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In 2012, the Obama Administration introduced through executive action Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program which deferred deportation of certain individuals who arrived to the United States unlawfully as minors. DACA allowed these individuals access to employment authorization. In late-2014, the Administration, again through executive action, expanded DACA, in part, by increasing the available periods of employment authorization for DACA beneficiaries from two years to three years, and introduced Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA). DAPA is a program which deferred deportation of and created a basis for employment authorization for parents who, as of November 20, 2014, had a child who was a U.S. citizen or green card holder. … [Read more...] about Supreme Court’s Decision on Future of DACA and DAPA

SECTIONS Search E-edition Home Customer Service Customer Service About Us Buy Photos and Pages Contact Us Plus Mobile & Apps Newsletters Newspaper in Education Subscribe Subscriber Services Archives News News Crime Databases Education Government & Politics Local News Nation & World Military Obituaries Obits Archive Traffic Watchdog Weather Blogs & Columns Matt Driscoll Sports Sports College High School Mariners Preps Stats Seahawks Sounders Tacoma Rainiers UW Huskies Blogs & Columns Dave Boling Huskies Insider Blog John McGrath Mariners Insider Blog Seahawks Insider Blog Sounders Insider Blog Politics Politics Business Business Consumers People in Business New Businesses Port of Tacoma Real Estate Opinion Opinion Cartoons Editorials … [Read more...] about State Supreme Court strikes down death penalty, converts sentences to life in prison

The decision of the SC to upload resolutions with reasons is the outcome, in all probabilities, of the resignation of Justice Jayant Patel, the judge of Karnataka High Court. The collegium of the SC came in for sharp criticism over the issue of this resignation. Justice Jayant Patel was in the line of seniority to become the chief justice of the Karnataka High Court. But before that, he was transferred by the collegium headed by CJI Justice Deepak Misra to Allahabad High Court, where he would be third in seniority for becoming the chief justice. I suppose, sensing injustice being done to him, Justice Patel resigned. It’s not the first time that collegium system has come in for sharp criticism. Previously also, we have seen how competent judges could not reach SC for one or the other reasons. The case in point is of Justice A P Shah, who retired as the chief justice of the Delhi High Court. He was never recommended by SC collegium for his elevation to the Supreme Court. Justice … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Starts Doing What It Preaches; But Much More Needs To Be Done

Mr. Khalid Anwar, Sr. ASC, representing the Federation of Pakistan presented arguments on both the 18th and 21st constitutional amendments mainly on the basic structure doctrine. He began by dividing basic structure doctrine into two mutually exclusive and distinctive parts: a) Basic Structure as a descriptive doctrine: It identifies provisions considered to be primary to the basic structure of the Constitution; b) Basic Structure as a prescriptive doctrine: It grants power to the Judiciary to strike down constitutional amendments which modify basic features of the Constitution. Basic structure as a prescriptive doctrine creates unamendable parts of the Constitution, which are to be protected from amendment by the Courts. 26. He argued that the basic structure prescriptive doctrine is at best an academic exercise; that theories cannot be equated with law as law has two distinct features i.e. clarity and its presence in the public domain as public knowledge; that basic structure of the … [Read more...] about Pak SC upholds setting up of military courts to try civilians; says vires of constitutional amendment can be examined

The Bench was hearing suo-motu proceedings in Re. Exploitation of Children in Orphanages in the State of Tamil Nadu Vs. Union of India [WRIT PETITION (CRL.) No.102 of 2007], on the basis of the letter received by the Court in the year 2007. The Court directed that the Chief Secretaries of all the States to which notices have been issued in this matter shall file an affidavit within a period of eight weeks from the date of this order disclosing full details with regard to the implementation of the obligations specified under the three Acts. … [Read more...] about Supreme Court warns the States of Contempt for Non-implementation of POCSO, RTE and NCPCR ACTs