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Azure Power: Operational and financial Update

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Monday, December 27, 2021
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EBENE, Mauritius, Dec. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Azure Power Global Limited (NYSE: AZRE) (the "Company"), a leading independent renewable power producer in India, today announced certain operational and financial updates in connection with the Rights Offering that was also announced today.

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  • EBENE, Mauritius, Dec. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Azure Power Global Limited (NYSE: AZRE) (the "Company"), a leading independent renewable power producer in India, today announced certain operational and financial updates in connection with the Rights Offering that was also announced today.
  • The Company further received LOA for 200 MWs solar wind hybrid project from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Limited (MSEDCL).
  • The Company is evaluating, and is in preliminary discussions, with sellers of renewable energy assets in India that would complement its current portfolio.
  • The Company's strategy is to continue to build shareholder value and to evaluate acquisition opportunities that satisfy criteria of value accretive returns.

Over 400,000 Americans Join First Liberty Institute’s Coalition Urging President’s Commission to Reject Radical Court-Packing

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, First Liberty Institute submitted a public comment to the Presidential Commission on Supreme Court of the United States (Commission) on behalf of over 400,000 Americans.

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  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, First Liberty Institute submitted a public comment to the Presidential Commission on Supreme Court of the United States (Commission) on behalf of over 400,000 Americans.
  • The comment, authored by First Liberty Institute and signed by leaders including former Attorney General Ed Meese, Rev.
  • Jackson, Penny Nance, Daniel Garza, and others warns that the court-reform proposals debated by the Commission are dangerous, threatening religious liberty, and undermining judicial independence.
  • The Washington Examiner , in June, reported that a supermajority (69%) of voters reject any proposed court reform measure requiring a constitutional amendment.

Pam Dixon, Executive Director and Founder of World Privacy Forum, Recognized with Electronic Frontier Foundation's Pioneer Award

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Thursday, September 23, 2021
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PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Pam Dixon, researcher, author and executive director and founder of World Privacy Forum (WPF), has been named a 2021 Pioneer Award recipient by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).

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  • PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Pam Dixon, researcher, author and executive director and founder of World Privacy Forum (WPF), has been named a 2021 Pioneer Award recipient by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).
  • As WPF's executive director, Dixon has worked extensively on privacy and data governance in the U.S., EU, India, Africa and Asia.
  • WPF has published numerous studies that have had a significant impact in the areas of identity, health, finance and AI.
  • Awarded annually since 1992, EFF's Pioneer Awards recognize the leaders who are extending freedom and innovation on the electronic frontier.

Aerospike Cloud Managed Service Helps Dream11 Scale to Serve Millions of Concurrent Online Users

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Thursday, September 16, 2021
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Powered by the Aerospike Real-time Data Platform , and deployed as a fully cloud managed service on AWS, Dream11 has improved performance, scale, availability and elasticitywhile reducing the total cost of its online fantasy sports service.

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  • Powered by the Aerospike Real-time Data Platform , and deployed as a fully cloud managed service on AWS, Dream11 has improved performance, scale, availability and elasticitywhile reducing the total cost of its online fantasy sports service.
  • We are excited to partner with Dream11 for the 2021 edition of the IPL and beyond, where our Cloud Managed Services Platform powers many large-scale, mission-critical Dream11 applications.
  • Aerospike helps power some of the most crucial features of the Dream11 platform at a gigantic scale, with high trust for millions of concurrent users.
  • Very importantly, it also enables users to create and edit their own fantasy teams on the Dream11 Team Service at scale.

Supreme Court Decides College Athletes Fate

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Thursday, July 1, 2021
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The case was decided on June 21, 2021, and concerns whether college athletes can receive compensation or equivalent for educational purposes.

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  • The case was decided on June 21, 2021, and concerns whether college athletes can receive compensation or equivalent for educational purposes.
  • For years, the NCAA has had strict rules concerning all payments to college athletes for playing a particular sport.
  • On June 21, 2021, the United States Supreme Court took the case and voted 9-0 upholding the lower court's decision.
  • On June 21, 2021, The United States Supreme Court upheld the lower Federal Court and 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that the NCAA or colleges could not limit "education-related" benefits to student-athletes.

