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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

If the VCCPA law is allowed to go into effect, the law will disrupt their ability to continue receiving medically necessary treatment for gender dysphoria. ” Conviction under the Act is a Class C felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison or a fine of up to $15,000.00.

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

SCOTUSBlog

Jackson Women’s Health Organization , the potentially momentous abortion case concerning a Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The Christian Legal Society and Robertson Center for Constitutional Law , Concerned Women for America , and Judicial Watch, Inc. 1 in support of that law.