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Video of jailer appearing to slam inmate into wall sparks calls for DOJ investigation
5 days, 14 hours ago

Video of jailer appearing to slam inmate into wall sparks calls for DOJ investigation

LA Times  

Two lawmakers from California have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate a violent incident at Men’s Central Jail in 2022, when a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy appeared to bash a handcuffed inmate’s head into a concrete wall, leaving a gaping, 3-inch wound. “The federal government has successfully pursued cases against notable members of the LASD,” she wrote, …

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‘Girls Will Be Girls’ movie review: A textured, eloquent coming-of-age story
1 week ago

‘Girls Will Be Girls’ movie review: A textured, eloquent coming-of-age story

The Hindu  

“I won’t allow anything more than a friendship,” decrees Anila, a very mom thing to say. This is a charged, decisive moment in Shuchi Talati’s Girls Will Be Girls, which won two prizes at the Sundance Film Festival. Girls Will Be Girls Director: Shuchi Talati Cast: Preeti Panigrahi, Kani Kusruti, Kesav Binoy Kiron Runtime: 119 minutes Storyline: Mira, recently appointed …

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O.14 R.5 CPC | Courts Can Amend Or Strike Out Issues Anytime Before Decree, But Must Hear Parties And Allow Evidence: J&K High Court
2 weeks ago

O.14 R.5 CPC | Courts Can Amend Or Strike Out Issues Anytime Before Decree, But Must Hear Parties And Allow Evidence: J&K High Court

Live Law  

Shedding light on the on the scope of judicial discretion under Order 14 Rule 5 and of the CPC, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has reiterated that courts have the authority to amend, add, or strike out issues at any stage of a suit before a decree is passed. The Court emphasised that striking out an issue …

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A moral compass for redeeming Sikh legacy
2 weeks, 3 days ago

A moral compass for redeeming Sikh legacy

Hindustan Times  

The Sikh community has long exemplified integrity, courage, and generosity — virtues deeply embedded in its foundational principles of seva and sarbat da bhala. The Akal Takht’s directive to the Shiromani Akali Dal requiring the resignation of its senior leadership, including former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, and ordering a clutch of penal actions represents a historic stance. Similarly, …

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US federal probe finds Memphis police discriminate against African Americans
2 weeks, 6 days ago

US federal probe finds Memphis police discriminate against African Americans

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: Former Memphis police officers who have been charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols appear during an arraignment hearing at Shelby County courthouse in Memphis, Tennessee, US, February 17, 2023. HOUSTON -- Federal investigators have found the Memphis Police Department has unlawfully discriminated against African Americans, said the US Department of Justice in an investigation report on …

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US federal probe finds Memphis police discriminate against African Americans
2 weeks, 6 days ago

US federal probe finds Memphis police discriminate against African Americans

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: Former Memphis police officers who have been charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols appear during an arraignment hearing at Shelby County courthouse in Memphis, Tennessee, US, February 17, 2023. HOUSTON -- Federal investigators have found the Memphis Police Department has unlawfully discriminated against African Americans, said the US Department of Justice in an investigation report on …

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The uncertain fate of federal investigations into police misconduct
4 weeks ago

The uncertain fate of federal investigations into police misconduct

NPR  

The uncertain fate of federal investigations into police misconduct Federal consent decrees can be a powerful legal tool to reform local police departments. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Federal consent decrees can be a powerful legal tool to reform police departments. When former President Trump takes office again in January, the fate of investigations the Biden administration opened into police misconduct will …

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Can Declaratory Decree For Adding Children From Void Marriage To Service Record Be Refused Despite S. 16 HMA? : Allahabad HC To Decide
1 month, 1 week ago

Can Declaratory Decree For Adding Children From Void Marriage To Service Record Be Refused Despite S. 16 HMA? : Allahabad HC To Decide

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court is set to decide a substantial question of law regarding whether a civil court can deny a declaratory decree to enter the names of children born out of a void marriage into his service records despite the law contained under Section 16 of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955, which grants legitimacy to children born out of …

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Hollywood execs salivate over dealmaking under Trump. Should they?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hollywood execs salivate over dealmaking under Trump. Should they?

