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Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Ashok K.M May 23, 2018 9:27 pm Change Font Size Civil remedies for reputational encroachment are more suited for redressing such reputational harm, the court said. The Supreme Court of Lesotho has declared country’s as criminal defamation laws unconstitutional observing that ‘crime of defamation has no place in its current constitutional dispensation’. Justice MA Mokhesi in his 37 paged Judgment observed that Section 101- 104 of the Pena Code, that deals with the crime of defamation are inconsistent with the Section 14 of the Constitution. Lesotho is a small country in Southern Africa. Just like Section 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code, Lesotho, in its penal code enacted in 2010, has sections 101-104, which deals with offence of defamation. Section 101, 102 and 103 deals with definitions of defamatory matter, publication and unlawful publication respectively. Section 104 defines the offence of … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Of Lesotho Holds Criminal Defamation Laws Unconstitutional [Read Judgment]
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Supreme Court Chief Justice Nominee Testifies Before Judiciary Committee
Justice Richard A. Robinson told legislators Monday that he would deal directly with racial discrimination in the courts if he becomes the next chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.If approved by the state House of Representatives and Senate in the coming weeks, Robinson would become the first African American chief justice in the state’s history.“We live in a society where explicit racism is socially unacceptable,’’ Robinson said. “People make shortcuts. … We have to make sure that we aren’t imposing our biases at our jobs, judicial functions. Still, there’s some things that persist. We have to be on our guard for that.’’As the first questioner, Sen. Edwin Gomes, a Bridgeport Democrat, told Robinson, 60, that he would ask a tough question and “put you on the spot’’ about discrimination within the judicial branch. Gomes said that some in the judicial branch have been “using their hammers to … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Chief Justice Nominee Testifies Before Judiciary Committee
In Justice Gorsuch’s first year, he wrote 3 Supreme Court opinions, heard 60 cases, and fixed the shrimp cocktail sauce on the meatball subs
Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch speaks at the Federalist Society's 2017 National Lawyers Convention in Washington on Nov. 16, 2017. AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has heard 60 cases in his first year as President Donald Trump's pick for the high court. His written opinions, oral argument questions, and scant public statements reveal the kind of justice he'll be. As the junior justice on the court, he's also responsible for "cafeteria duty" and a few other hazing rituals. WASHINGTON (AP) — Neil Gorsuch became the Supreme Court's newest member a year ago on Tuesday. President Donald Trump's pick for the high court, its 113th justice, has now heard more than 60 cases on issues including gerrymandering, fees paid to unions and the privacy of certain cellphone records. It's generally unwise to predict anything about a justice so early into his or her tenure, with few opinions written and votes in a small number of cases. But … [Read more...] about In Justice Gorsuch’s first year, he wrote 3 Supreme Court opinions, heard 60 cases, and fixed the shrimp cocktail sauce on the meatball subs
PHOTOS: Brazil Transfixed as Supreme Court Jails Presidential Frontrunner
Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets of the nation’s largest cities on Tuesday and Wednesday in anticipation of a Supreme Court decision that opened the door for the arrest of socialist presidential frontrunner Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva late Thursday morning. Brazilians congregated at the headquarters of Lula’s socialist Workers’ Party (PT) and on the streets of Brasilia, among other cities, dressed in red and holding images of their leader. On the right, conservatives and anti-corruption voters congregated wearing the national colors, green and yellow, and brandishing dolls known as pixulecos—figurines of Lula wearing a traditional prison uniform.Demonstrators against former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hold a rally demanding his imprisonment, in Brasilia on April 04, 2018. EVARISTO SA/AFP/Getty Images A banner demanding imprisonment of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, condemned in second-instance on corruption … [Read more...] about PHOTOS: Brazil Transfixed as Supreme Court Jails Presidential Frontrunner
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Diabetes, decisions and justice math
WASHINGTON (AP) — Visitors attending Supreme Court arguments surrender their electronics on entering the courtroom. So if something rings, chimes or buzzes, it’s likely the device’s owner is dressed in a black robe. Last year, a justice’s cellphone went off. But last month, when four electronic pings sounded during an argument, the device was different. It belonged to Justice Sonia Sotomayor and was alerting the justice, who is diabetic, that her blood sugar was urgently low. The 63-year-old justice has had diabetes since childhood, but the sound was the first public notice that she was using a continuous glucose monitor. Sotomayor’s use of the device doesn’t indicate a change in her health, experts told The Associated Press, but it does show her embracing a technology that has become more popular with Type 1 diabetics. In 2013, when Sotomayor did an interview with the American Diabetes Association’s “Diabetes Forecast,” the … [Read more...] about SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Diabetes, decisions and justice math