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A Critique On The Territorial Jurisdiction Of Courts In India

LexForti

It would be imperative to take into cognizance the concept of jurisdiction which is a conglomeration of two terms, such as juris (meaning “law”) and diction (meaning “to speak”), which can be translated as presuming the appropriate forum that has the potential to “speak the law.”

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Doctors and families with transgender children seek injunction against Alabama bill criminalizing gender-affirming care to minors

JURIST

Two doctors joined two parents on behalf of their minor children to file a complaint Tuesday in federal court against the governor and the district attorneys of Alabama, Shelby County, and Jefferson County, to block Alabama’s Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act (“VCCPA”) from going into effect on May 8, 2022.

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Justice Department Rebrands As Trump’s Personal Law Firm

Above The Law

Trump’s appellate lawyer John Sauer gets to be Solicitor General and file weekly Supreme Court briefs in cases like Trump v. Even after stacking the DOJ with personal cronies, calling them “his lawyers” out loud delivers a Constitutional Law jump scare. People Who Hurt His Feelings.

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We read all the amicus briefs in Dobbs so you don’t have to

SCOTUSBlog

Numerous groups attack the viability standard that the court adopted in Roe v. Many amici focus on the principle of stare decisis – and urge the court not to follow it in this case. They say Roe and Casey are not worthy of the deference that the court typically affords to its prior decisions. The viability framework.