LA Times  

To much of Hollywood’s decidedly liberal base, Donald Trump is truly the enemy from within, a former reality show host who used the power of television to launch himself to the highest stage of world politics. “If I were wealthy today, I would not be buying stock in the entertainment world,” Stephen Galloway, dean of Chapman University’s Dodge College of …

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How can the British judge who upheld Jimmy Lai’s conviction sleep at night?
4 months, 1 week ago

How can the British judge who upheld Jimmy Lai’s conviction sleep at night?

The Independent  

Jimmy Lai, together with his friends in Hong Kong, ranks alongside the world’s greatest dissidents and champions of freedom. The decision by Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal to reject an appeal by these seven courageous Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders against a conviction for taking part in a peaceful protest in 2019 is – as the last British governor of Hong …

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3 Years on: The Cost of Taliban Rule
4 months, 3 weeks ago

3 Years on: The Cost of Taliban Rule

The Diplomat  

August 15, 2024, marked three years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan and took the Afghan people hostage. In 2018, when then-U.S. President Donald Trump appointed Zalmay Khalilzad as the special envoy for peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan, he enthusiastically pressed for negotiations with the Taliban to end the United States’ longest war. The Taliban’s illegitimate rule has had …

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Direct Govt Officers, Pleaders To Conduct Land Cases Properly; Initiate Action Against Them In Case Of Ex-Parte Decrees: Madras HC To State
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Direct Govt Officers, Pleaders To Conduct Land Cases Properly; Initiate Action Against Them In Case Of Ex-Parte Decrees: Madras HC To State

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has recently directed the State Government to issue appropriate circulars to all District Collectors, competent authorities and to Government Pleaders indicating them to conduct Government-related land cases properly and defend the government on merits and per the law. “In the event of any exparte decrees by the courts or on identification of improper conduct of cases …

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The Taliban’s morality police are contributing to a climate of fear among Afghans, UN says
5 months, 2 weeks ago

The Taliban’s morality police are contributing to a climate of fear among Afghans, UN says

Associated Press  

The Taliban’s morality police are contributing to a climate of fear and intimidation among Afghans, according to a U.N. report published Tuesday. Human rights violations, as well as the unpredictability of enforcement measures, contribute to a climate of fear and intimidation among segments of the population.” The mission said it documented at least 1,033 instances between August 2021 and March …

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Victims cited in DOJ report on Phoenix police brutality call on city to implement mandated reforms
6 months, 1 week ago

Victims cited in DOJ report on Phoenix police brutality call on city to implement mandated reforms

Hindustan Times  

PHOENIX — Phoenix residents who have spoken out against police brutality hailed on Friday a scathing U.S. Justice Department report outlining a pattern of excessive force and racial discrimination, saying it lays blame not just at the feet of law enforcement but the leaders of the nation’s fifth-largest city. Victims cited in DOJ report on Phoenix police brutality call on …

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Victims cited in DOJ report on Phoenix police brutality call on city to implement mandated reforms
6 months, 1 week ago

Victims cited in DOJ report on Phoenix police brutality call on city to implement mandated reforms

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Phoenix residents who have spoken out against police brutality hailed on Friday a scathing U.S. Justice Department report outlining a pattern of excessive force and racial discrimination, saying it lays blame not just at the feet of law enforcement but the leaders of the nation’s fifth-largest city. The sweeping civil rights investigation found “overwhelming statistical evidence” that Phoenix …

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​Afghanistan in a state of gender apartheid as women's rights are being picked apart
8 months, 1 week ago

​Afghanistan in a state of gender apartheid as women's rights are being picked apart

Hindustan Times  

In March 2024 Hibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, broadcast a message about resuming public stoning and flogging women to death as punishments for adultery-related crimes. It was reminiscent of the Taliban’s first stint in power in Kabul from 1996-2001, during which women and girls were barred from education, employment and going out in public without a …

