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

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Tarar further stated that the constitution and prevailing laws are followed by the courts in Pakistan, further emphasising that Khan is in jail as a convicted prisoner. The WGAD demanded Khan’s immediate release, claiming that his arrest was arbitrary and in violation of international law.

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SCOTUS Ends February Sitting With Oral Arguments in Six Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court held oral arguments in six cases to end its February sitting. A pair of cases challenging Texas and Florida’s controversial social media laws took center stage. In the Florida case, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that S.B. Below is a brief summary of the other cases before the Court: Cantero v.

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The Constitutional Abyss: Justices Signal a Desire to Avoid Both Cliffs on Presidential Immunity

JonathanTurley

As expected, with the exception of the three liberal justices, the Court appears to be struggling to find a more nuanced approach that would avoid the extreme positions of both parties. It has been almost 50 years since the high court ruled presidents have absolute immunity from civil lawsuits in Nixon v. Fitzgerald.

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Federal Judge Enjoins Illinois’ Assault Weapon Ban

JonathanTurley

The decision comes after two other district courts ruled in favor of the law — sending this issue to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and potentially the Supreme Court. of owners utilize these rifles for self-defense outside of their home and 61.9% utilize them for self-defense at home.

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The Land that Law Forgot: The Supreme Court and the New York Legal Wasteland

JonathanTurley

This week in the Supreme Court, a glimpse of the legal landscape outside of Manhattan came more sharply into view. It looked very different as the Supreme Court, with a strong conservative majority, defended the rights of defendants and upheld core principles that are being systematically gutted in New York. In Gonzalez v.

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Fani Willis Fights for a Mass Trial As the Georgia Defendants Scatter

JonathanTurley

Not only are defendants scattering, but some are seeking to go to federal court where the trial would not likely be televised, as the Georgia prosecutors reportedly want. Regardless of the ruling of the court, it is likely to be appealed. However, Willis is trying to hold together a case to try them en masse and in state court.

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Open Borders and Closed Courts: How the Supreme Court Laid the Seeds for the Immigration Crisis

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in The Hill on the worsening situation at the Southern border and how the Supreme Court laid the seeds for this crisis over a decade ago. The courts have left few options for either the states or Congress in compelling the enforcement of federal law. They have often found the courts closed to them.