Courts Act 1971 Puns

Justice Arun Mishra led bench to hear N Ram's plea challenging vires of Section 2 (1)(c) of Contempt of Court Act, 1971 barandbench.com/news/liti…

Election Commission asks government for contempt power to act against those who tarnish its image. The Election Commission has written to the Law Ministry asking it to amend the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, giving it powers to act against person or organisation sullying its image. indiatoday.intoday.in/sto…

The massive FBI’s fingerprint files, 1944. In 1924, an act of congress established the Identification Division of the FBI. By 1946, the FBI had processed over 100 million fingerprint cards in manually maintained files. By 1971, 200 million fingerprint cards. reddit.com/gallery/rkx8q4

50th Anniversary of Wild Horse Act Marks Largest Assault on America’s Wild Horses Since the 1971 Act Was Unanimously Passed by Congress thecloudfoundation.org/pr…

50th Anniversary of Wild Horse Act Marks Largest Assault on America’s Wild Horses Since the 1971 Act Was Unanimously Passed by Congress thecloudfoundation.org/pr…

Homecoming court, 1971, Willow Run High School, Ypsilanti, MI

50th Anniversary of Wild Horse Act Marks Largest Assault on America’s Wild Horses Since the 1971 Act Was Unanimously Passed by Congress thecloudfoundation.org/pr…

Broadcasting Under Section 31 1971. Jack Lynch was the first Taoiseach to use Section 31 to ban RTE reporting on the situation in Northern Ireland, in case it favoured the PIRA. This act was finally lapsed by Michael D Higgins Minister for Arts 1994. rte.ie/archives/2021/0913…

"Why can't white men act like human beings?" American poster, c. 1971

Roberts court's 'stench' began when it undermined Voting Rights Act and America's democracy diplomacy thehill.com/opinion/judic…

Homecoming court, 1971, Willow Run High School, Ypsilanti, MI reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCoo…

Boxer Muhammad Ali talks with the press on his way into court to face trial because of his refusal to be drafted, Houston, June 20, 1967. He was found guilty and sentenced to 5 years in prison (a conviction that was eventually overturned in 1971)

S. 3136: A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with State or local ballot initiatives or referenda.

Boxer Muhammad Ali talks with the press on his way into court to face trial because of his refusal to be drafted, Houston, June 20, 1967. He was found guilty and sentenced to 5 years in prison (a conviction that was eventually overturned in 1971)

Anyone one affected by this should call the best civil rights lawyer in New York and file suit against the state immediately in Federal Court for violation of the Equal Protection Clause and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

In Op-Ed, Senator Warren Calls for Supreme Court Expansion to Protect Democracy and Restore Independent Judiciary - Warren Cosponsors Judiciary Act of 2021 to Expand the Court by Four Seats warren.senate.gov/newsroo…

Roberts court's 'stench' began when it undermined Voting Rights Act and America's democracy diplomacy thehill.com/opinion/judic…

K.R.T. Wasitodiningrat ‎- Javanese Court Gamelan From The Pura Paku Alaman, Jogyakarta [Indonesia, Gamelan] (1971) youtu.be/BSOg8P6uKrA

Old School: Compulsory acquired by Camberwell Council in 1971 for a car park expansion, Mary refused to sell her house and move. Camberwell council lost the case against her in the Supreme Court in 1974, only acquiring the house 20 years later in 1991 when Mary passed.

TIL of a vaudeville group that tried to sue a pair of newspapers for libel, after the papers ran scathing reviews of their act in 1898. The judge ruled in favor of the newspaper after the group performed their act in court en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che…

With the Supreme Court Ready to Gut Roe, Amy Klobuchar Says Congress Needs to Act—and Fast motherjones.com/politics/…

Opposition parties welcome court decision declaring Aarto Act unconstitutional - Eyewitness News ewn.co.za/2022/01/14/oppo…

The debate on the 1971 act. 17/06/2021 hansard.parliament.uk/com…

TIL that the Christian “Bob Jones University” didn’t allow blacks to attend until 1971. From ‘71 to ‘76 the only blacks that were allowed were married couples. In ‘82 they lost a Supreme Court case and had to pay back taxes from ‘71. Interracial dating wasn’t allowed at the university until 2000. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob…

The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 is due to be debated in UK Parliament today. The Members initiating the debate are Jeff Smith MP and Crispin Blunt 🤭 MP.

Steven Donziger: For an act of peaceful civil disobedience to block an oil pipeline, a judge designated Jessica Reznicek a "terrorist" and gave her a draconian 8-year prison term. Courts must not be used by the fossil fuel industry to silence the heroes who defend our Earth. @FreeJessRez twitter.com/SDonziger/sta…

Action4Canada on Instagram: “"The Emergency Act is doomed to fail in Court" says the last surviving architect of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Honourable…” instagram.com/tv/CYuiXvqI…

Roberts court's 'stench' began when it undermined Voting Rights Act and America's democracy diplomacy thehill.com/opinion/judic…

Debate on the 1971 Misuse of Drugs Act in House of Commons today