US · Supreme CourtFirst AmendmentThe justices will decide whether requiring platforms to verify users' ages before downloads burdens protected speech, resolving a split between two circuits.
Quillfeather Labs v. Brightwater · No. 26-411
By Claire Whitfield, Washington bureau chief
7 min read
IN · Supreme CourtCriminalA three-judge bench holds that a chargesheet filed without the forensic report does not stop the statutory clock.
Ravi Shekhar v. State of Maharashtra · 2026 TCR (SC) 418
By Nandini Iyer, Supreme Court correspondent, New Delhi
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US · Supreme CourtCriminalThe majority said the practice hollowed out the jury's verdict; the dissent warned it will unsettle decades of sentencing practice.
United States v. Marlowe · No. 25-882
By Claire Whitfield, Washington bureau chief
5 min read
IN · Supreme CourtCivilConflicting two-judge rulings on whether a court can vary an award rather than set it aside will now go to five judges.
Trident Infra v. National Highways Corporation · C.A. 2210 of 2024
By Rohit Deshpande, Supreme Court reporter, New Delhi
6 min read
INPILThe bench warned that chief secretaries would be summoned if emergency measures were not implemented before the winter.
By Nandini Iyer, Supreme Court correspondent, New Delhi
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IN · Supreme CourtService lawEmployees promoted on a stop-gap basis cannot claim seniority from the date of the ad hoc order, the court ruled.
State of Odisha v. Pradeep Nayak · 2026 TCR (SC) 402
By Rohit Deshpande, Supreme Court reporter, New Delhi
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US · Supreme CourtAdministrative lawSeveral justices suggested the agency was stretching a 1914 statute to govern technology Congress has not addressed.
Verrano Holdings v. Federal Trade Commission · No. 25-1034
By Claire Whitfield, Washington bureau chief
6 min read
INConstitution BenchPetitioners say the replacement scheme recreates the anonymity struck down two years ago.
By Harsh Vardhan, Policy correspondent, New Delhi
4 min read
IN · Supreme CourtCriminalUnexplained delay in the executive's decision on mercy amounts to cruel treatment, the bench reiterated.
Mohan Lal v. Union of India · 2026 TCR (SC) 391
By Nandini Iyer, Supreme Court correspondent, New Delhi
8 min read
US · Supreme CourtCertiorariCircuits apply different tests to advice that is partly legal and partly business; the Court will pick one.
Halvorsen & Pike LLP v. United States · No. 26-388
By Claire Whitfield, Washington bureau chief
4 min read
US · Supreme CourtCivilThe majority found registration and disclosure duties fall evenly on in-state and out-of-state brokers and impose no undue burden on interstate commerce.
Lattice Data v. Ferreira · No. 25-704
By Claire Whitfield, Washington bureau chief
5 min read