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The impact of federal constitutional law on co-defendant cases in California

SCOCAblog

Overview This article unpacks the relationship California courts have with federal constitutional law via the Aranda/Bruton doctrine, which protects criminal defendants in joint trials against inculpative hearsay statements admitted against their codefendant under the Sixth Amendments confrontation clause.[1]

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Canada Supreme Court rejects government appeal in youth-led climate case

JURIST

The UN unanimously passed Resolution 77/276 in 2023, which requested an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding states legal obligations regarding climate change. Similar to Mathur v Ontario , both cases saw enormous outpourings of public support for the plaintiffs. The result is expected later this year.

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Looking Back at the Biggest Constitutional Law Decisions of 2023

Constitutional Law Reporter

Constitutional law took center stage in many U.S. Supreme Court and the New Jersey Supreme Court cases decided in 2023. Supreme Court’s Most Significant Decisions of 2023 In Students for Fair Admissions v. Supreme Court’s Most Significant Decisions of 2023 In Students for Fair Admissions v.

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Revue Critique de droit international privé – issue 2023/4

Conflict of Laws

Written by Hadrien Pauchard (assistant researcher at Sciences Po Law School) The fourth issue of the Revue critique de droit International privé of 2023 (available here ) was released online some time ago. It features two articles and several case notes. The full table of contents is available here.

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UN expresses concern over moves by UK government to facilitate Rwanda removal plan for migrants

JURIST

The ability of the court to review parliamentary decisions is a key feature of UK constitutional law and ensures one body does not hold too much power, thereby protecting the rule of law. This comes after the UK Supreme Court ruled in November 2023 that the Rwanda policy was unlawful. New legislation may put this at risk.

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

JURIST

Both of these cases were added to the 2022-2023 docket. The US Supreme Court Monday granted both Jones v. Hendrix and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) v. Cochran certiorari based on their petitions. Hendrix is an Eighth Circuit habeas corpus case about 28 US Code § 2255.

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Pakistan law minister dismisses UN working group recommendations urging release of former PM Imran Khan

JURIST

The WGAD demanded Khan’s immediate release, claiming that his arrest was arbitrary and in violation of international law. Khan has been in jail since August 2023 and was convicted in some cases ahead of a Pakistan national election which took place in February 2024.

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