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By: LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK 27 April 2019 9:44 AM GMT Statement by Former Law Clerks cum Research Assistants at the Supreme Court of India On 23 April 2019, the Times of India published an article titled, 'After allegation against CJI, many SC judges ask for male staff at houses'. The article went on to say: 'Some judges expressed apprehension about employing female law clerks, who like their male counterparts work mostly in residential offices till late hours preparing summary of case files listed for hearing in the next few days before the judge concerned.' We, former law clerks cum research assistants at the Hon'ble Supreme Court, are deeply disappointed to learn of such an unjust response by some Hon'ble judges of the Supreme Court. The response to a sexual harassment complaint cannot be to ridicule and victimise the complainant, to dismiss the complaint as 'wild', 'scurrilous' and politically motivated, or to deny access to employment to all women. Such a response trivialises … [Read more...] about Ensure Gender Justice At Supreme Court: Statement By Former Law Clerks cum Research Assistants

Mark Berman, The Washington Post Published 12:13 pm PDT, Thursday, March 28, 2019 The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to block the Trump administration's ban on bump stocks, devices that effectively speed up how quickly rifles can be fired. Groups supporting gun owners and opposing firearms restrictions have sharply criticized the bump stock ban and challenged it in court, including filing two petitions seeking to delay the ban from taking effect - which it did earlier this week. Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday denied one such request, while Justice Sonia Sotomayor had asked for more filings in response to another. She referred that stay request to the full court, and Thursday the justices denied the petition. There were no noted dissents released by the court. After a gunman used weapons with bump stocks attached during the October 2017 massacre in Las Vegas - killing 58 people and wounding hundreds more while firing at a country music festival - lawmakers … [Read more...] about Supreme Court declines to stop Trump administration’s ban on bump stocks

State appeals court Judge Brian Hagedorn, former chief legal counsel to Gov. Scott Walker, is considering running for the state Supreme Court in 2019.Hagedorn eyes a seat on the state’s highest court nearly a year before voters would head to the polls and weeks after a double-digit loss for conservatives in April’s Supreme Court race.“Many people are encouraging me to run,” Hagedorn said. “They believe, as I do, that Wisconsin deserves a justice with a steadfast commitment to upholding the constitution, defending the rule of law, protecting the public and inspiring confidence in our courts through respectful, humble service.”Hagedorn, 40, would challenge Justice Shirley Abrahamson, 84, if she chooses to seek a 10-year term on the state’s highest court for the fifth time.Abrahamson, who is the longest-serving justice in state history, declined an interview request but said through a clerk that she is considering seeking re-election. Abrahamson … [Read more...] about Brian Hagedorn, former chief legal counsel to Scott Walker, considering Supreme Court run

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is driving to execute the same playbook in selecting a new Supreme Court nominee that last year delivered swift confirmation of Justice Neil Gorsuch, following a methodical course in hopes of avoiding the lurching disorder that so often engulfs his White House. As Trump looks to reorient the nation’s high court with a replacement for retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, he has left himself little room for improvisation – in part because he has delegated and outsourced much of the spadework. Using Gorsuch as a model, the president has said his next nominee will be chosen from a preselected list of 25 candidates, most of them already fixtures on the federal courts who have been subject to public and internal vetting. The interview process for a half-dozen or so finalists is beginning, including private sit-downs with Trump starting this weekend at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf course, as well as sessions with White House Counsel … [Read more...] about “We have to pick a great one”: Inside Trump’s plan for a new Supreme Court justice

Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Ashok Kini September 9, 2018 7:22 pm Change Font Size “An independent, competent, honest and industrious Judicature requires an equally independent, dynamic, honest and dedicated Bar in order to effectively provide justice in accordance with law to all members of the society.” Pakistan Supreme court has issued significant directives in the realm of legal education including restoration of Bar Entrance Examination and banning three years LL.B. programme after 31 December 2018. In a ‘reasons to be recorded later’ order, the bench comprising of Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Umar Ata Bandial and Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan approved the recommendations are made by a special committee constituted by Pakistan Bar Council with minor modification. The bench ordered the immediate closure of five law colleges affiliated to Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Benazirabad as it is not recognized or … [Read more...] about Pak Supreme Court Restores Bar Entrance Examination; Bans 3 Year LLB Courses [Read Order]