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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The Supreme Court of Mexico narrowly denied a challenge to controversial judicial reforms on Tuesday that were enacted by the government in September of this year. The reforms will make all judges in Mexico elected by a popular vote and establish an elected judicial disciplinary court to oversee judges.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

The bill aims to safeguard the process of administering justice and prevent the misuse of court procedures. Introduced by the Minister of Law, Murali Pillai, the amendment updates the Administration of Justice (Protection) Act, 2016 , which consolidated laws related to contempt of court.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Monday that mail-in ballots with missing or incorrect dates will not be counted in the 2024 general election. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that mail-in ballots must contain a date, emphasizing the need to follow instructions in the interest of ensuring fairness in the electoral process.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2024

The US Supreme Court rejected Friday an RNC application to stay a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that grants voters who cast defective mail-in ballots an option to alternatively cast in-person provisional ballots. However, election officials blocked the voters from casting provisional ballots to cure the defective mail-ins.

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JANUARY 11, 2025

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) issued a two-page interim order on Friday preventing the forced repatriation of around 150 Afghan singers and musicians who fled to Pakistan after the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, according to local media.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld its previous decision on Tuesday which found Pennsylvania statutes preventing “18-to-20-year-olds from carrying firearms outside their homes during a state of emergency” unconstitutional. ” The court then explained that in New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn, Inc.

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APRIL 13, 2025

The North Carolina Supreme Court issued an order on Friday in the election protest raised by state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin. In a 4-2 decision, the ruling partially upholds and partially reverses an April 4 order entered by the state’s Court of Appeals.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday declared the Supreme Court decision in the matter of trying armed civilians in a military court martial as ‘wrong’, stating that the method reinforces the civilian judicial system in defending the lives of people against criminals armed with guns.

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DECEMBER 22, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday partially revived a suit alleging improper FBI surveillance of Muslim residents of Southern California. The case was heard on remand from the United States Supreme Court and decided on the findings of the District Court. In the present case, Fazaga v.

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JANUARY 23, 2025

The Supreme Court of Canada announced on Thursday that it will hear a landmark challenge to Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21. This latest legal challenge comes after lower courts, including the Quebec Court of Appeal upheld the law due to the government’s use of the notwithstanding clause.

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JANUARY 27, 2025

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) announced Monday the establishment of an Ethics Council tasked with providing advisory guidance to the President of the court on matters pertaining to judicial ethics. The decision to formally constitute the Ethics Council was adopted by the Plenary Court during its session on 16 December 2024.

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APRIL 18, 2025

The UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers , Margaret Satterthwaite, expressed concerns on Thursday over the suspension and the disciplinary actions taken against three judges of the Supreme Court of Maldives. She also warned that they could interfere with the independence of the Supreme Court.

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DECEMBER 16, 2024

The Constitutional Court of South Korea commenced its review on Monday of the parliamentary impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol. The court announced it will hold its first preparatory hearing on December 27, prioritizing Yoon’s impeachment trial.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2024

A US federal appeals court on Friday temporarily lifted a trial court’s blocking of a Louisiana law mandating public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. The appellate court’s lifting of the order will last until the court finishes reviewing the defendants’ appeal of the trial court’s order.

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

The Supreme Court of Kenya reversed the Court of Appeal ruling on Tuesday that declared the Finance Act 2023 unconstitutional. President Ruto signed the Finance Act 2023 into law on June 26, 2023, but it was later contested for unconstitutionality in the High Court.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

The US Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in a case where the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) refused to approve flavored e-cigarettes, citing public health concerns. The harmless error doctrine allows courts to avoid overturning agency decisions based on procedural errors if the error did not significantly affect the outcome.

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

The High Court of Sindh rejected on Monday a petition to prevent the Federal Cabinet from approving the proposed 26th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan. The petitioners requested the court to halt the Federal Cabinet of Pakistan from approving the amendment.

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DECEMBER 29, 2024

The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday temporarily blocked the enforcement of an anti-money laundering law that mandates corporate entities to disclose to the US Treasury Department the identities of their true beneficial owners. Garland, where the plaintiff argued that the law was unconstitutional or otherwise unlawful.

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MARCH 8, 2025

The Federal Court of Canada dismissed a challenge to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s prorogation of Parliament on Thursday, concluding that the applicants failed to demonstrate that the prime minister exceeded the limits established by the written Constitution, unwritten Constitutional principles, or any other legal limits.

