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Top Poland court rules EU measures on judicial reforms unconstitutional

JURIST

Temporary injunction measures imposed by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) against the country’s controversial judicial reforms are unconstitutional, Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal ruled on Wednesday. Adam Bodnar, the country’s Commissioner for Human Rights, and Dr. Pawe?

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Divided Court Rules U.S. Railroad Retirement Board Decision Subject to Judicial Review

Constitutional Law Reporter

The decision represents the first 5-to-4 split in a case argued during the Court’s 2020-21 term. The post Divided Court Rules U.S. Railroad Retirement Board Decision Subject to Judicial Review appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. Legal Background. The system is administered by the U.

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Court Rules for Home Depot in Barring Black Lives Matter Imagery

JonathanTurley

According to the complaint , the controversy began with a worker donning a Black Lives Matter logo in August 2020. The Court ruled that these allegations did not amount to race-based discrimination under Title VII and the law “does not protect free speech in a private workplace.”It

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Federal Court Rules Against SUNY-Binghamton in Important Free Speech Challenge

JonathanTurley

The court held “there is no special rule for supervisory liability,” and “a plaintiff must plead and prove ‘that each Government-official defendant, through the official’s own individual actions, has violated the Constitution.” Coughlin , 58 F.3d 3d 865, 873 (2d. Bachmann, 983 F.3d 3d 609, 616 (2d Cir.

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Federal Court Rules In Favor Of Journalist Contesting Georgia’s Anti-BDS Law

JonathanTurley

In July 2019, Georgia Southern University (“GSU”) invited Martin to speak at the 2020 International Critical Media Literary Conference. Rather, the issue is the curtailment of political speech, including compelling official speech or viewpoints, as a condition for state employment.

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Justices decline to reinstate GOP-backed congressional voting maps in North Carolina, Pennsylvania

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A majority of the Supreme Court has never endorsed that theory, and some election-law experts say that, if adopted, it could effectively strip state courts of their power to protect voting rights under state constitutions. Alito dissented from that ruling in a four-page opinion that was joined by Thomas and Gorsuch.

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Divided Court Strikes Down COVID-19 Restrictions on In-Home Religious Gatherings

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court ruled in Tandon v. Accordingly, the Court granted an injunction pending disposition of the appeal in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. On November 13, 2020, the State issued guidance “[l]imiting attendance at gatherings.” The Court made four points in support of its decision. Newsom , 593 U.

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