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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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Canada Supreme Court rules life without chance of parole is unconstitutional

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Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper wrote that the ruling “ devalues the lives of [Bissonnette’s] victims” and called the opinion a “grave injustice that calls for action from Parliament.”

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

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Among other bodies that have hailed the ruling is Human Rights Watch , which has termed it a “major step to protect the right to a fair trial in Uganda” The post Uganda President defies supreme court ruling declaring military trials of civilians unconstitutional appeared first on JURIST - News.

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UK House of Commons passes bill declaring Rwanda a ‘safe country’ despite Supreme Court ruling

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Other opponents of the bill voiced concerns with its goal of bypassing a Supreme Court ruling that declared the government’s Rwanda plan unlawful. Stephen Kinnock, the Labour Party’s Shadow Minister for Immigration, called the bill “an assault on the rule of law and an affront to the separation of powers.”

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Federal appeals court rules Uber cannot force arbitration of disability discrimination claims

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.” The court concluded it did not need to reach the question of standing to sue based on the procedural posture of the case. Based on these two conclusions, the court affirmed the district court’s order denying Uber’s motion to compel arbitration.

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UK High Court rules that government climate strategy is inadequate and unlawful

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The UK High Court ruled Friday that the Government’s climate strategy is inadequate and therefore violates the UK Climate Change Act 2008. The ruling comes nearly two years after a previous High Court judgment ordered the Government to strengthen its net zero strategy to bring it in line with the Climate Change Act.