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the odor of raw cannabis is sufficient to justify a warrantless vehicle search. ” Molina asked the trial court to suppress the raw cannabis as evidence in trial. ” Molina asked the trial court to suppress the raw cannabis as evidence in trial.

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DECEMBER 27, 2024

A Cambodian court on Thursday sentenced opposition party leader Sun Chanthy to two years in prison for inciting social unrest, according to local media. The court convicted Chanthy in absentia after he chose not to attend his trial. The court convicted Chanthy in absentia after he chose not to attend his trial.

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JANUARY 26, 2025

On Friday, the US Supreme Court announced that it would take up a groundbreaking case to determine whether Oklahoma could fund a proposed Catholic charter school. If the court sides with Oklahoma, it would mark the first time the government can establish and directly fund religious schools. Drummond and St.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Amnesty International Australia issued a statement on Tuesday denouncing the Australian federal government’s newly proposed bill reintroducing punitive measures targeting a group of people released from immigration detention emphasizing that it undermines the recent High Court decision and breaches Australia’s international obligations.

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DECEMBER 8, 2024

The Romanian Constitutional Court decided on Friday to halt the country’s ongoing presidential elections. According to the candidate and his legal team, the Constitutional Court’s decision is binding, but there is no penalty for not implementing it.

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OCTOBER 18, 2024

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday in the case Central Unitaria de Traballadores/as v. The court determined that the restriction on the trade union’s right to assembly was justified due to the extreme public health risks posed by the pandemic.

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JANUARY 19, 2025

Mozambiques former finance minister, Manuel Chang, has been sentenced to serve eight-and-a-half years in prison this Friday for his role in the “tuna bond” scandal by a Brooklyn court. The post US court sentences former Mozambique finance minister to extended prison term appeared first on JURIST - News.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2025

An Argentinian court on Thursday issued international arrest warrants for 22 Burmese military officials and three civilians for their role in the genocide against the Rohingya community. The move follows International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khans recent request for an arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2024

A Russian District Military Court on Friday sentenced anti-war activist and former Moscow municipal deputy Aleksei Gorinov to an additional three years in prison, according to local media. Despite these arguments, the court dismissed motions to exclude the contentious evidence.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The Moroccan Rabat Court of First Instance sentenced journalist Hamid El Mahdaoui on Monday to 18 months in prison for defamation against Moroccan Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahb. The association expressed astonishment at the court’s decision and emphasized that Mahdaoui’s trial was political.

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OCTOBER 12, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Friday vacated a previous ruling that dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Oklahoma-based Muscogee (Creek) Nation, who challenged the construction of a casino in Alabama on land they claim is sacred. US Circuit Court Judge William Pryor Jr.,

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APRIL 18, 2025

The Russian Supreme Court officially lifted the designation of the Taliban as a terrorist organization on Thursday, marking a significant shift in Moscow’s diplomatic stance toward Afghanistan’s de facto rulers. The post Russia court removes Taliban regime from terrorist list appeared first on JURIST - News.

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APRIL 2, 2025

The Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea ordered a recall of parliament on April 8, 2025, to debate a motion of no confidence on Monday. The court decided that parliament’s rejection of an earlier motion of no-confidence against the prime minister was unconstitutional. We will comply with the court decision.”

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DECEMBER 23, 2024

Supreme Court Justice P.S. Narasimha on Sunday emphasized the importance of safeguarding Indias constitutional institutions from political and external interference during the second Justice E.S. The post India Supreme Court justice emphasizes importance of independent constitutional institutions appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JANUARY 21, 2025

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a challenge to Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot date requirements. They initiated the suit in 2022 after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered county election boards to reject mail-in ballots with a missing or incorrectly written date, resulting in more than 10,000 ballots being rejected.

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JANUARY 26, 2025

Four former officials from North Macedonias ruling party VMRO-DPMNE on Thursday were released by a court after being convicted for organizing a violent attack on the Parliament in 2017. For their release, the court argued that they were under the 2018 amnesty law relevant to the case.

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

The Supreme Court of India held Wednesday all citizens have the fundamental right to live in a pollution-free environment under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. The court ordered immediate government action to improve compliance and address pollution sources in Delhi and the surrounding areas.

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