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Germany court rules parts of federal police surveillance law incompatible with constitution

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Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court ruled Tuesday that multiple provisions of the country’s Federal Criminal Police Office Act (BKA Act) are unconstitutional because they infringe upon citizens’ privacy rights. Furthermore, the court ruled section 45(1) first sentence no. 2 and 18(2) no.

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UK High Court rules ban on puberty blockers is lawful

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A UK High Court ruled Monday that a ban on puberty blockers issued in May 2024 in the UK was lawful. ” TransActual’s Director for Healthcare, Chay Brown, stated his concerns following the High Court ruling: We are seriously concerned about the safety and welfare of young trans people in the UK.

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“CNN must face Project Veritas’ defamation lawsuit, US appeals court rules”

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“CNN must face Project Veritas’ defamation lawsuit, US appeals court rules”: Jonathan Stempel of Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued today.

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Tunisia electoral commission rejects court ruling reinstating 3 presidential candidates

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Decisions of the Administrative court are final and cannot be appealed, making the ISIE’s refusal to include the three candidates a significant departure from constitutional practice. The post Tunisia electoral commission rejects court ruling reinstating 3 presidential candidates appeared first on JURIST - News.

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US Supreme Court rules unanimous jury required for sentence enhancement under Armed Career Criminal Act

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The US Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a unanimous jury is required to apply a recidivism punishment under the federal Armed Career Criminal Act. The court held that a jury must unanimously find that the qualifying convictions were from separate occurrences for the mandatory minimum to apply.

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US appeals court rules Minnesota handgun possession age restrictions unconstitutional

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The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Tuesday that a Minnesota law requiring handgun carry permit applicants to be at least 21 years of age is unconstitutional. In light of the Eighth Circuit’s ruling, the state may petition for a full-court rehearing or appeal to the US Supreme Court.

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Ireland High Court rules UK not safe for asylum applicants due to Rwanda plan

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The Irish High Court ruled Friday that a decision made by the country’s Minister for Justice in 2020 to declare the UK a “safe country” to send asylum seekers back to during processing was “unlawful as a matter of EU law.” The UK has yet to respond to the ruling.