JURIST

JULY 19, 2024

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that the Canadian government can be held liable for enacting laws that are “clearly unconstitutional,” done in bad faith, or stem from abuse of power. The court reiterated the importance of damages as a remedy for state violations of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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HowAppealing

AUGUST 22, 2022

“How Professors Can Teach Constitutional Law While the Supreme Court Is Wrecking It; The law school version of constitutional law taught students that lawyers and judges are at the vanguard of protecting people who lack political power; As the Court’s most recent term has demonstrated, they are not”: G.S.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

“California’s Shifting Relationship With the Supreme Court: A conversation with the constitutional law expert Erwin Chemerinsky about what Californians can expect from a conservative court.” ” Jill Cowan has this discussion online at The New York Times.

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ABA Journal

JULY 29, 2022

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas won’t be teaching a constitutional law seminar at the George Washington University Law School after thousands of students asked…

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

“Circuit Scoop: January 2025; January 2025 brought pivotal federal appeals court rulings that challenge agency power, shape business regulations, and influence constitutional law, with long-lasting effects on future legal battles.” ” Adam Feldman has this post at his “Legalytics” Substack site.

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JURIST

JUNE 27, 2022

The US Supreme Court Monday declined to hear a case where a Christian ministry sued the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) over being labeled a hate group. SPLC asked the court to review its 1964 decision in New York Times Co. ” Justice Clarence Thomas dissented from the court’s denial of certiorari.

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JURIST

MAY 16, 2022

The US Supreme Court Monday granted both Jones v. The Supreme Court previously denied Jones certiorari but granted it after the Eighth Circuit affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of his habeas petition in August 2021. The court is anticipated to hear arguments in these two cases in the fall. ” Jones v.

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JURIST

JULY 16, 2021

Temporary injunction measures imposed by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) against the country’s controversial judicial reforms are unconstitutional, Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal ruled on Wednesday. In 2017, a new regime was adopted establishing a disciplinary chamber to oversee the Supreme Court judges.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 14, 2025

Supreme Court held that in awarding the defendants profits to the prevailing plaintiff in a trademark infringement suit under the Lanham Act, a court can award only profits ascribable to the defendant itself. A divided Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed. Supreme Courts Decision The Supreme Court disagreed.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Beware my friends, you can make the system worse rather than better,' he warned.

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JURIST

AUGUST 16, 2021

The Bombay High Court on Friday stayed two provisions of India’s Information Technology Rules (“the Rules” or “Rules”) intended to regulate publishers of digital content such as social media intermediaries, OTT (Over-the-top) platforms, and online news and current affairs websites.

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HowAppealing

APRIL 7, 2021

“Canadian Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella appointed Pisar Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School; Justice Abella is world-renowned for her decisions and theories on equality, human rights, and constitutional law”: Rachel Reed of Harvard Law Today has this report.

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JURIST

AUGUST 6, 2023

The US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that an 1890 state constitutional provision permanently preventing people convicted of certain felonies from voting, Section 241, is unconstitutional. This end-justifies-means analysis has no place in constitutional law.”

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JURIST

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The German Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled a law allowing double jeopardy in criminal cases where new evidence was available was unconstitutional. However, the court found the 2021 reform conflicted with Article 103 of the Basic Law. ” The decision centered on Section 362 of the German Criminal Code.

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JURIST

APRIL 19, 2022

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in Siegle v. The District Court ruled in the Circuit City trustee’s favor, and the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed and remanded the case. Fitzgerald and United States v. Washington.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JANUARY 22, 2025

The Supreme Court recently agreed to consider Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. The closely watched First Amendment case involves the availability of tax exemptions for religious organizations and marks the first religious case taken up by the Court this term. The Wisconsin Supreme Court reinstated the decision of the LIRC.

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JURIST

AUGUST 19, 2021

The Indian Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that women can sit for the NDA (National Defence Academy) admission exam in a landmark interim order which will allow more women to serve in India’s armed forces.

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Above The Law

JUNE 29, 2022

Constitutional law is more of a vibe now. The post Supreme Court Isn’t Even Trying Anymore appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

JANUARY 24, 2025

.” It also requires the government to compensate for takings, “ the amount of which and the time and manner of payment of which have either been agreed to by those affected or decided or approved by a court.”

