Supreme Court

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Three Supreme Court justices are urging Americans to study US history and civics as the nation reaches 250 years since independence. Kavanaugh, Gorsuch and Barrett each spoke in interviews recorded for the Federalist Society ahead of its convention this week.

Gorsuch argued that rights come from God rather than government, and that each generation has to choose the Constitution anew. Kavanaugh wants civics taught to everyone, not just young people, while Barrett urged people to view the nation as a shared effort they belong to.

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Former Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi has said the West Bengal elections were not legally sound, and the matter is now before the Supreme Court. He also argued that Election Commission decisions should be taken by majority vote when unanimity is not possible.

He said some parts of the polls may have been valid, but areas where majority-Muslim voters were allegedly removed should be looked at again and fresh polling held if needed. Minister Dilip Ghosh said on Friday that the questions may be coming from people unhappy with the result they were hoping for.