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US President Joe Biden on Friday signed a law to increase financial disclosure requirements for both Supreme Court justices and federal judges, a move that experts say is an attempt at meaningful reform amid growing dissatisfaction with the judiciary. The new law, aptly named the Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act, comes amid growing calls for judicial reform after a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion suggested that the apex court is poised to overturn the landmark Roe v Wade decision. The Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act introduces several new mandates, which are explained below. Also read | Michigan's 'draconian' 1931 abortion law: Explained,What rules does the new law impose?,The new law mandates the creation of a public, online database containing the financial disclosures of both Supreme Court justices and federal judges that can be accessed by anyone at will. This law requires this public database to be set up within 180 days of enactment, and mandates all financial disclosures by judges and SCOTUS justices to be uploaded within 90 days of the May 15 filing deadline each year. Further, the Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act also introduces the same financial disclosure rules for federal judges and SCOTUS justices as those followed by members of Congress: these rules require any security trades above $1,000 to be disclosed within 45 days of the deal. Also read | Why is the baby formula shortage in US worsening? Explained,How is it different from what is currently happening?,While SCOTUS justices and federal judges are already required to file financial disclosures each year, there are issues with due process: according to legal experts interviewed by TIME, these disclosures are typically released years after their date of filing, and aren't uploaded online, thereby making them largely inaccessible for public scrutiny. By imposing a strict limit on the window for uploading financial disclosures online, the Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act seeks to increase both transparency and accountability. Also read | Roe v Wade: Anti-abortion Catholics clash over judgement overturn,Why enact the law now?,While Biden signed the law on Friday, it is part of a much larger bipartisan push for judicial reform, calls for which have intensified overt the past year over damning reports of judicial misconduct. In September last year, the Wall Street Journal exposed that 130 federal judges had violated both US law and judicial ethics by overseeing court cases involving companies in which either they or their family members owned stock. The WSJ also found that since 2010, federal judges had failed to recuse themselves from 685 cases in which they had a conflict of interest, something that is ethically and legally required of the judiciary. More recently, the Washington Post also released a report on SCOTUS justice Clarence Thomas' wife's support of former President Donald Trump's claims of election fraud in 2020, a report that once again exposed judicial misconduct and led to calls by Democrats for Thomas to recuse himself from cases dealing with the January 6 insurrection in Washington DC. In light of these developments, there’s been more action on judicial ethics in the last few months than there’s been in the last 40 years, TIME quoted Gabe Roth as saying. Roth is the executive director of the judicial reform advocacy group Fix the Court, which was involved in the crafting of the new law.

