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Canada government announces appeal of court decision on Freedom Convoy and Emergencies Act authority

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The Canadian government announced Friday it would file an appeal of a Federal Court judgement that found it acted illegally when responding to Freedom Convoy protests in 2022. “I would just like to take a moment to remind Canadians of how serious the situation was in our country when we took that decision,” Freeland said.

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Australia government introduces new legislation to monitor formally detained migrants

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Australian Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil stated in a Thursday interview that the federal government will introduce new legislation to monitor migrants who have recently been released from indefinite detention. Currently, over 80 people have been released in the wake of the High Court’s decision.

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

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The 2016 decision found contravention of Article 70(3) of the Albania Constitution that MPs “may not carry out any profit-making activity that stems from the property of the state or of local government, nor may they profit from this property.”

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

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Canada argues that negotiations in lieu of litigation will allow the nation to keep its promises regarding Jordan’s Principle , the child-first and needs-based public policy directive that seeks to ensure that FN children living on and off reserves have equitable access to all government-funded public services. The memo was renewed in 2013.

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“A weakness in the argument for vaccine mandates; The Supreme Court decision allowing the government to require vaccines came before dozens of other cases allowing people autonomy over their bodies”

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“A weakness in the argument for vaccine mandates; The Supreme Court decision allowing the government to require vaccines came before dozens of other cases allowing people autonomy over their bodies”: Nicholas Tampio recently had this essay online at The Boston Globe.

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Turkey sentence Gezi protest activist to life sentence, overturning European High Court decision

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A Turkish court Monday sentenced activist Osman Kavala to a life sentence. The protest was a small demonstration in Istanbul park which later led to a nationwide anti-government protest. However, the philanthropist was then arrested in 2016 for an alleged attempted coup and contempt of court.

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“The Supreme Court might be finding its way to overturning ‘qualified immunity’; The unanimous Supreme Court decision in Tanzin v. Tanvir says people can sue government agents for damages when their rights are violated”

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“The Supreme Court might be finding its way to overturning ‘qualified immunity’; The unanimous Supreme Court decision in Tanzin v. Tanvir says people can sue government agents for damages when their rights are violated”: Anya Bidwell and Patrick Jaicomo have this essay online at USA Today.