Topic
Statutory Interpretation
508 published works
The Proof of Guilt
Guest Post: Per Incuriam and the Appellate Tribunal’s Reading of Section 8(3) PMLA
(This is a guest post by Riddhi Alok Puranik)A May 2026 order of the Appellate Tribunal constituted under the PMLA 2002 (“ATPMLA”), disposing of four appeals in the NSEL investigation,…
The Indian Lawyer Blog
Supreme Court Holds Ports Governed By Major Port Trusts Act Are Liable To Pay Customs Duty On Pilfered Goods Under Customs Act
In a ruling clarifying the interplay between the Customs Act, 1962 and the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963, the Supreme Court has held that a port trust constituted under the…
The Indian Lawyer Blog
WHEN PRECEDENT MEETS A CHANGING INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE
INTRODUCTION In State of Uttar Pradesh v. Jai Bir Singh (decided on 20 August 2026), the Supreme Court of India, speaking through Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Satish…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Beltway Buzz, August 28, 2026
USCIS Proposes $103,265 Fee for H-1B Petitions. On August 25, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published in the Federal Register a proposed rule, “Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions,” that…
Religion Clause
Vagueness Challenge to South Carolina’s Abortion Law Will Move to Trial
In Bingham v. Wilson, (D SC, Aug. 25, 2026), a suit brought by ob-gyn physicians, a South Carolina federal district court held that there is a genuine dispute as to…
Legal History Blog
Bruhl on Legislative Interpretive Directives
By Dan Ernst
Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl, William & Mary Law School, has posted The Forgotten History of Legislative Interpretive Directives, which is forthcoming in the Texas Law Review:This Article addresses an overlooked aspect…
California Appellate Report
County of King v. Turner (9th Cir. – Aug. 25, 2026)
By Shaun Martin
This is a really smart and well-written opinion by Judge McKeown.It's a high-profile case, so I won't say much about the merits; you can read about it elsewhere. Basically it…
The Indian Lawyer Blog
WHEN A LABEL CANNOT BECOME A CRIME
INTRODUCTION In Shiv Pratap Singh Alias Chinu v. State of U.P. & Ors. (decided on 20 August 2026), the Supreme Court of India, speaking through Justices J.B Pardiwala and K.…
Turtle Talk
Katherine Florey on Indian Law Countercanons
Katherine Florey has posted “Indian Law Countercanons,” forthcoming in the Michigan Law Review, on SSRN. Here is the abstract: On the second or third day of class, Federal Indian Law…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Former Iowa Attorney General Thomas J. Miller Files Amicus Brief Supporting Colorado’s Interpretation of DIDMCA’s Opt-Out Provision
By Alan S. Kaplinsky, Burt M. Rublin
On July 15, 2026, former Iowa Attorney General Thomas J. Miller filed an amicus brief supporting Colorado in the en banc proceedings before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…