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OCTOBER 11, 2021

Because the wind power development would “have a significant adverse effect” on the practice of herding on the Fosen peninsula, the Supreme Court ruled that the license would violate the ICCPR unless substantial remedies were implemented.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

The post Federal court rules Artificial Intelligence cannot be an ‘inventor’ under US patent law appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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MARCH 19, 2021

Based on these two conclusions, the court affirmed the district court’s order denying Uber’s motion to compel arbitration. The post Federal appeals court rules Uber cannot force arbitration of disability discrimination claims appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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JUNE 15, 2022

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday that Texas does not have the authority to regulate gaming on the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo reservation in El Paso, Texas. The post US Supreme Court rules Texas may not regulate legal gambling on Native American reservation appeared first on JURIST - News.

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

Poland’s constitutional court ruled on Thursday that some parts of EU law are not compatible with the Polish constitution and declared that the constitution supersedes EU laws, setting off a legal crisis within the EU. The primacy of EU law must be undisputed.

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MAY 8, 2021

With regards to the request for expungement of the Madras High Court’s remarks, the court clarified that since such remarks were made orally, they are not a part of the official judicial record and hence the question of expungement does not arise.

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JANUARY 11, 2022

He further ordered that the Australian government pay Djokovic’s legal fees. However, both his affidavit and an official transcript of the border interview indicate that the agents were unsatisfied with that exemption, and chose to cancel his visa and detain him without giving him proper access to his legal counsel.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The US Supreme Court ruled then that under the Fourth Amendment, police must have a warrant in order to obtain cell-site location information from wireless carrier’s databases. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania distinguished Carpenter from Dunkins. United States.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

The judgment means that Los Angeles County will not be legally required to house homeless people in Skid Row. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously decided Thursday that the decision of Judge David Carter, who oversaw the case in April 2020 , failed to follow legal requirements.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The US Department of Justice filed an appeal on Friday with the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit challenging a lower court ruling in July blocking new applications to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

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JUNE 20, 2024

The UK Supreme Court held Thursday that Surrey’s planning authorities acted unlawfully when granting planning permission for an oil well development in 2019. The court ruled that the authorities should have considered certain environmental impacts when making the decision.

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APRIL 29, 2021

The post Malawi Supreme Court rules death penalty unconstitutional appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. Malawi is the 22nd country in sub-Saharan Africa to abolish the death penalty, following Chad’s abolition of capital punishment for all crimes last May.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The US Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 opinion Thursday that mistakes of law—and not only mistakes of fact—could protect parties from losing their copyrights on grounds of inaccurate registration. The post US Supreme Court rules mistakes of law can excuse copyright registration inaccuracies appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JULY 1, 2022

The Court of Justice of the European Union Thursday held that Lithuanian law ordering the automatic detention of asylum seekers was inconsistent with EU law. Ultimately, the court found that this law was in breach of article 6.

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MAY 17, 2021

In April 2020, the Supreme Court ruled in Ramos that defendants on trial in state courts must be convicted by a unanimous jury under the Sixth Amendment, which is incorporated to the states by the Fourteenth Amendment. In Edward v.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

Civil asset forfeiture does not require that the owner of the property actually be charged or convicted of a crime, and in most cases the standard for seizure is much lower than the traditional “beyond a reasonable doubt” criminal legal standard of proof.

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MAY 21, 2024

The UK’s High Cout of Justice on Tuesday ruled that recent amendments to protest laws enacted by the Secretary of State were unlawful. The court’s judgment comes as a result of a legal challenge to the amendments brought by the National Council of Civil Liberties.

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

However, the court found the 2021 reform conflicted with Article 103 of the Basic Law. The majority stated the purpose of the law is to “ensure legal certainty” and guarantee German citizens protection from criminal double jeopardy.

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AUGUST 22, 2021

The post California court rules gig worker initiative unconstitutional appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. For two years, drivers have been saying that democracy cannot be bought. And today’s decision shows they were right.”.

