The Supreme Court of India Saturday ruled that human rights activist Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba must remain in prison despite procedural failures in his trial, overruling the Bombay High Court. In its 101-page judgment, the Bombay High Court argued Saibaba is entitled to a retrial because the sanction for his prosecution was invalid at the time [...]

Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia of the Supreme Court of India (SCt) Thursday delivered a split decision in a case concerning the prohibition of hijabs in educational institutions. Justice Gupta upheld the ban and dismissed all the appeals to the Karnataka High Court (HCt). Justice Dhulia allowed all the appeals, set aside the Karnataka [...]

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Friday asked the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to end a special master review of thousands of documents that the FBI seized from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate. The request argues that Judge Aileen Cannon was wrong to grant a special master review at Trump’s request because [...]

The United Nations Human Rights Office (UNHRO) Friday expressed concern over Turkey’s adoption of amendments to various laws “that risk substantially curtailing freedom of expression in the country.” On Thursday, Turkey’s parliament passed a new bill that could see journalists and social activists jailed for spreading “disinformation” for up to three years. The bill was [...]

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Thursday signed the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act into law, amending the Computer Misuse Act of 2011. Introduced by Kampala Central MP Muhammad Nsereko, the Act lists imposes punishments on people who send malicious information, hate speech, unsolicited information or information about children without the consent of their parents or guardians. Section [...]

The US District Court for the Nothern District of Texas Friday granted class certification to two Texas doctors in their lawsuit challenging the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) announcement that Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) bans discrimination in healthcare against transgender Americans. The ruling is the latest development in the ongoing [...]

Filipino lawyers organization National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) Sunday alleged that 59 lawyers were killed in the course of their work under former President Rodrigo Duterte’s rule. NUPL recorded a total 117 attacks against lawyers during Duterte’s term. On October 15 and 16, NUPL held their Sixth National Congress, hosting more than 70 lawyers, [...]

Trevor Milton, founder of automotive manufacturer Nikola Corp., on Friday was convicted of fraud following his misrepresentations and lies regarding the company’s technology. Milton made multiple representations regarding the technologies of his zero-emissions trucking business. Alongside other issues, a jury found that he lied about the costs of using hydrogen fuel as energy which he [...]

The Nigerian Court of Appeal (CoA) Thursday discharged all terrorism charges against Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of separatist group Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Led by Justice H. Sankey, a panel of three judges unanimously discharged all charges of terrorism brought against Kanu by the Nigerian government. Nigerian authorities have identified IPOB as a terrorist [...]

After a month-long trial, a Florida jury Thursday recommended that Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz be sentenced to life in prison without parole. The prosecution raised aggravating factors like the “heinous” and “calculated” nature of the killings while the defense argued that the mitigating circumstances of Cruz’s troubled background and upbringing only warranted a life [...]