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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 2 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday nominated Patricia Guerrero to be the state's next chief justice, picking the daughter of Mexican immigrants to lead the nation's largest judicial system. Guerrero, 50, would replace Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, who will step down once her term ends in January. Guerrero made history earlier this year when she was the first Latina confirmed to the California Supreme Court. Now she's poised to do it again as the first Latina to lead the state's sprawling court system that includes about 2,175 judges across 58 trial courts and 105 justices on the Courts of Appeal. “Justice Guerrero has established herself as a widely respected jurist with a formidable intellect and command of the law and deep commitment to equal justice and public service,” Newsom said in a news release announcing Guerrero’s nomination. Unlike the … [Read more...] about Newsom picks 1st Latina state Supreme Court chief justice

The Supreme Court on Wednesday transferred FIRs registered against former BJP spokeswoman Nupur Sharma in the Prophet remarks row to the Delhi Police. The Delhi Police would also investigate in case any FIRs are registered in the future against Ms. Sharma, the court said. A Special Bench of Justices Surya Kant and J.B. Pardiwala gave Ms. Sharma liberty to approach the Delhi High Court seeking to quash the cases against her. The court refused a suggestion made by West Bengal counsel and senior advocate Menaka Guruswamy for a joint special investigation team to probe the case under the supervision of the apex court. The Bench said an FIR has been filed against Ms. Sharma in Delhi with the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of the Delhi Police, and this specialised branch could carry on the probe in all the FIRs. The IFSO could collect information necessary for its investigation from other states. The Bench extended the protection granted to Ms. Sharma on … [Read more...] about Delhi Police to investigate all FIRs against Nupur Sharma: Supreme Court

Live Updates Former President Donald Trump has arrived in New York where he has agreed—along with his children Donald Jr. and Ivanka—to testify in a probe into his family business. Attorney General Letitia James has said investigators had uncovered evidence that the Trump Organization overstated asset values to get favorable loans and understated the values for tax breaks. The Trumps deny wrongdoing. In a social media post on Tuesday, Trump again called the probe a "witch hunt," while accusing James, who is Black, of being "racist." Fallout from the FBI's raid on Trump's family home Mar-a-Lago continues, with Eric Trump insisting that President Biden "absolutely signed off" the move. On Wednesday, the former President suggested FBI agents might have been "planting" evidence in his safe. Follow Newsweek's live blog for the latest. 7 min ago 09:50 AM EDT Will Trump Take the the Fifth? Donald Trump will not plead the Fifth Amendment while … [Read more...] about Trump News Live Updates: Ex-President could testify in court today

Recently, the Chief Justice of India objected to the lack of media accountability in the media’s coverage of legal issues. His remarks came less than a month after the Delhi police admitted to informing the media about the outcome of AltNews’ co-founder Mohammed Zubair ’s bail hearing before the judicial order was even pronounced in open court. While the matter of how this information was known to the police remains an open issue, it is problematic that a considerable portion of its news coverage depicted the remarks of the police officer as fact without waiting for the judicial order. The police as source In criminal cases that attract the most sensationalist media coverage, media attention is often drawn toward investigation and early trial stages, with a notable disconnect from eventual outcomes of trial that follow several months or even years after an arrest. This makes the police a crucial source for the media and communication between the two institutions is often a … [Read more...] about Fair trial goes beyond courts, to the police and media

Supreme Court’s senior-most judge Justice UU Lalit was on Wednesday appointed as the 49th Chief Justice of India. He will succeed incumbent CJI NV Ramana, who demits office on August 26. “In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, Judge of the Supreme Court as the Chief Justice of India with effect from 27th August, 2022,” according to an official notification. Justice Lalit, a renowned senior advocate, has become the second CJI to be directly elevated to the Supreme Court Bench from the Bar. Prior to this, Justice SM Sikri, who was the 13th CJI of India appointed in January 1971, was the first lawyer to be elevated directly to the SC bench in March 1964. Lalit was designated as a senior advocate by the top court in April 2004. In January 1986, he shifted his practice to Delhi. He was appointed a special public prosecutor for the CBI to conduct the trial in the 2G spectrum … [Read more...] about Justice Uday Umesh Lalit Appointed 49th Chief Justice of India, Will Succeed CJI Ramana

