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US Supreme Court rules against Puerto Rico journalists seeking documents from financial oversight board

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The ruling restricting journalists’ rights to request information from the territory’s governing bodies follows a 2022 Supreme Court decision that said Puerto Ricans could be excluded from certain federal benefits. The bill did not pass the Senate but was re-introduced in the House this year.

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Court weighs Louisiana redistricting with second majority-Black district

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Several of the courts conservative justices expressed skepticism about the map and about whether the 2022 ruling on which Louisiana relied to justify the creation of a second majority-Black district in the state was actually correct, but it was unclear whether those concerns would be enough to uphold the lower courts ruling.

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US Supreme Court hears arguments over Louisiana electoral map

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But this has became life as usual for the states under this Court’s voting cases.” ” The current voting map was created following a 2022 district court decision that struck down a previous state congressional map. It is unclear how the court will rule in the case.

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Canada government announces appeal of court decision on Freedom Convoy and Emergencies Act authority

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The Canadian government announced Friday it would file an appeal of a Federal Court judgement that found it acted illegally when responding to Freedom Convoy protests in 2022. ” If the appeal is accepted, the case will be heard again in the Federal Court of Appeal. .”

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Pakistan court grants former PM Nawaz Sharif protective bail

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The protective bail restrains authorities from arresting Sharif until he appears before court on October 24. A court ruling allowed him to travel to London, England for medical treatment with the expectation that he would return to Pakistan to serve his jail term. Any fair hearing would have established his innocence.

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Supreme Court will hear case on second majority-Black district in Louisiana redistricting

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The court also sent Joseph Smith’s case from Alabama’s death row back to the court of appeals for more clarification of the basis for the lower court’s decision. Alabama had asked the justices to reverse an appeals court decision that lifted Smith’s death sentence. 5 until Nov. 8 in the 2024 election.

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Alabama approves congressional map with single majority Black district in defiance of US Supreme Court order

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The approval is in defiance of the US Supreme Court ruling in Allen v. The 2022 US Census found that Black residents comprise 26.8 Governor of Alabama Kay Ivey approved a new congressional map Friday, passed by the Alabama legislature during a special session , which designates only one majority-Black district in the state.

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