Home Daily News Emoluments suit against Trump clears standing… Constitutional Law By Debra Cassens Weiss Posted March 28, 2018, 3:38 pm CDT A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that Maryland and Washington, D.C., have standing to pursue a narrowed claim in their lawsuit contending that President Donald Trump is violating the Constitution’s foreign and domestic emoluments clauses by accepting payments from foreign governments and states through his business empire. U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte ruled on Wednesday Maryland and Washington, D.C., had standing, and the political question doctrine is not a bar to the court taking action. The Washington Post, the National Law Journal, BuzzFeed News and the New York Times covered the decision. Messitte limited the suit to a claim that the clauses were violated when the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., accepted business from foreign and state governments. In December, a federal judge in Manhattan tossed a … [Read more...] about Emoluments suit against Trump clears standing and political question hurdles
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Is ECI Empowered To Derecognise Political Party Formed By A Convicted Person: SC To Take A Decision On May 3
Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Mehal Jain March 26, 2018 10:31 pm Change Font Size The hearing in the PIL by BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking a ban on convicted individuals from forming a political party and becoming office-bearers on Monday saw an interesting exchange of remarks between counsel for the petitioner, the Centre and the Election Commission of India. The petition involves the interpretation of Section 29A of the Representation of People’s Act of 1951 as to whether the ECI is empowered to derecognise the political party formed by a convicted person. “What is your stand,” inquired the Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AM Khanwilkar from ASG Pinky Anand. “As observed in Manoj Narula [Manoj Narula v. UOI (2014)], there is no such power to debar in any situation…also, Registration under Section 29A of the Representation of People’s Act of 1951 is not … [Read more...] about Is ECI Empowered To Derecognise Political Party Formed By A Convicted Person: SC To Take A Decision On May 3
Call For Papers: International Conference On “Identity And The Politics Of Security, Sovereignty And The Challenges Of World Politics”
International Conference on “Identity and the Politics of Security, Sovereignty and the Challenges of World Politics” is organizing by Centre for Foreign Policy and Security Studies Gujarat National Law University Gandhinagar in Collaboration with the Jadavpur Association of International Relations (JAIR) from15th & 16th September 2018. Who can apply? Papers are invited from Policy analysts, researchers from academics and civil society, young scholars and students. Submission Guidelines: Authors are advised to limit their contributions to 4500-6000 words. Papers should be prepared for blind review, and send along with 300-words abstract on or before 10 April 2018. The papers may be sent to [email protected] Conference Themes: Security and strategic significance of South East Asia India’s security challenges Neighbours Major Powers and Indian Foreign Policy: Search for multiple dimensions Delinking … [Read more...] about Call For Papers: International Conference On “Identity And The Politics Of Security, Sovereignty And The Challenges Of World Politics”
Political lawsuits bring the Administrative Procedure Act to the forefront
Home Daily News Political lawsuits bring the Administrative… administrative law By Lorelei Laird Posted March 5, 2018, 3:18 pm CST Shutterstock.com. The Administrative Procedure Act, a little-noticed federal law regarding how government agencies may enact rules, is gaining currency because of its use in lawsuits against the Trump administration, NBC News reports. The APA, which lays out the steps that federal agencies must follow to make new rules, has been useful for opponents of new federal policies under both Democratic and Republican administrations. But NBC notes that the Trump administration has made it a goal to roll back numerous regulations made by Barack Obama, and many of those rollbacks have been challenged under the act. NBC says the APA has been the issue in lawsuits over Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, low-income housing rules and environmental regulations. In all of these cases, challenges under the act aren’t about the policy; they’re … [Read more...] about Political lawsuits bring the Administrative Procedure Act to the forefront
India, Pak Supreme Courts In Sync On Disqualification Of Convicts From Heading Political Parties
Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Manu Sebastian February 26, 2018 9:37 pm Change Font Size Hearing a public interest litigation seeking a ban on convicted persons from heading political parties filed by BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Upadhayay, the Supreme Court recently expressed its view that a convicted person – criminal or corrupt – cannot head a political party and sought the final view of the Centre within two weeks on the matter. “A convicted person can’t contest election. Then how can he form a political party and select candidates? What you cannot do individually, can you do collectively through some agents? That is our question,” asked Chief Justice Dipak Misra on February 12. If A Convict Can’t Contest In Election, How Can He Head A Political Party? Asks SC “A man cannot directly contest an election, so he constitutes a group of persons to form a political party and contest an election. An … [Read more...] about India, Pak Supreme Courts In Sync On Disqualification Of Convicts From Heading Political Parties