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JURIST

APRIL 10, 2022

The Supreme Court of India Friday upheld a series of amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010 (FCRA) to strictly regulate the flow and utilisation of foreign contributions by organisations into the country. The post India Supreme Court upholds law restricting foreign donations to NGOs appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

MARCH 15, 2022

The Karnataka High Court dismissed a batch of petitions Tuesday challenging the proscription of hijabs (Islamic headscarves) in the uniform for pre-university colleges in the Udupi district of Karnataka. The court referred to various s?ras

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JURIST

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Pakistan’s Supreme Court heard arguments Friday on a petition to halt the country’s removal of Afghan refugees. The deportations prompted the signatories of the petition to deposit their request to the Supreme Court, urging the court to revoke the government’s decision as a breach of “the fundamental rights of approximately 4.4

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JURIST

AUGUST 22, 2021

In a 5-2 decision, the Kenya Court of Appeal on Friday upheld a Kenya High Court decision declaring the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), a constitutional amendment bill, unconstitutional. The court expressed that the said doctrine limits the amendment power set out in Articles 255-257 of the Constitution.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JANUARY 1, 2024

Constitutional law took center stage in many U.S. Supreme Court and the New Jersey Supreme Court cases decided in 2023. At the nation’s highest Court, the six-member conservative majority continued its trend of issuing transformative decisions, most notably in its landmark decision effectively ending affirmative action.

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HowAppealing

JUNE 3, 2021

“Chances grow that Supreme Court will take up Maine’s ban on religious school funding”: Matthew Stone of The Bangor Daily News has an article that begins, “A new federal court opinion in Vermont improves the chances that a Maine case challenging the state’s ban on public funding for religious schools could end up before (..)

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

.” The select committee explained that even when there is clear evidence that refugees sent to Rwanda are at risk of refoulement, decision-makers and courts must still regard it as a safe country when determining whether to send refugees there. The committee concluded that this may be a breach of the separation of powers.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Tunisia’s Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) recently rejected the Administrative Court’s ruling reinstating three disqualified candidates for the upcoming October 6 presidential election. Tunisia’s upcoming presidential election has been mired in controversies.

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JURIST

JANUARY 18, 2021

The Indian Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a petition challenging the All India Bar Examination Rules 2010 which require an advocate to qualify for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) within two years after enrolment to a State Bar Council. Bar Council of India and Indian Council of Legal Aid & Advice v. Bar Council of India.

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EvidenceProf Blog

JUNE 28, 2021

HEBERT LAW CENTER seeks to hire pre-tenure or tenured lateral faculty members in constitutional law, criminal law and procedure, federal courts and procedure, evidence, and professional responsibility. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, PAUL M. Applicants should have a J.D. from an ABA-accredited.

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JURIST

MARCH 2, 2022

The Administrative Court in Cologne Tuesday ruled that key provisions of the amended Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG), aimed at curbing online hate speech, violate European Union law on civil liberties. The ruling delivered a partial victory to Google and Meta that had challenged the new law in February last year.

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JURIST

JANUARY 4, 2023

A Constitution Bench of the India Supreme Court Tuesday ruled that fundamental rights under Articles 19 and 21 of the India Constitution are enforceable against even private individuals and entities. Article 19 pertains to freedom of speech rights while Article 21 has to do with life and liberty under the process of law.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 1, 2025

Both parties are spending millions with the balance of the state Supreme Court in the balance. Ironically, the United States Supreme Court made that plain in an important Wisconsin case argued just the day before the state election. P.S.: Whoever wins, the majority should adopt a new seal for the Court.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit accepted all three arguments and invalidated three aspects of the SEC’s operations. Jarkesy does contend in passing that the particular features of the government’s claims against him are much more similar to common-law fraud claims than those in the early public-rights cases.

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JURIST

APRIL 25, 2021

The US Supreme Court Thursday held that Social Security disability claimants are not bound by the issue-exhaustion requirement in administrative law judge (ALJ) hearings. Writing for a 9-0 court, Justice Sonia Sotomayor concluded that although the Social Security claimants in Carr v.

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Above The Law

JULY 15, 2022

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.

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Law 360

JULY 1, 2022

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.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Polling on the issue has shown that the referendum has divided Australians and has generated significant attention , with some politicians and highly influential members of the legal profession—such as former High Court justice Ian Callinan—opposing the vote.

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