The International Action Centre: The Supreme Court of Cape Verde denies the habeas corpus applications regarding Ambassador Saab

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Monday, June 21, 2021
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The International Action Centre issues the following statement on the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Cape Verde:

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  • The International Action Centre issues the following statement on the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Cape Verde:
    The International Action Center in its discovery visit, to Cape Verde, confirmed that the Supreme Court of Cape Verde considers that a detention in the form of house arrest is not a detention that can be challenged by habeas corpus.
  • This position of the Supreme Court is legally erroneous and cannot be defended in a state governed by the rule of law.
  • Thus, the position of the Supreme Court of Cape Verde shocks the universal legal conscience and defies the most elementary fundamental rights.
  • The positions adopted by the Supreme Court of Cape Verde regarding habeas corpus in the case of the arbitrary detention of Ambassador Saab are totally erroneous and legally indefensible.

Supreme Court Gives Victory To Religious Liberty, Children, Says Family Research Council

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Thursday, June 17, 2021
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WASHINGTON, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Family Research Council praised the 9-0 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court inFulton vs. Philadelphia today, which unanimously upheld the First Amendment right ofCatholic Social Services (CSS).

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  • WASHINGTON, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Family Research Council praised the 9-0 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court inFulton vs. Philadelphia today, which unanimously upheld the First Amendment right ofCatholic Social Services (CSS).
  • Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement:
    "The decision today by the Supreme Court is a substantial win for religious liberty.
  • Katherine Beck Johnson, Research Fellow for Legal and Policy Studies at Family Research Council, stated:
    "Today's unanimous decision is a clear win for religious liberty.
  • Mary Beth Waddell, Director of Federal Affairs for Family and Religious Liberty at Family Research Council, stated:
    "Today's victory is a victory for the most vulnerable women, children, and families in our society.

Estey & Bomberger on California State Supreme Court Ruling: US Olympic National Governing Bodies Have A Duty to Protect Athletes from Sexual Abuse

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Thursday, April 1, 2021
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The Court reaffirmed a lower court decision and ruled that USA Taekwondo, a United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) National Governing Body (NGB), had a legal duty to protect athletes from sexual abuse.

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  • The Court reaffirmed a lower court decision and ruled that USA Taekwondo, a United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) National Governing Body (NGB), had a legal duty to protect athletes from sexual abuse.
  • The Supreme Court case involved the appeal of a 2019 2nd District Court of Appeal decision (case number B280550).
  • However, the appellate court also said that the USOPC did not have a duty to protect the athletes, which was also reaffirmed today by the State Supreme Court.
  • For decades, the USOPCs National Governing Bodies have refused to implement necessary safeguards to keep athletes safe from predatory coaches, Estey said.

"Mama B" Bashinsky Guardianship Abuse Case Goes Back To Alabama Supreme Court

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021
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Following their appeal, Judge Tucker hastily ruled on numerous motions that have been delayed for weeks.

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  • Following their appeal, Judge Tucker hastily ruled on numerous motions that have been delayed for weeks.
  • The family is now forced to have to go to the Alabama Supreme Court once again because Judge Tucker won't let the case die.
  • On July 2, 2020, the Alabama Supreme Court issued an opinion declaring the emergency petition failed to establish an emergency and holding Mrs.Bashinsky was denied her constitutional due process rights.
  • "With a national spotlight on guardianship abuse currently, there's never been a better time for reform," she concluded.

U.S. Supreme Court Will Not Hear Case Challenging Removal Protections for SEC’s In-House Judges

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Tuesday, January 12, 2021
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Rather than try Gibson in federal court, the SEC subjected him to a second hearing before another constitutionally-defective ALJ.

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  • Rather than try Gibson in federal court, the SEC subjected him to a second hearing before another constitutionally-defective ALJ.
  • SECs scheme fails to follow two controlling Supreme Court decisions: Free Enterprise Fund v. PCAOB and Thunder Basin v. Reich .
  • In the Supreme Court unequivocally held that officers of the United Stateslike SEC ALJsmay enjoy only one layer of for-cause removal protection.
  • NCLA has another case in the works that may reach the Supreme Court on this same issue.