Appointed as the 49th Chief Justice of India, seniormost judge of the Supreme Court Justice Uday Umesh Lalit studied at the Government Law College in Mumbai and specialised in criminal law. He has been part of several landmark judgments, including the one which held the practice of divorce through instant ‘triple talaq’ among Muslims illegal and unconstitutional. He will succeed incumbent CJI NV Ramana . He will take the oath of office on August 27 and will retire on November 8. His tenure as the CJI will last only 74 days. He will be the second CJI who was directly elevated to the apex court Bench from the Bar. Justice S M Sikri, who became the 13th CJI in January 1971, was the first lawyer to be elevated directly to the top court bench in March 1964. A look at his career graph: BOMBAY HC: Born on November 9, 1957, Justice Lalit enrolled as an advocate in June 1983 and practised in the Bombay High Court till December 1985. His father UR Lalit was a senior advocate … [Read more...] about Justice U U Lalit to Be New CJI: From Mumbai’s GLC to Landmark Kerala Temple, Triple Talaq Judgments

The Supreme Court on Wednesday clubbed and transferred all FIRs lodged in several states against suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her remarks on the Prophet Mohammad to Delhi Police special cell’s IFSO unit. A special bench headed by Justice Surya Kant and Justice JB Pardiwala was hearing the plea filed by Sharma seeking clubbing and transfer of multiple FIRs filed against her. After hearing the arguments from all sides, the bench said, “Since this court has already taken cognisance of the threat to the life of the petitioner and specific instances have been cited, we direct that all the FIRs be transferred and clubbed to Delhi Police…The orders issued today shall also be extended to any new FIRs registered against the petitioner with regards to this particular incident and the same shall stands transferred to IFSO unit of the Delhi Police’s Special Cell.” The court also mentioned that the interim order of protection of her arrest will continue. The Intelligence Fusion … [Read more...] about Prophet Remarks Row: SC Clubs & Transfers All FIRs Filed Against Nupur Sharma to Delhi Police

The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed the Bombay High Court’s verdict which had held that no offence of sexual assault under the POCSO Act is made out if there is no direct skin-to-skin’ contact between accused and the victim. A Bench of Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat and Bela M Trivedi held that the ingredient of the offence of ‘sexual assault’ under POCSO is sexual intent and skin to skin contact in such incidents is not relevant. The law has to be given an interpretation that gives effect to the intention of legislature instead of defeating it, the Court underscored. “The most important ingredient for constituting the offence of sexual assault is sexual intent and not skin to skin contact with the child. Construction of a rule should give effect to rule rather than destroying it. The intention of legislature cannot be given effect to unless wider interpretation is given,” the Court said. Mandating “skin to skin” contact would amount to a narrow and absurd interpretation, … [Read more...] about ‘Most Important Ingredient for Sexual Assault is Sexual Intent’: SC Quashes Bombay HC’s ‘Skin-to-Skin’ Order

In a major victory for the royal family of Travancore, the Supreme Court on Monday affirmed their right as shebait of Shree Padmanabhaswamy temple. The Kerala High Court judgment, taking away all rights of the royal family from management and affairs of the temple, was set aside by a bench led by Justice Uday U Lalit. Reading out that operative part of the judgment, the judge said the death of the Travancore ruler in 1991, who signed the Covenant, does not affect Shebaitship of the Travancore royal family. The bench made it clear that the principle of escheat will not apply and hence, the properties of the temple cannot be reversed to the state after death of the last ruler in 1991. This essentially means that the royal family will continue to act as trustee of the temple and will have rights to offer prayers, have a say in the temple management. The bench held that an administrative committee, to be headed by the district judge of Thiruvanathpuram, will conduct day-to-day … [Read more...] about Triumph for Travancore Royal Family, SC Says It Still Has Shebait Right Over Padmanabhaswamy Temple

The Centre on Saturday defended in the Supreme Court the penal law on sedition and the 1962 verdict of a constitution bench upholding its validity, saying they have withstood "the test of time" about six decades and the instances of its abuse would never be a justification of reconsideration. A bench of three judges comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli, on May 5, said that it would hear arguments on May 10 on the legal question of whether the pleas challenging the colonial-era penal law on sedition be referred to a larger bench for reconsidering the 1962 verdict of a five-judge constitution bench in the Kedar Nath Singh case. "Instances of the abuse of provision would never be a justification to reconsider a binding judgment of the constitution bench. The remedy would lie in preventing such abuse on a case-to-case basis rather than doubting a long-standing settled law declared by a constitution bench for about six decades," said the 38-page … [Read more...] about Centre Defends Sedition Law & Kedar Nath Singh Case Verdict, Says Abuse No Justification for Its Reconsideration