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John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New Jersey (NJVRA) of 2024: Based on the CTVRA, this proposed law was introduced in January 2024 to enhance voting protections for minority groups in New Jersey. [30] Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2024: Although it gained significant attention after its introduction in January 2024, this proposed bill did not ...
Juvenile Courts Act 1947 [Act 90] ( Repealed by the Child Act 2001 [Act 611] ) Courts of Judicature Act 1964 [Act 91] Subordinate Courts Act 1948 [Act 92] Arbitration Act 1952 [Act 93] ( Repealed by the Arbitration Act 2005 [Act 646] ) Accountants Act 1967 [Act 94] Petroleum Mining Act 1966 [Act 95] Loans Guarantee (Bodies Corporate) Act 1965 ...
The jurisdiction of the courts in civil or criminal matters are contained in the Subordinate Courts Act 1948 and the Courts of Judicature Act 1964. Article 121 of the Constitution provides for two High Courts of co-ordinate jurisdiction, the High Court in Malaya, and the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak.
In 2013, the Supreme Court effectively gutted Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act that had required local election officials in areas with a history of discrimination to run their laws by the ...
The Supreme Court upholds the reach of the Voting Rights Act, ruling that Alabama must draw an election district that would likely favor a Black Democrat.
In late November, a federal appeals court ruled against a key component of the Voting Rights Act. Passed in 1965, the Voting Rights Act was one of the biggest achievements of the Civil Rights ...
Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, 594 U.S. ___ (2021), was a United States Supreme Court case related to voting rights established by the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), and specifically the applicability of Section 2's general provision barring discrimination against minorities in state and local election laws in the wake of the 2013 Supreme Court decision Shelby County v.
Economic Expansion Incentives (Relief from Income Tax) (Amendment) Act 2020; Estate Agents (Amendment) Act 2020; Geographical Indications (Amendment) Act 2020; Goods and Services Tax Voucher Fund (Amendment) Act 2020; Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) (Amendment) Act 2020; Healthcare Services Act 2020; High Court ...