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“Mike Johnson, the First Proudly Trumpian Speaker; Though he has adopted a ‘nerd constitutional-law guy’ persona, he is in lockstep with the law-flouting former President”

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“Mike Johnson, the First Proudly Trumpian Speaker; Though he has adopted a ‘nerd constitutional-law guy’ persona, he is in lockstep with the law-flouting former President”: David D. Kirkpatrick has this article in the March 25, 2024 issue of The New Yorker.

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Virtual Workshop (in English) on May 14: Roxana Banu on Constructing Imperial Authority through British Imperial Constitutional Law and Private International Law

Conflict of Laws

On Tuesday, May 14, 2024, the Hamburg Max Planck Institute will host its 44th monthly virtual workshop Current Research in Private International Law at 11:00-12:30 (CEST). Unlike in constitutional law and even public international law, there is virtually no account of the colonial history of private international law.

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Poland’s Culture Minister orders liquidation of state media groups

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Earlier in December, President Duda vetoed the 2024 budget bill, rejecting its allocation of 3 billion zloty in funding for media until reforms are implemented. The President cited constitutional violations and the need for comprehensive repairs and legal reforms within the public media sector as reasons for his veto.

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SCOTUS Kicks Off January 2024 Session With Five Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court returned from recess on January 4, 2024. The post SCOTUS Kicks Off January 2024 Session With Five Cases appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. The Court’s January session will feature some of the Term’s biggest cases, with several testing the limit of the federal government’s regulatory power.

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Supreme Court Kicks Off 2023-2024 Term with Oral Arguments in Three Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

” Decisions in all three cases will be rendered before the term ends in June 2024. The post Supreme Court Kicks Off 2023-2024 Term with Oral Arguments in Three Cases appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. Please check back for updates.

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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments over ban on firearms for people subject to domestic-violence restraining orders

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However, Justice Neil Gorsuch questioned how expansive the ruling in this case should go, possibly leaving the same law at issue in Tuesday’s case open for future challenges. The decision on the case is expected by the end of the court’s term, in June 2024.

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

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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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