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APRIL 16, 2021

The post Germany top court rules Berlin rent cap is unconstitutional appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. Landlords and property investment firms, however, have criticized the law for interfering with the housing market and policy.

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APRIL 30, 2021

The decision shares similarities with a Dutch decision in 2019 where the Dutch High Court stated that the government’s response to climate change fell short of the standards necessary to protect the citizenry from threats to their lives and wellbeing that climate change gives rise to.

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MARCH 8, 2021

The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Monday in Uzuegbunam v. The court ruled that Article 3 standing’s redressability element is satisfied if the plaintiffs’ claim is based on a completed violation of a legal right. Further, according to the court, nominal damages by themselves can redress a past injury.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Sections 2 and 179 of the UPDF Act, subjecting civilians to military law and triable by military courts, were found in contravention of articles 28(1) and 44(c) of the Constitution. This was because these courts were neither independent nor impartial.

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APRIL 17, 2024

The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that part of the UK’s trade union laws are incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The Supreme Court disagreed with this. UNISON, whose legal team represented Mercer in court, celebrated the success of the case.

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MAY 25, 2021

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday against a non-US citizen who was contesting his indictment for unlawful re-entry into the country. The district court dismissed the indictment, and that finding was affirmed upon appeal to the Ninth Circuit. .'” The case, US v.

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JULY 31, 2021

While lower courts had ruled in favor of Facebook, the Federal Court reversed those rulings, determining that the company’s community standards policy violated the users’ right to free expression.

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MARCH 26, 2021

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the attorney general’s office does not have authority under the consumer protection law to sue natural gas exploration firms over their leasing practices. Therefore, the defendants asserted that they were not subject to action under the UTPCPL.

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AUGUST 19, 2021

The Indian Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that women can sit for the NDA (National Defence Academy) admission exam in a landmark interim order which will allow more women to serve in India’s armed forces.

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MAY 27, 2021

The post Australia court rules government has duty to protect youth from climate change appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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DECEMBER 12, 2021

The Hungarian Constitutional Court ruled against a petition from Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government Friday, seeking to challenge a ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union that held Hungary’s asylum policies broke European law.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2023

A federal court in Pennsylvania ruled that undated mail-in ballots must be counted in a Monday decision that could significantly influence future elections in the state. The ruling comes from NAACP v. ” Nevertheless, the court chose not to proceed with this claim.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In a statement the president of the judicial body, Francisco Morales Saravia, commented that “the rulings of the Constitutional Court must be followed and complied with, just like resolutions of the Supreme Court” referring to earlier actions by the Peruvian Supreme Court in the case.

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APRIL 5, 2021

The ruling comes after the Virginia General Assembly approved a law last year that allows localities to remove war memorials. The post Virginia highest court rules city can remove two Confederate statues appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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MARCH 7, 2024

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill into law Wednesday night shielding in vitro fertilization (IVF) providers from legal liability, moments after it was passed by the legislature. The new law protects IVF providers from some civil lawsuits and criminal prosecutions.

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MARCH 28, 2021

The Supreme Court ruled 5-3 on Thursday that a Fourth Amendment seizure occurred when police shot a woman, Roxanne Torres, in the back as she fled because the police used physical force with intent to restrain. The majority emphasized that the ruling is narrow. Torres kept driving, successfully fleeing the scene.

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MAY 5, 2024

Asylum Aid, a leading UK charity providing free legal advice and representation to asylum seekers and refugees, announced on Friday that it was launching legal action against the Home Office’s Safety of Rwanda plan to “ensure that all individual cases against removal to Rwanda are properly considered.”

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JUNE 24, 2021

However, the lower court ruled in favor of the officer, finding that the officer had probable cause. The Supreme Court’s opinion, delivered by Justice Elena Kagan, vacated and remanded the lower court’s decision, holding that “the flight of a suspected misdemeanant does not always justify entry into a home.

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