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

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The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) on Thursday rejected Ontario’s request for an appeal on a landmark case concerning Canada’s climate policy. Ontario will return to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, where it was previously rejected before being revived on appeal. The result is expected later this year.

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

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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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Supreme Court declines South Carolina agency appeal in Google antitrust case

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The US Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism (SCDPR) challenging a lower court ruling that found the state had waived sovereign immunity by participating in a federal antitrust lawsuit against Google.

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“I teach Constitutional Law. Supreme Court oral arguments have gotten way too long.”

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“I teach Constitutional Law. Supreme Court oral arguments have gotten way too long.” ” Law professor Chad Flanders recently had this essay online at The Baltimore Sun. The post “I teach Constitutional Law. Supreme Court oral arguments have gotten way too long.”

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“How far are the Supreme Court justices willing to go to remake constitutional law?”

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“How far are the Supreme Court justices willing to go to remake constitutional law?” ” Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times. The post “How far are the Supreme Court justices willing to go to remake constitutional law?”

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With A Constitutional Crisis Afoot, We Sure Could Use Some More Con Law Scholars From This School

Above The Law

News Rankings, which law school got top marks for its constitutional law program? Hint: More than 200 graduates of this law school currently serve as judges on federal, state, and administrative courts, and more than 300 graduates have clerked or will clerk on the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Justice Mahmud Jamal becomes first person of color to sit on Canada Supreme Court

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named the Honorable Mahmud Jamal to the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) on Thursday. Jamal will replace the retiring Justice Rosalie Abella, and becomes the first person of color to sit on Canada’s highest court. The selection process follows the guidelines of the Supreme Court Act of 1985.

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