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Amnesty International says Australia bill targeting refugees and asylum seekers undermines High Court decision

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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.

Amnesty International says Australia bill targeting refugees and asylum seekers undermines High Court decision

Canada dispatch: Canada appeals Federal Court decision to uphold compensation for Indigenous children

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US Supreme Court to hear landmark cases on public funding for religious schools

2020 Supreme Court decision offers ‘dangerous’ path for stealing election, legal scholars say

“Voting Rights Claims Plunge in Wake of Supreme Court Decision”

US Supreme Court hears oral arguments over FDA’s refusal to approve flavored e-cigarettes

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“The Pervasive Influence of Political Composition on Circuit Court Decisions”

North Carolina juvenile justice law targets felony offenses amid increased reports of teenage crime

“The Legal Merits of the Colorado Supreme Court Decision Don’t Matter”

Access online today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in an argued case

“John Roberts Just Told Congress How to Fix Bad Supreme Court Decisions”

“What Sandra Day O’Connor’s papers reveal about a landmark Supreme Court decision — and why it could be overturned soon”

“After 50 Years, a U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Educational Equity Is Still Debated”

“Homophobic Business Owners Are Having a Field Day Since Last Month’s Supreme Court Decision”

“Corporate Transparency Act Still Blocked Despite Supreme Court Decision; A separate national injunction blocking implementation remains in place”

Argentina court issues arrest warrants for Myanmar military officials over Rohingya genocide

Not Sure How To Mention Diversity After The Supreme Court Decision? We’ve Got You Covered.

“What happens to Moore v. Harper after the latest North Carolina Supreme Court decision in the partisan gerrymandering case?”

Lawyer freed pending appeal of Jan. 6 conviction because of Supreme Court decision

Uganda President defies supreme court ruling declaring military trials of civilians unconstitutional

“A String of Supreme Court Decisions Hits Hard at Environmental Rules; Four cases backed by conservative activists in recent years have combined to diminish the power of the Environmental Protection Agency”

ECHR rules in favor of Albania court decision to remove MP from parliament for conflict of interest

“Ohioans who worked from home during COVID not eligible for tax refund, court rules; The Ohio Supreme Court decision means cities avoided millions in refunds”

“UBS Loses to Whistleblower in Wide-Reaching Supreme Court Decision; A win for an analyst allegedly fired for protesting unethical requests will make it easier for whistleblowers to sue”

“AI Meets ‘Brown v. Board’: Friday marks the 70th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision ‘Brown v. Board of Education’; To celebrate the day, AI groups have gathered to bring new life to learning about the case.”

“After Supreme Court Forces Its Hand, E.P.A. Curbs Wetlands Protection; The agency curtailed pollution protections for millions of streams, wetlands and other bodies of water to comply with a Supreme Court decision”

“Maine must stop trying to bypass Supreme Court decision on schools; The outcome in Carson v. Makin made clear that such religious discrimination in our education system must end; Why hasn’t it?”

Pakistan Supreme Court sets aside court decision allowing use of election symbol by former PM Khan’s party

“MIT’s Drop in Black Students Shows Fallout From Top Court Ruling; The enrollment numbers give an early indication of how US colleges are grappling with a Supreme Court decision that banned race as a factor in admissions”

“A monumental LGBTQ rights case is barreling toward the Supreme Court; A new federal appeals court decision is a terrible blow to trans rights, and a potential earthquake in the fight for LGBTQ equality”

“A Supreme Court Decision Claimed to Take Partisanship Out of Gun Cases. It Didn’t. A Trace analysis of more than 1,600 rulings found that the Bruen decision has given judges remarkable leeway. The results have been starkly partisan.”

Supreme Court declines South Carolina agency appeal in Google antitrust case

“How It Feels to Have Your Life Changed By Affirmative Action; Black and Hispanic college graduates, whose lives were directly shaped by race-conscious college admissions, have complicated thoughts about the expected Supreme Court decision”

Supreme Court dismisses NVIDIA’s securities fraud appeal

“New York’s Gun Laws Sow Confusion as Nation Rethinks Regulation; A Supreme Court decision overturning century-old New York gun regulations has produced scores of new lawsuits as jurists and citizens sort out what’s legal”

“In the Gun Law Fights of 2023, a Need for Experts on the Weapons of 1791; A Supreme Court decision has forced courts to consider what gun restrictions existed two centuries ago, sending demand soaring for historians”

“Mexico’s Top Court Dismisses Proposal to Invalidate Contentious Judicial Overhaul; The move spares the country’s new president from having to choose between recognizing a court decision to strike down the overhaul or aligning with her party’s leaders and ignoring it”

“Ruling Against Warhol Shouldn’t Hurt Artists. But It Might. The Supreme Court decision over Andy Warhol’s use of Lynn Goldsmith’s Prince photograph was decided on the narrow grounds of a licensing issue. But it could still have a chilling effect.”

The morning read for Tuesday, Oct. 15

“A Year After Dobbs, Advocates Push in the States for a Right to Birth Control; After Justice Clarence Thomas cast doubt on the Supreme Court decision that established a right to contraception, reproductive rights advocates are pressing for new protections at the state level”

“Gun Owners’ Challenge to D.C. Magazine Limit Fails on Appeal; Plaintiffs sued over ban on magazines with more than 10 rounds; D.C. prohibition has historical analog, D.C. Cir. says”

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