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UK Supreme Court rules trade union laws breach human rights

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The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that part of the UK’s trade union laws are incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Regarding this issue, the court held Section 146 of TULRCA to be incompatible with Article 11. The Supreme Court disagreed with this. Rogue bosses won’t like it one bit.

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US federal appeals court rules seizure of 700 safety deposit boxes unconstitutional

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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the seizure of 700 safety deposit boxes under the process of civil asset forfeiture went beyond the warrant issued and violated the Fourth Amendment prohibition against unreasonable search and seizure. The case has been remanded back to the district court for further proceedings.

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Australia High Court rules against electric vehicle tax

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The High Court in sustaining the plaintiff’s submissions reopened and overruled its own precedent set out within Dickenson’s Arcade Pty Ltd v. For the 2021-2022 financial year, for a ZLEV that is an electric or hydrogen vehicle the prescribed rate was 2.5 Non-plug-in Hybrid vehicles were exempt.

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Sri Lanka Supreme Court rules government officials breached public trust in management of the economy

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The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka declared Tuesday that several former politicians, including former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, breached the public trust and violated Article 12 (1) of the Sri Lankan Constitution in their management of the economy.

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US Supreme Court rules that law criminalizing encouragement of illegal immigration is constitutional

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The US Supreme Court ruled Friday in US v. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, writing for the majority, criticized the lower court ruling , which called the law “overbroad,” saying: Properly interpreted, this provision forbids only the intentional solicitation or facilitation of certain unlawful acts.

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Licensed doctors can perform abortions up to 15 weeks, Arizona court rules

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The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Friday that licensed physicians can legally perform abortions insofar as the fetus is less than 15 weeks old. In September 2022, a trial court ruled that a 1901 near-total abortion ban could be enforced following Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

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US Supreme Court rules against Delaware in $400M interstate unclaimed property dispute

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The US Supreme Court Tuesday released a unanimous opinion holding that certain abandoned financial instruments that are similar to money orders may be recovered by the state in which they were purchased. The court disagreed. In Delaware v. Unclaimed property represents a large source of revenue for states.