JURIST

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Wednesday that Australians will vote on October 14 on whether to alter the Australian Constitution to recognize First Nations people by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice in Parliament. Australia has not held a constitutional referendum since the last one in 1999.

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JURIST

JANUARY 6, 2022

The rules govern app providers and distribution platforms, requiring them to abide by China’s Constitution, laws, and administrative regulations. This also includes a provision against endangering national security, public interests, and the legal rights of individuals and organizations.

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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. There were virtually no other checks on its power.

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JURIST

MAY 16, 2022

Under § 2255, federal inmates can collaterally challenge their convictions on any ground cognizable on collateral review, with successive attacks limited to certain claims indicating “factual innocence” or relying on “constitutional law decisions made retroactive” by the Supreme Court. ” Jones v.

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JURIST

AUGUST 16, 2021

The provisions in question, Rules 9(1) and (3), were issued by the central government in February and pertains to the so-called code of ethics for publishers of online content. The post India court stays new technology rules for violating free speech appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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LLRX

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The laws and policies that governments enact set the framework for the exercise of our rights. So, inaction on the part of government does not necessarily empower citizens. It can, effectively, take away our power, leaving us less able to act to address our needs.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 9, 2022

With this being the case, we focus on a variety of paralegal, legal assistant, and administrative assistant legal positions in our home country. Law Clerk – This term is commonly used in Ontario and denotes someone who does a mix of administrative and substantive tasks, but is usually less substantive than that of a paralegal.

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JURIST

AUGUST 19, 2021

The petition filed by Kalra raised issues of violations of the right to equality adn freedom of profession guaranteed under Articles 14, 15, 16 and 19 of the Constitution of India by denying eligible women candidates the opportunity to join the NDA.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 6, 2024

It is essential that we spread the word on Kartasheva’s situation to put pressure on the government to make sure that she is not deported and to finish its review of the case to move forward with her citizenship. Indeed, unlike Trudeau, she knows the value of free speech and how easily it is lost to government agencies.

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JURIST

JULY 3, 2024

Tarar responded to the recommendations by stating that Khan possesses all rights guaranteed by the nation’s constitution, laws, and international norms, further asserting that any demands made in excess of these rules will be deemed discriminatory, biased and unjust.

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JURIST

JULY 16, 2021

The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday asked all the Union Territories and State governments to stop the registration of cases under the charge of Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, by law enforcement agencies. appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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JURIST

JUNE 25, 2024

On Monday I attended the appeal hearing in which seven Hong Kong pro-democracy activists challenged the legality of their convictions in the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (HKCFA). Article 39 of the Basic Law stipulates that the provisions of the ICCPR shall remain in force and shall be implemented through the laws of Hong Kong.

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APRIL 26, 2024

Switzerland is a striking example of the Paris effect: the influence of the non-binding collective goals of the Paris Agreement (PA) on the interpretation of domestic constitutional law or international human rights law in climate litigation. 8 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). According to Art. Pursuant to Art.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 1, 2024

The most recent example is the interview of University of Michigan Law Professor and MSNBC legal analyst Barbara McQuade by Rachel Maddow. The government has used this rationale to coordinate censorship in what it has called the “MDM space.”

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 22, 2021

University of San Diego Law Professor Thomas Smith has been put under investigation for the use of an offensive term in a column criticizing the Chinese government and its role in the pandemic. It is clear a reference not to the Chinese people but the Chinese government. To be clear, I was referring to the Chinese government.”.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 8, 2022

On February 8, 2022, the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic gave its final approval to the proposed constitutional law A.C.3156-B 3156-B providing environmental protection amendments to Articles 9 and 41 of the Italian Constitution. By Riccardo Luporini, Matteo Fermeglia, and Maria Antonia Tigre. In Neubauer, et al.

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LLRX

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Selin Professor of Constitutional Democracy, reviews how this battle between the two branches of government over access to presidential information raises questions about the constitutional authority of Congress and how lawmakers acquire the information needed to hold the executive branch accountable in the U.S. Jennifer L.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JUNE 22, 2021

We believe this statement of law governs here. The Supreme Court raised concerns about the workability of the Ninth Circuit’s standards, which would require tribal officers first to determine whether a suspect is non-Indian and, if so, to temporarily detain a non-Indian only for “apparent” legal violations.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

MAY 10, 2023

The Court’s final week included four cases, with issues ranging from bankruptcy to RICO to government takings. Instead, the Code provides a list of specific federal, state, local, and foreign entities, and then adds “or other foreign or domestic government” in a residual clause. 2d 1112, 1115 (7th Cir. In RJR Nabisco , 579 U.S.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 4, 2023

“Best read, the BSA treats the failure to file a legally compliant report as one violation carrying a maximum penalty of $10,000, not a cascade of such penalties calculated on a per-account basis,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote on behalf of the majority. Instead, the relevant legal duty is the duty to file reports.”

