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

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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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Papua New Guinea Supreme Court orders recall of parliament to debate no confidence vote

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.” Filing an application in the Supreme Court under section 18(1) of the Constitution, Nomane sought to determine whether the Committee and Iguan’s November decision was constitutional. We will comply with the court decision.”

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

JURIST

The post Canada dispatch: Canada appeals Federal Court decision to uphold compensation for Indigenous children appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. Ian Profiri is JURIST’s Staff Correspondent for Canada. He files this dispatch from Calgary. .

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US appeals court upholds decision finding Pennsylvania statutes restricting youth gun possession unconstitutional

JURIST

The district court granted the motion, citing the “‘broad consensus’ of decisions from other federal courts ‘that restrictions on firearm ownership, possession, and use for people younger than 21 fall within” regulations allowed by the Supreme Court decision in Heller.

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How the Pending Supreme Court Decision on Preventive Care Could Affect the Healthcare Industry

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The Supreme Court will soon hear oral arguments for a case that threatens coverage of preventive services without cost-sharing. The post How the Pending Supreme Court Decision on Preventive Care Could Affect the Healthcare Industry appeared first on MedCity News.

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Pennsylvania judge orders new absentee ballots for voters missing mail-in ballots

JURIST

The US Supreme Court recently rejected a Republican Party request to stay a state Supreme Court decision in Pennsylvania concerning voters’ ability to correct defective ballots with an in-person provisional ballot.

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

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The school and the charter school board brought their case to the Supreme Court in October, urging the justices to intervene. The school argued that the Oklahoma Supreme Courts decision unconstitutionally punished the free exercise of religion by disqualifying the religious from government aid.

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