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[O.38 R.5 CPC] Plaintiff Can't Use Provision As Tool For Coercion Or Easy Execution Of Decrees: J&K High Court
8 months, 2 weeks ago

[O.38 R.5 CPC] Plaintiff Can't Use Provision As Tool For Coercion Or Easy Execution Of Decrees: J&K High Court

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has recently cautioned against using Order 38 Rule 5 of the Civil Procedure Code as a tool to coerce defendants or convert unsecured debts into secured ones. The provisions of Order 38 Rule 5 being stringent in nature are to be construed strictly without being used as a lever for a plaintiff …

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O.23 R.3A CPC Doesn't Bar Proceedings Instituted By Non-Party Challengers Of Compromise Decrees If They Don't Claim Any Rights: J&K High Court
9 months ago

O.23 R.3A CPC Doesn't Bar Proceedings Instituted By Non-Party Challengers Of Compromise Decrees If They Don't Claim Any Rights: J&K High Court

Live Law  

Clarifying the applicability of the bar under Order 23 Rule 3-A of the Civil Procedure Code to challenge compromise decrees the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has recently ruled that said bar does not apply to non-party challengers of compromise decrees, provided they are not claiming any right through a party to the compromise decree. After meticulously analysing …

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Lawyers hit out at Vatican’s ‘trial of the century’ after Pope secretly changes law four times
9 months ago

Lawyers hit out at Vatican’s ‘trial of the century’ after Pope secretly changes law four times

The Independent  

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Russia tight-lipped on reports navy commander sunk by Black Sea losses
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia tight-lipped on reports navy commander sunk by Black Sea losses

Al Jazeera  

Kremlin refuses comment on report it replaced navy commander after losing warships to Ukrainian attacks in Black Sea. Russia’s Black Sea woes come in stark contrast to its land offensive in east Ukraine, where its forces have advanced in recent months after over a year of deadlocked fighting. ‘Understandable’ The Kremlin spokesman also refused to comment on a recent CNN …

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Most UN Security Council members demand Taliban rescind decrees seriously oppressing women and girls
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Most UN Security Council members demand Taliban rescind decrees seriously oppressing women and girls

Hindustan Times  

UNITED NATIONS — More than two-thirds of the U.N. Security Council’s members demanded Monday that the Taliban rescind all policies and decrees oppressing and discriminating against women and girls, including banning girls education above the sixth grade and women’s right to work and move freely. HT Image A statement by 11 of the 15 council members condemned the Taliban’s repression …

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Most UN Security Council members demand Taliban rescind decrees seriously oppressing women and girls
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Most UN Security Council members demand Taliban rescind decrees seriously oppressing women and girls

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — More than two-thirds of the U.N. Security Council’s members demanded Monday that the Taliban rescind all policies and decrees oppressing and discriminating against women and girls, including banning girls education above the sixth grade and women’s right to work and move freely. A statement by 11 of the 15 council members condemned the Taliban’s repression of women …

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Congress Bank Accounts 'Frozen': How Financial Coercion Became a Political Tool
10 months ago

Congress Bank Accounts 'Frozen': How Financial Coercion Became a Political Tool

The Quint  

In Venezuela, under the presidency of Nicolás Maduro, the freezing of bank accounts of political opponents has also been used as a method to suppress Opposition movements. In January 2019, amid a political crisis in Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, the leader of the Opposition, invoked constitutional provisions to declare himself interim president, challenging Maduro's legitimacy. In Turkey, following the failed coup …

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Afghan women fear going out alone due to Taliban decrees on clothing and male guardians, UN says
10 months, 1 week ago

Afghan women fear going out alone due to Taliban decrees on clothing and male guardians, UN says

The Hindu  

Afghan women feel scared or unsafe leaving their home alone because of Taliban decrees and enforcement campaigns on clothing and male guardians, according to a report from the U.N. mission in Afghanistan. Women said they increasingly fear going to public spaces owing to the threat arrest and the “long-lasting stigma and shame” associated with being taken into police custody. Heather …

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