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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) A man this week accused a California doctor of violating Texas’ anti-abortion policies, testing a new law in the GOP-led state allowing private citizens to sue abortion pill providers for mailing the medication. The lawsuit comes after Louisiana, also a Republican-led state, last month pushed to extradite Dr. Rémy Coeytaux, who [.].
Nearly all of the 200 federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York, the nation’s most important the US Attorney’s Office, now spend their days reading through millions of pages of Jeffrey Epstein documents.
After nearly a decade of pending legal proceedings, the Bombay High Court will finally hear actor-director Amol Palekar’s long-standing petition challenging the mandatory pre-censorship of stage plays and performances. The petition is slated for final hearing on December 5 before a bench comprising Justices Riyaz Chagla and Farhan Dubash. Palekar, now 80 years old, seeks protection of artistic freedom, arguing against the existing requirement under the Bombay Police Act that imposes prior scrutiny of scripts and mandatory certification from the Maharashtra State Performance Scrutiny Board before any play or public performance can be staged. His counsel, Anil Anturkar, told the court, “The petitioner is 85 years old now and wants an outcome, be it positive or negative.” Anturkar emphasized the importance of artistic freedom in the contemporary digital era, pointing out that “there is no censorship of shows and series on OTT platforms,” questioning the logic of continuing the mandatory censorship regime for live performances. The petition specifically contests rules framed under Section 33(1)(wa) of the Bombay Police Act, which authorize police commissioners or superintendents to regulate “places of public amusement” and performances, including traditional tamashas and melas, requiring script scrutiny to safeguard “public order, decency, or morality.”Amol Palekar’s petition argues that such pre-censorship amounts to an unconstitutional curtailment of artistic freedom, stating, “This pre-censorship leads to curtailment of artistic freedom. Because of this, many historic plays have not been performed in their original form.”The Bombay High Court had admitted the plea in 2017 but long delayed its hearing on the merits. The upcoming session on December 5 is expected to bring closure to this critical issue affecting artists and cultural institutions. This case is being closely watched across the theatre community and arts organizations, as a ruling in favor of Palekar could pave the way for greater freedom and creativity in live stage performances in Maharashtra and potentially across India. Also Read: EXCLUSIVE: Shekhar Suman reveals that his film with Parineeti Chopra, Adil Hussain, Amol Palekar titled Reporting Live; Shekhar also states, “If Utsav is remade, Adhyayan should be cast for my role”.
The court ruled that Bill Essayli had been acting “unlawfully” as U.S. attorney in Los Angeles but that he could stay on as the office’s top deputy for now.
Actor and politician Kangana Ranaut was granted bail on Monday by a Bathinda court in Punjab in connection with a defamation case filed by farmer protestor Mahinder Kaur. The case dates back to 2021, when Kaur accused Ranaut of defaming her through a social media post during the farmers’ protest. Arriving at the court around 2 pm dressed in a saree and sunglasses, Ranaut told reporters that she regretted the “misunderstanding” caused by her post but maintained that she had not made any direct remarks against any individual.“Whatever misunderstanding happened with the family of Mahinder ji, I gave a message to her husband for mata ji about how she was the victim of a misunderstanding,” Ranaut said after the hearing. “Never in my dreams could I imagine this controversy. Every mata, be she from Punjab or Himachal, is respectable to me,” she added. When asked if she believed she had made an unintentional mistake, Ranaut said that the issue had been misinterpreted. “There was a retweet that was used as a meme. There were many women in that meme, and no comments were made against any individual,” she clarified, adding that she had already spoken to Mahinder Kaur’s husband regarding the matter. The actor further stated that she “regretted the misunderstanding” that followed the post but emphasized that her intentions were never to insult or misidentify anyone. Mahinder Kaur’s counsel, Raghubir Singh Beniwal, confirmed that the court granted bail to Ranaut on a bond furnished by her father. He added that Ranaut also moved a plea seeking permanent exemption from personal appearances, which he opposed. According to Beniwal, when the court asked Ranaut whether she wanted to say anything, the actor said she wished to apologise to the complainant, asserting that her post was not intended to target anyone. The court then sought the response of Mahinder Kaur’s husband, Labh Singh, who said he would consult with family members before deciding whether to accept the apology. The matter has now been listed for hearing on November 24. The complaint, filed in January 2021, alleged that Ranaut had wrongly identified Mahinder Kaur as Bilkis Bano, the elderly activist known for her participation in the 2020 Shaheen Bagh protests. Kaur claimed that the actor’s “false imputations and remarks” compared her to the “dadi” from Shaheen Bagh, despite her being part of the farmers’ protest since its inception. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court had observed that Ranaut’s post “was not a simple retweet” and that the actor had “added spice” to the existing content. Following this remark, Ranaut withdrew her plea before the apex court. Also Read: Kangana Ranaut praises Rishab Shetty’s Kantara, says, “Films like these can help preserve tribal culture”.
A Supreme Court ruling against the Voting Rights Act could allow Republicans to redraw districts and solidify control of the House
SUGAR LAND, Texas (AP) Former NFL running back Adrian Peterson has been arrested in a Houston suburb on charges.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A yearlong investigation into suspected fraudulent voter registration forms submitted ahead of last year’s presidential election produced criminal charges Friday against six street canvassers and the man
Una madre de Ecuador se autodeportó para salvar a su hijo de 16 años, pero ahora él fue detenido en NY a pesar de tener un estatus migratorio especial.
