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Justice is blind, but justice has vision: Supreme Court on disability jurisprudence and inclusive bench
By Dr. Shruti Bedi and Navdeep Singh “In a watershed moment, the Supreme Court has further expanded its existing progressive ...
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Rights of persons with disabilities should be elevated as fundamental rights: Supreme Court
It is high time that the rights of persons with disabilities against disability-based discrimination is recognised as a fundamental right, the Supreme Court hel ...
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Disability rights groups are uncertain about future amid funding freeze decision
After a federal judge in Washington blocked the Trump administration from freezing federal grants and loans potentially ...
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Supreme Court Rejects Broader Disability Review For Veterans
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that the Veterans Court does not have to re-examine all evidence when reviewing disability ...
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Supreme Court rules against veterans receiving ‘benefit of the doubt’ for disability claims that are close call
The Supreme Court has rejected an argument by two veterans that the Department of Veterans Affairs had a duty to grant their ...
Supreme Court sides against veterans wanting stronger benefit of the doubt review in disability claims
The case involved two veterans, one of whom was denied benefits. Their lawyers says the case could have profound implications ...
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High court tips the scales against veterans seeking disability benefits
Justice Clarence Thomas, a George H.W. Bush appointee, wrote in the court’s opinion that when the veteran appeals court ...