Judiciary.org - Part 52

Supreme Court

The morning read for Wednesday, September 20

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read:

The Supreme Court banned affirmative action–except at military academies (Code Switch, NPR)
Alabama’s congressional map dilutes the power of Black voters, advocates again tell Supreme Court (Ariane de Vogue & Fredreka Schouten, CNN)
Supreme Court ruling sparks fears about economic fallout (Omar Mohammed, Newsweek)
Justice Antonin Scalia’s son set to make Supreme Court debut

… Read the rest

Supreme Court

The morning read for Monday, September 18

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read:

Jan. 6 defendants bring cases to Supreme Court. Here’s what it could mean for Donald Trump (John Fritze, USA Today)
House Democrats press for cameras in federal courts, as Trump trials and Supreme Court session loom (Scott MacFarlane, CBS News)
Hunter Biden Charges Wade Into Supreme Court Fray Over Guns (Zoe Tillman, Bloomberg)
Why

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Civil Law

Cognizant’s High Court approved scheme of arrangement was held to be a colorable device by Chennai ITAT

The ITAT recently dismissed an appeal and slammed Cognizant India Private Limited (“Cognizant India”) for what it perceived as using a colorable device to evade taxes during its INR 190 billion share buyback exercise.

Cognizant (Mauritius) Limited (“Cognizant Mauritius”) and Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporations USA (“Cognizant USA”) held around 76% and 22% stake in Cognizant India respectively. The remaining 2% minor shareholding was also held by USA based entities.

In the year 2016, Cognizant … Read the rest

Supreme Court

The morning read for Friday, September 15

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read:

Biden Asks Supreme Court to Lift Limits on Contacts With Social Media Sites (Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
Supreme Court freezes ruling that would curb government contact with social media companies (Rebecca Shabad & Lawrence Hurley, NBC News)
Supreme Court affirmative action ban should be enforced, GOP senators warn Cardona (Zachary Schermele, USA

… Read the rest

Civil Law

The in duplum rule does not apply to late payment interest on arrear pension fund contributions owed by participating employers

Since 2020, most retirement funds have been faced with a situation where participating employers have failed to comply with section 13A of the Pension Funds Act, 1956 (PFA), by either underpaying employer or member contributions or not paying at all. The non-payment of contributions attracts late payment interest in terms of section 13(7) of the PFA.

It is against this background that the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) repealed Regulation 33, which governed payment of pension fund contributions and … Read the rest

Supreme Court

Biden asks justices to block limits on collaboration with social media companies

The Biden administration on Thursday afternoon asked the Supreme Court to temporarily block a lower court’s order that would limit its ability to communicate with social media companies over content moderation policies. U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the justices that if the “unprecedented” order is allowed to stand, it would put a Louisiana district judge in charge of overseeing the executive branch’s communications with social media companies.

Shortly after receiving the government’s request, Justice Samuel Alito — who … Read the rest

Circuit Courts

Judicial Conference Revises Policy to Expand Remote Audio Access Over Its Pre-COVID Policy

The Judicial Conference of the United States on Tuesday approved a change to its broadcast policy that expands the public’s access to civil and bankruptcy proceedings over the Judiciary’s longstanding pre-COVID policy, which prohibited all remote public access to federal court proceedings.
Judiciary News – United States Courts… Read the rest

Supreme Court

The morning read for Tuesday, September 12

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read:

Alabama asks Supreme Court to revisit congressional districting map case (Maegan Vazquez, The Washington Post)
Conservatives hope Supreme Court defangs US consumer watchdog (John Kruzel, Reuters)
Two Pieces to the Puzzle: Long Conference Petitions and Granted Cases for OT 2023 (Adam Feldman, Empirical SCOTUS)
The Texas Bans on Abortion “Trafficking” Are Even Scarier Than

… Read the rest

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