At the beginning of July 2020, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment invited suggestions to its planned amendment of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (“the Act”). The amendment sought to decriminalize offenses under Sections 89, 92(a), and 93 of the Act. Further, a new section (Section 95A) was introduced which modified [...]

The recent suo motu criminal contempt proceedings initiated by the Supreme Court of India against social activist and lawyer Prashant Bhushan in regard to two of his tweets has proven to be a legal quagmire for the judiciary. It has raised questions on the true intent of contempt of court proceedings and the independent nature [...]

Florida postponed its bar exam on Sunday, two days before the test was scheduled to take place. The Florida Board of Bar Examiners “determined that administering a secure and reliable remote bar examination in August was not technically feasible.” As a result of this cancellation, the Board created a supervised practice program that will allow [...]

A federal judge in Detroit on Friday rejected General Motors Co.’s amended racketeering lawsuit against its rival Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV. This judgment is the most recent activity in a lawsuit filed by General Motors Co. (GM) in November of 2019, in which GM accused Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) of paying off United Auto [...]

Purportedly, as an aftermath of the India-China standoff at the Galwan Valley, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology banned 59 Chinese apps in a press release on June 29. The ministry invoked its powers under Section 69A of the IT Act, read with rule 9 of the 2009 Information Technology Rules (Rules). These apps [...]

The EU has taken its first steps towards imposing sanctions on Belarusian officials who have been cracking down on thousands of citizens protesting last week’s elections following an emergency session on Friday. Sanctions such as visa bans and the freezing of assets are likely to be imposed at the end of the month, following the [...]

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India on Friday held noted Indian civil rights attorney Prashant Bhushan guilty of criminal contempt. The Court took up the case against the prominent civil rights advocate over two tweets. The first tweet was about a photo of Justice SA Bobde, Chief Justice of India, riding a [...]

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has announced that he has withdrawn his lawsuit against Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. Governor Kemp initially sued Mayor Bottoms after she moved to impose a city-wide mask mandate due to the sharp increase in coronavirus cases in Atlanta and its surrounding areas. Kemp said that the city was seeking to [...]

The Chief Justice of India told the Central Government Thursday to consider amending the Official Languages Act 1963 for allowing publication of official notifications in languages other than Hindi and English, the second official language of the Government of India. CJI Sharad Arvind Bobde made the recommendation while ruling on an appeal filed by the Union [...]

What do bar exams have in common with elections in the age of COVID-19, aside from the obvious implication that both are related to justice and the rule of law? Technology. While elections have been dealing with the pressures of technology for decades, state bar exams are traditionally huge in-person testing rituals relying heavily on [...]