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India top court rules online education access cannot be denied to underprivileged children

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The Supreme Court of India ruled Friday that if the fundamental right to education under “Article 21A of the Constitution has to become a reality,” then the needs of underprivileged children “to receive adequate access to online education cannot be denied.”

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Malaysia High Court rules Christians can use ‘Allah’ for religious educational purposes

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In a landmark ruling on Wednesday, the Malaysian High Court granted a Malaysian Christian the right to use the word “Allah” in her religious practice, effectively ending the Home Ministry’s 1986 ban on the use of the word in Christian publications.

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Canada Supreme Court rules extreme intoxication a criminal defense

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The court upheld a lower court’s ruling in R. In Daviault , the court ruled that a man who raped an elderly woman could use intoxication as a defense because he was in a “state akin to automatism.” ” On Friday, the court held that section 33.1 Parliament passed section 33.1

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US Education Department investigating Harvard legacy admissions policy for racial discrimination

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The US Department of Education’s (DOE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on Monday announced in a letter that it is looking into whether Harvard University’s donor and legacy admissions preferences perpetuates racial discrimination. However, the bill never went to a vote.

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UK High Court rules Brexit settlement scheme ‘unlawful’

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The rights that could be lost by these citizens if they did not apply included the right to healthcare and education, the right to apply for housing and benefits, and the right to work in the UK. The court invited the parties to “seek to agree an order which gives effect to [the] judgement.”

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Zimbabwe Court rules national pledge is unconstitutional

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At the time of its introduction, then Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Professor Paul Mavhima defended the national pledge by pointing to similar customs in both the United States and the United Kingdom. But the court rejected this argument and found for Hofisi and Sogolani.

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US dispatch: SCOTUS set to hear arguments in Harvard case that may end affirmative action in higher education

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Supreme Court is set to hear arguments next Monday in a case that could have major implications for racial equality and college admissions. President & Fellows of Harvard College , is widely expected to end the practice of affirmative action in higher education. The case, Students for Fair Admissions Inc.

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