriage of justice even under the rarest of rare situations has been highlighted by Supreme Court as late as 2019. ..…

“Luckily, the court” – Judge Beetem – “found there is nothing about at-will employment that denies workers their right to collectively bargain under the state constitution. ..…

urgent hearing was convened in the court of CJI, comprising of Chief Justice and Justices Arun Mishra and Sanjiv Khanna. ..…

Furman did not rule on the constitutional questions, judge sitting on US District Court for District of Maryland held that Ross action violated Enumeration Clause of Constitution. ..…

What we should do is accept every life as it's from the moment of conception under the responsibility of the father and mother. ..…

JURIST Guest Columnist L. Ali Khan discusses the impact of India’s revocation of Articles 370 and 35A of the India Constitution... . ..…

Sanctuary counties and towns passing resolutions that state no funding will be used to enforce unconstitutional laws and that the sheriff will uphold his oath to the Constitution instead of enforcing laws that violate Second Amendment.. Nye County Sheriff Sharon Wehrly and Sheriff..…

President Peter Mutharika has said that United Nations will be sending two experts to investigate the attacks of persons with albinism, tracing the root cause of the atrocities. ..…

In 2007, General Pervez Musharraf summoned Chief Justice of Supreme Court, to demand his resignation as Chief Justice I reported JURIST.. The Justice was fired for maligning the armed forces, conduct prohibited under Constitution .. ..…

When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it. . —  Justice Learned Hand . . . . . ..…

The plaintiffs claimed that President and Secretary of Treasury exceeded their statutory and constitutional powers to the extent they affected Dames and Moore's against Iran, the execution of that judgment, the prejudgment attachments, and the ability to continue to litigate against Iranian banks.. ..…

Erwin Chemerinsky, the dean of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, addressed hotel ballroom at the  InterContinental Mark Hopkins Wednesday to discuss the importance of California Supreme Court and state constitutions in light of what he called a new era on U.S. ..…