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Federal prosecutors unsealed indictment against activists trying to force the school to cut financial ties to Israel Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment Wednesday against eight pro-Palestinian activists who are accused of conspiring to run a criminal intimidation campaign against University of Michigan officials while trying to force the sc…

US lawmakers are alarmed that Bill Pulte, a housing official with no intelligence experience, is poised to take charge of one of the government's most powerful surveillance tools.

President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice released an opinion on Tuesday that, in the likely event it is embraced by a Republican-controlled federal judiciary, would make it significantly harder for plaintiffs who face employment discrimination to prevail in court. The opinion was released by the Office of Legal Counsel, an institution that interprets federal law […]

Misty Roberts, 44, who faced up to 17 years in prison, convicted of two felonies including statutory rape Misty Roberts, a former mayor in Louisiana, has been sentenced to 90 days for raping a 16-year-old boy. On Tuesday, 44-year-old Roberts was sentenced following her conviction earlier this year of two felonies including carnal knowledge of a juvenile – or statutory rape – and indecent behavior…

Republican who chairs House panel says he based decision on testimony from Epstein’s longtime assistant Lesley Groff Representative James Comer, the Republican who chairs the House committee on oversight and government reform, announced that he would be asking Alan Dershowitz, Jeffrey Epstein ’s former attorney, to appear before the panel as part of its investigation into the late sex offender. …

Nitish Kumar Mishra, C.M.P. Degree College Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh ABSTRACT The enactment of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), replacing the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), marks a transformative shift in India's criminal justice architecture. Among the provisions undergoing legislative revision, the right of private defence occupies a uniquely contested space, straddling the tension between…

Arpita Mohapatra & Aman Sai, SOA National Institute of Law ABSTRACT This paper explores the shift in Indian criminal jurisprudence from the Indian Penal Code to Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, specifically examining the evolution of “consent” and “sexual autonomy”. While the Indian Penal Code was deeply rooted in British authority and retributive punishment, the BNS focuses on citizen centric and pr…

Arshiya Dhatwalia, LLB (Hons), O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana ABSTRACT The digitalisation of markets has prompted competition law to reckon with a phenomenon that traditional antitrust frameworks were not equipped to address, that is, network effects and the tipping of platform markets. This paper undertakes a preliminary analysis of network effects, drawing on available theories…

Ayush, Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University Dr. Satyam Sharma, Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University ABSTRACT Wrongful imprisonment represents a grave violation of fundamental human rights, undermining the principles of justice, liberty, and due process. Across jurisdictions, the recognition of state liability for such miscarriages of justice has evolved through constitutional mand…

Kabir Gaba, Symbiosis Law School, Pune ABSTRACT The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 (“PROG Act”) and the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Rules, 2026 (“2026 Rules”) accomplished something that two decades of fragmented state gambling legislation, private member bills, and informal industry self- governance had not: they conferred statutory recognition on esports as a …

Rohini Abhyankar, Symbiosis Law School, Nagpur Amisha Mehta, Symbiosis Law School Nagpur Case Title: Onkar Nath & Ors. v. The Delhi Administration Date of Judgement: 15.02.1977 Court: Supreme Court of India Quorum: Justice Y.V. Chandrachud. (P.K. Goswami, P.N. Shinghai, JJ) Citation: AIR 1977 SC 1108 Legal Provisions Specified: § 56, 57 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872; Rule 118, 119 of the D…

Bhawana Dayal Jaiswal, B.A.LL.B., DES's Shri Navalmal Firodia Law College (Forgusson College), Pune Aditya Kumar, LL.M., Symbiosis Law School, Pune ABSTRACT Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) rose rapidly to become a global phenomenon, posing a stark trilemma for global regulators: do they support capital market innovation while preserving the integrity of the market and protecting inv…

Kaviya R, LLM (CBCS), Department of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Administration, School of Excellence in Law, The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai ABSTRACT Political graft is one of the major forms of corruption impacting the politics and functioning of the government of India. Political graft refers to corruption in the form of the abuse of public offices for making personal …

Srijopriyo Das, B.A.LL.B., Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad, Symbiosis International (Deemed) University, Pune. Arkya Banerjee, BA. LLB, Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad, Symbiosis International (Deemed) University, Pune. ABSTRACT While digital payment innovation in India has improved transaction efficiency, it has also created novel vulnerabilities for consumers due to fraud and infrastructure iss…

Disha Agarwal, LL.M., School of Law Justice & Governance, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, U.P. Dr. Rama Sharma, Assistant Professor, School of Law Justice & Governance, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, U.P. ABSTRACT Litigation has been the main way of settling disputes in the Indian justice delivery system. The increasing pendency of cases, delays in the process and the i…

Tanya Goyal, Amity University, Madhya Pradesh ABSTRACT The media also plays a watchdog role in exposing failures of law enforcement agencies and highlighting miscarriages of justice. Investigative journalism has contributed significantly to several criminal cases by bringing evidence and procedural lapses before the public. In some situations, media attention has compelled authorities to conduct …

Ridhi Nehra, LL.M., School of Law Justice & Governance, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, U.P. Mr. Sagar Kadyan, Assistant Professor, School of Law Justice & Governance, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, U.P. ABSTRACT Digital transformation of society has had a dramatic impact on the delivery of justice, especially in the context of consumer dispute resolution. The number of…

_Free and Equal_ 2 (1):247-283. 2026Open access activists and shadow libraries violate laws that restrict access to academic research. Is such lawbreaking morally permissible? This paper defends an affirmative answer. We argue that the illegal sharing of academic research constitutes a form of permissible unilateral remedial action distinct from typical acts of political disobedience. By advancin…

Sabarinath S, Symbiosis International Deemed University Jaina John, Symbiosis International Deemed University ABSTRACT The advancement of Digital platforms has altered the landscape of news dissemination by manipulating the conventional models of journalism and media accountability. These digital platforms have centred themselves as the intermediaries between news producers and consumers. Such in…

Aditya Kalakoti, Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University Mr. Ashutosh Mishra, Assistant Professor, Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University 1. ABSTRACT Ensuring police accountability while granting them autonomy is a fundamental challenge in democratic government. While policing units are protected from political interference and are able to enforce the law impartially, too much autonomy…