JURIST
MAY 25, 2023
The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that wetlands must be adjacent to and “indistinguishable” from protected waters in order to qualify for protection under the Clean Water Act (CWA). EPA , the Court sided with the appellants, prioritizing the rights of wetland owners whose property is not adjacent to protected waters.
JURIST
MAY 18, 2023
The Supreme Court of Namibia ruled the country’s authorities must recognize foreign same-sex marriages for immigration purposes, potentially signaling a major policy shift in a country where homosexuality is criminalized. The court’s decision upheld the rights to dignity and equality of the appellants in these cases.
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JURIST
MAY 21, 2023
The Pakistani Federal Shariat Court struck down major portions of the landmark Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act Friday. ” The court claimed that the Quran acknowledges only sex assigned at birth, and therefore self-identification of gender is against the precepts of Islam.
JURIST
MAY 25, 2023
The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the government cannot keep the profits of properties sold to pay off tax debts. The court reached this decision in the case of Tyler v. The court cited support from several precedent cases and noting that the majority of states would not uphold such a statute.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
The US Supreme Court Wednesday ruled in a slip opinion that a Chapter 7 bankruptcy debtor cannot discharge a debt that resulted from her partner’s fraudulent activity under 11 U.S.C. § The buyer later sued and obtained a $200,000 judgment in California state court. 523(a)(7)(A). 523(a)(7)(A), regardless of her culpability.
JURIST
MAY 18, 2023
The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) does not need to provide notice to delinquent taxpayers of summons made against them to collect outstanding federal taxes. This does not apply to summons to determine whether a taxpayer owes an outstanding amount, only summons to collect. The case, Polselli v.
JURIST
MAY 10, 2023
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled on Tuesday that former Guant ánamo Bay detainee Omar Ahmed Khadr waived his right to appeal his war crime convictions under the Military Commissions Act. Circuit Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson authored the opinion of the court.
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