The U.S. Supreme Court will not review a Mississippi law permitting businesses, county clerks and state judges to deny services to LGBT people on religious freedom grounds, the National Law Journal reported Monday.The high court denied certiorari to the plaintiffs in Barber v. Bryant and Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant, both of which challenged Mississippi’s Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act. The law forbids the state from taking “discriminatory action” against anyone who acts on a belief that marriage should only be recognized as the union of a woman and a man; that a person’s sex is determined by anatomy; or that sex should only occur during marriage.A federal district judge had struck down the law in response to the two challenges, whose plaintiffs were gay and transgender people, religious leaders, a church and the Campaign for Southern Equality—an advocacy group for LGBT people in the South. They argued that … [Read more...] about Supreme Court declines to review controversial Mississippi ‘religious freedom’ law
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Federal appeals court declares Baltimore pregnancy clinic law unconstitutional
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit [official website] ruled unanimously [opinion, PDF] Friday that a Baltimore law [text] that requires pro-life pregnancy clinics to post signage in their waiting rooms stating that they do not offer or refer women for abortions, is unconstitutional.The court found the law violates the First Amendment [text], ruling in favor of the Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns [advocacy website], which provides prenatal services and counseling for women regarding alternatives to abortions. The city had argued that the law was meant to address concerns of deceptive advertising and reduce potential health risks from delayed abortions.Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III opined that the city's law did not satisfy its reasoning, calling it "too loose a fit":Baltimore's chosen means here are too loose a fit with those ends, and in this case compel a politically and religiously motivated group to convey a message fundamentally at odds with its … [Read more...] about Federal appeals court declares Baltimore pregnancy clinic law unconstitutional
Call For Papers: South Asian Law Review Journal (Vol. 4), Submit by February 10
South Asian Law Review Journal [SALRJ] is delighted to announce a call for papers for its Volume 4, which will focus on contemporary issues of law (National & International). Submission Guidelines: Authors should not mention their name or any kind of identification mark in the manuscript. Any manuscript found to have any details of authors shall be rejected upfrontly. Article/Essay shall be of 2500-10000 words, book reviews: 1000-1500 words, Case Analysis/ Case comment: 1000-1500 words. All submissions have to be made in MS Word. Co-authorship is allowed to a maximum of 3 Authors. 3 separate certificates will be provided to each author. Papers must be written solely by the candidate, in English, and may not have been submitted for publication elsewhere. Plagiarism is strictly prohibited and shall lead to immediate rejection. Submission Procedure: Authors should send their papers using the “Submit Article” link on the website … [Read more...] about Call For Papers: South Asian Law Review Journal (Vol. 4), Submit by February 10
From GST To Mental Healthcare: Here Are The Laws That Were Notified In 2017
The year 2017 saw enactment of around 20 new laws and more than a dozen amendments to existing laws. Here is a list covering most of these legislations: New Laws The Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Act, 2017 The Act replaced the Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Ordinance, 2016 promulgated on December 30, 2016. It was passed with the aim of eliminating the “possibility of running a parallel economy” using the old Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes that had been demonetized. Finance Act, 2017 The Act brought into force the mandatory requirement of quoting Aadhaar for filing Income Tax returns by introducing Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Section 139AA was, however, partially stayed by the Supreme Court subject to the outcome of the Constitution bench judgment in the main Aadhaar case.Besides, the Act prohibits cash payments above a certain payment, merges quasi judicial tribunals, restructures the appointment of members … [Read more...] about From GST To Mental Healthcare: Here Are The Laws That Were Notified In 2017
TNNLS 2nd Inter-University Law Fest Jus Festum-2018 [March 9-11, Tiruchirapalli]
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The Legal Aid Committee and the Constitutional Law Society of Tamil Nadu National Law School will hold legal fest, Jus Festum’18, from March 9 to 11 in Tiruchirapalli.Jus Festum’18, the legal fest, will be a host of a mosaic of unique events, each meted out to test the academic and advocacy skills of the participants. The events are orchestrated by the organisers to sharpen the legal skills of the participants through a fun and invigorating platform.The first edition of this fest, called La Festo’17, was held in March 2017 and attracted over 76 participants from around 12 universities across the country. The organizers are giving an overall prize money of Rs.75,000 for the winners and runners-up of the various events. List of Events Mock Constitutional Assembly Debate Crime Scene Investigation Client Counselling Minority Opinion Justification Law Quiz RTI Drafting PIL Drafting Judgment Translation (English to Hindi & English to Tamil) Short Film Poster … [Read more...] about TNNLS 2nd Inter-University Law Fest Jus Festum-2018 [March 9-11, Tiruchirapalli]