Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

This law school dean knows what he's talking about.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

“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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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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AUGUST 10, 2022

“Historical Tradition: A Vague, Overconfident, and Malleable Approach to Constitutional Law.” ” Law professor Michael L. ” The post “Historical Tradition: A Vague, Overconfident, and Malleable Approach to Constitutional Law.” Smith has posted this article at SSRN.

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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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JANUARY 24, 2025

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a controversial bill into law Thursday that authorizes the government to expropriate private land without compensation in certain cases. The law, the product of a five-year project, repeals the predemocractic-era Expropriation Act of 1975.

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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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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

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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OCTOBER 6, 2022

“Is Justice Kagan Right that Areas of Constitutional Law Should Not Change Quickly on Account of New Membership on the Court?” ” Law professors Vikram David Amar and Jason Mazzone have this essay online at Justia’s Verdict. ” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JUNE 18, 2021

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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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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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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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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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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Above The Law

OCTOBER 1, 2021

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

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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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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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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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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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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. Originally, the law allowed four reasons for reopening a case: forgery of documents, false statements by a witness, judicial negligence or valid confessions post-trial.

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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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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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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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JonathanTurley

APRIL 10, 2025

For example, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled schools can hide a change of gender in young children from their parents. Now, Colorado is poised to pass a law that would threaten the custody rights of parents who “deadname” or “misgender” their own children.

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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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JonathanTurley

APRIL 22, 2025

Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on a major parental rights case in Mahmoud v. They lost in the lower courts, including the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. There is an irony in the position before the Supreme Court by public educators. Taylor, a challenge to Montgomery County (Md.)

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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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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

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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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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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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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Independent, effective judicial oversight is the bedrock of the rule of law – it must be respected and strengthened. The UK’s Select Committee on the Constitution echoed the concern voiced by Türk. .” This comes after the UK Supreme Court ruled in November 2023 that the Rwanda policy was unlawful.

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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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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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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

JULY 3, 2024

Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Law and Justice, Azam Nazeer Tarar, dismissed on Tuesday the recommendations of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) concerning the release of the country’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

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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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