Five judges will decide if call records, location logs and browsing data enjoy the same protection as the content of communications.
By Nandini Iyer, Supreme Court correspondent, New Delhi
The Supreme Court of India on the first day of the Constitution Bench hearing. Photograph: The JusticeInside
The justices will decide whether requiring platforms to verify users' ages before downloads burdens protected speech, resolving a split between two circuits.
By Claire Whitfield, Washington bureau chief
Consent managers, breach notification within 72 hours and children's data rules take effect in phases.
By Lekha Menon, Data protection correspondent
The court found the phonetic similarity likely to confuse enterprise buyers despite differences in logo and colour.
By Aarav Mehta, Legal editor
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced sixty-three new judgeships this week. It would mean more if the seats already authorized were not sitting empty.
By The Editorial Board, The JusticeInside
By Claire Whitfield, Washington bureau chief
By Nandini Iyer, Supreme Court correspondent, New Delhi
By Claire Whitfield, Washington bureau chief
By Rohit Deshpande, Supreme Court reporter, New Delhi
By Aarav Mehta, Legal editor
By Daniel Okafor, Federal courts correspondent, New York
By Maya Castellanos, Legal tech correspondent, San Francisco
By Farah Ansari, Bombay High Court correspondent
Term of the day
Quote of the week
“The right to default bail is indefeasible. It cannot be whittled down by a paper filing.”
Supreme Court of India in Ravi Shekhar v. State of Maharashtra
The judge held that claimants who never returned an opt-out form had not consented to release the debtor's parent and insurers, sending a $2.1 billion settlement back to the drawing board.
By Rebecca Lindqvist, Corporate and bankruptcy correspondent
The 27 May 2026 judgment settles whether entry fees are an actionable claim and how far the 28% rate reaches back; the industry and the department are now reworking the demands.
By Meghna Sharma, Tax editor
By Hannah Bergström, US regulatory correspondent
By Lekha Menon, Data protection correspondent
By Jordan Blake, Policy correspondent, Washington
By Harsh Vardhan, Policy correspondent, New Delhi
Refunds, defective goods, misleading ads and how to complain.
Buying, registering and protecting your home.
Contracts, termination, harassment and dues.
Marriage, divorce, maintenance and custody.
Collectors, credit reports and the limits on what they can do.
By Anjali Rao, Legal tech editor
By Tanvi Kulkarni, Careers and education writer
By Thomas Nakamura, US careers writer
Video-recorded searches and time limits for judgments are working unevenly across states, two years after the codes took effect.