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Yet it was hard to ignore that this particular Papa John’s has set its bar for hiring perilously low — about as low as that of federal law regarding the purchase or possession of most firearms, even after adoption of the recent gun-control legislation. Legally, there are limits to the vehicles I can take for a spin.

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LLRX

JUNE 8, 2023

Archon Fung , Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government, Harvard Kennedy School, and Lawrence Lessig , Professor of Law and Leadership, Harvard University, pose the question: "Could organizations use artificial intelligence language models such as ChatGPT to induce voters to behave in specific ways?

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

In the lead Harvard Law Review essay about the 2007 term, the late scholar Lani Guinier used Breyer’s oral dissent as a prophetic example of “demosprudence” — “a crucial tool in the ongoing dialogue between constitutional law and constitutional culture,” to make that law “more democratically accountable.”.

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LLRX

JULY 31, 2022

The thesis of Albert Chang's paper is the metaverse presents a unique opportunity for effective police reforms because software developers may be able to implement changes more efficiently than Congress as they are not subject to constitutional constraints.

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LLRX

JULY 31, 2022

Developers, data scientists, and criminal justice experts working within the metaverse may be able to implement changes more efficiently than Congress as they are not subject to constitutional constraints.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 27, 2022

Specifically, the Vega majority held that governmental violation of Miranda – an undisputed “constitutional decision” that adopted a “constitutional rule” that is “constitutionally based” and has “constitutional underpinnings” – is not a violation of the Constitution. The jury found Tekoh not guilty.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JUNE 25, 2024

In reaching its decision, the Supreme Court emphasized that while a government official can share her views freely and criticize particular beliefs in the hopes of persuading others, she may not use the power of her office to punish or suppress disfavored expression. Those allegations, if true, state a First Amendment claim.”

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JANUARY 13, 2025

Garland , involve legal challenges to the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (PAFACAA), which requires TikTok to be sold or shut down its app in the United States. At the same time, critics have questioned how much access the Chinese government has to the data it collects from U.S.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 24, 2024

The characterization of political critics as terrorists has long been a signature of authoritarian governments. The use of the Emergencies Act allowed the government to arrest the leaders of the Freedom Convoy, freeze bank accounts of protesters, and seize donations of other citizens.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

MAY 29, 2024

In reaching its decision, the Court explained that a State law that merely restricts land use in a way “reasonably necessary to the effectuation of a substantial government purpose” is not a taking unless it saps too much of the property’s value or frustrates the owner’s investment-backed expectations.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

AUGUST 6, 2024

Constitution. Like many local governments, Grants Pass has public-camping laws that restrict encampments on public property. Finally, Justice Gorsuch discussed the problems resulting from the so-called “ Martin experiment,” including legal uncertainty and litigation. Texas , 392 U.S.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 29, 2021

1 (2005), that the federal government could rely on interstate commerce authority to enforce prohibition against cannabis cultivation even when it took place wholly within California. There is also massive public support for legalization that has been building for years. Raich , 545 U.S.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JANUARY 19, 2023

Supreme Court agreed to keep the federal government’s Title 42 policy in place while legal challenges continue. Arizona and 18 other States moved to intervene to challenge the district court’s ruling, arguing that the federal government would not defend the Title 42 orders as vigorously as they might. In Arizona et al.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

310 (1955), the Supreme Court established that “maritime contracts are governed by federal admiralty law when there is an established federal rule, but absent such a rule, state law applies.” Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC : In its seminal maritime insurance decision in Wilburn Boat Co.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JULY 9, 2024

Supreme Court held that where parties have agreed to two contracts — one sending arbitrability disputes to arbitration, and the other either explicitly or implicitly sending arbitrability disputes to the courts — a court must decide which contract governs. Basic legal principles establish the answer.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 14, 2022

It is a curious defense because it is not a legal defense. Most of us recognize the value of a higher standard to protect citizens in criticizing government officials. In recent public statements , Heard insists that “I never named him, rather I wrote about the price women pay for speaking against men in power.”

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Last week, the California legislature did approve proposals allowing for the return of land or compensation to families whose property was unjustly seized by the government, and issuing a formal apology for laws and practices that have harmed Black people. Even with passage, the bills would likely face constitutional challenges.

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