article thumbnail

PLI’s Review Of The Supreme Court’s October 2021 Term [Sponsored]

Above The Law

A faculty of nationally recognized Supreme Court, constitutional law, and civil rights experts will analyze, discuss, and debate the major developments. The post PLI’s Review Of The Supreme Court’s October 2021 Term appeared first on Above the Law.

article thumbnail

Texas Tech University School of Law Seeks Visitors to Teach Constitutional Law, Evidence, and Criminal Procedure

EvidenceProf Blog

Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas Texas Tech University School of Law invites applications from exceptional individuals to fill a visiting faculty position for the 2021-22 academic year (Requisition 22902BR/Visiting Professor). It is anticipated that the law school.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Ghana Parliament unanimously passes extreme anti-gay bill

JURIST

The Parliament of Ghana passed an extreme anti-gay bill on Wednesday, which is set to tighten laws against members of the LGBTQ+ community. Ghana’s 275 members of Parliament unanimously passed the bill, known as the 2021 Promotion of Appropriate Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill.

article thumbnail

Rights organizations create committee to advocate for freedoms in Tunisia

JURIST

The Tunisian Workers’ Union and the Tunisian Association of Constitutional Law criticized the ISIE decision to reject a court ruling that reinstated three presidential candidates. The international support committee aims to counteract the authoritarian policies of President Kais Saied, who came to power through a coup in 2021.

article thumbnail

US Supreme Court grants certiorari for two cases regarding federal district courts’ jurisdiction

JURIST

Under § 2255, federal inmates can collaterally challenge their convictions on any ground cognizable on collateral review, with successive attacks limited to certain claims indicating “factual innocence” or relying on “constitutional law decisions made retroactive” by the Supreme Court. ” Jones v.

Court 190
article thumbnail

German court rules double jeopardy statute unconstitutional

JURIST

Originally, the law allowed four reasons for reopening a case: forgery of documents, false statements by a witness, judicial negligence or valid confessions post-trial. In 2021, the Bundestag added a fifth provision. However, the court found the 2021 reform conflicted with Article 103 of the Basic Law.

Statute 211
article thumbnail

Supreme Court Embraces Originalism In 'Momentous' Term

Law 360

The October 2021 Supreme Court term will be remembered as the most consequential one in generations, experts said, pointing to sweeping rulings affecting the rights of millions of Americans and establishing a new conservative vision of constitutional law.