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  <li>Joe Biden on Friday signed a new law on ethics and transparency for federal judges and Supreme Court justices</li>
  <li>The law introduces several financial disclosure requirement</li>
  <li>It is expected to improve transparency and accountability</li>
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New Delhi, Delhi, India (NewsVoir) SEE Learning India - a collaborative effort between Max India Foundation and Emory University - is committed to bringing to fruition His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s vision of integrating the importance of social, emotional and ethical skills into mainstream formal education. The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the importance of the need to cultivate not only social and emotional well-being but also the awareness to discern the choices we make as we begin to understand our place as members of a wider interconnected community. SEE Learning India offers training and capacity building workshops for educators to train them in the SEE Learning framework, curriculum and pedagogy. In recent times both educators and students have faced several challenges which have impacted their psychological and emotional health. The SEE Learning® program and its practices have helped them adapt to these changing circumstances better by inculcating values of compassion, kindness to self, and building resilience. It has allowed educators and students to focus on their emotional well-being, which in turn, has facilitated continued learning in the absence of in-person school. Facilitating training for educators Until now, SEE Learning India has impacted more than 30,000 children with its various initiatives while bringing on board close to 3,000 educators within the ambit of the curriculum. More than 650 educators have engaged with SEE Learning through a deeper immersion into the curriculum, framework and pedagogical models. Further, SEE Learning India conducts CBCT® (Cognitively Based Compassion Training) workshops for educators. The essence of these workshops developed at the Centre for Contemplative Sciences and Compassion-based Ethics, Emory University, is to cultivate our innate capacity for compassion implemented through analytical practices. These workshops focus on attentional stability and increase emotional awareness through focused analytical reflections, thus aiding the participants to gain a better awareness of themselves and engaging with others and the community at large. With practice, informed compassion can become a spontaneous response that permeates one’s life. This program has been widely successful in addressing Empathetic Fatigue witnessed in many professions, including those in healthcare and teaching. L1 Facilitator Certification Course After successfully certifying the first cohort of Level 1 (L1) facilitators from India and Southeast Asia, SEE Learning India launched the second cohort of the course with 82 participants. The seven-month online course involves a thorough exploration of the SEE Learning foundational concepts, framework and curricular content. Once certified as L1 Facilitators, the participants are prepared to offer SEE Learning® workshops. The idea is to equip them with the skills needed to implement SEE Learning® in their schools, organizations and communities. Given that SEE Learning® follows the episteme of constructivism in its approach, we see that many educators - after undergoing certification - transfigure into more skilled teachers in facilitating classroom learning. India Compassion Study SEE Learning India has embarked on the India Compassion Study - a three-year research study - in collaboration with Akanksha Foundation and Emory University. This research will focus on the implementation of SEE Learning® in Mumbai and Pune. It is a first-of-its-kind study to build a case for the need for ‘Social, Emotional and Ethical Learning’ in the Indian subcontinent. Emotions & Expressions with Anganwadi Workers While the pandemic has created hardship for many, it has been particularly tough on the frontline workers. The Department of Women and Child Development invited Indus Action (a policy implementation organization) along with SEE Learning India and Kshamtalaya Foundation (an NGO working towards eradicating inequality in education among school children) as implementation partners to introduce ‘Emotions & Expressions’ as a pilot project for 175 Anganwadi workers across two districts of New Delhi in 2021. As part of this project, the Anganwadi workers were trained in SEE Learning® Resiliency and Body Awareness practices. Appreciative of learning the skills and practices related to building resilience through regulating and navigating emotions, these workers participated in bi-monthly, virtual training sessions over three months with great enthusiasm. Their feedback testimonials attest to the fact that this pilot project came at an opportune time to equip them with the tools and skills needed to deal with the repercussions of the pandemic. A society progresses only when all the stakeholders embark on a journey to evolution and growth, and SEE Learning India and Max India Foundation are committed to catalyzing that progress. PWR PWR

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Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin has been banned from competition for six months due to his unwavering support on social media for Russia amid the Ukraine invasion. ,The International Chess Federation (FIDE) made the announcement as criticism grew over Karjakin's Twitter posts. In reaction to public statements made by Sergey Karjakin about the war in Ukraine, the FIDE and Ethics and Disciplinary Commission banned Karjakin for six months 'from participating as a player in any FIDE rated chess competition, taking effect from the date of this decision, 21 March 2022', FIDE announced. Also Read | Nestlé defends decision to stay in Russia as criticism escalates,“The statements by Sergey Karjakin on the ongoing military conflict in Ukraine have led to a considerable number of reactions on social media and elsewhere, to a large extent negative towards the opinions expressed”. The ban puts Karjakin’s participation in the Candidates Tournament, which starts on June 16, in doubt. However, he can appeal the decision within 21 days. Karjakin's statements on Twitter have praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and the military actions taken in Ukraine since the initial invasion on February 24. In a Twitter thread, Karjakin – who challenged Magnus Carlsen for the world title in 2016 – said, Many people ask if I regret my public support of the special operation? After all, I have already lost invitations to Western tournaments and may lose an invitation to the candidates tournament. Also Read | UK wants to use sanctioned properties of Russian oligarchs for Ukrainian refugees,My answer is simple, he added. I am on the side of Russia and my President. No matter what happens, I will support my country in any situation without thinking for a second!,Last week, the FIDE removed Moscow of this year’s Chess Olympiad and FIDE Congress and banned Russian and Belarusian players from competing in tournaments under their respective flags. Karjakin has not only showed his support for Russian forces, but he also posted about the US, sharing a tweet from Chinese government official Lijian Zhao in which purportedly was US' bombing list. The image was captioned: Never forget who's the real threat to the world. Karjakin shared the image along with the message: Many thanks to our Chinese friends for telling the truth.

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  <li>The International Chess Federation (FIDE) made the announcement on Monday</li>
  <li>Several from the chess world have criticised his support for Russia</li>
  <li>The ban puts Karjakin’s participation in the Candidates Tournament, which starts on June 16, in doubt</li>
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Biden's new ethics and transparency law for Supreme Court judges: Explained

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