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FEBRUARY 3, 2024

The US Supreme Court on Friday denied an anti-affirmative action organization’s emergency application to block the US Military Academy, known as “West Point,” from using race in its admissions process. In September 2023, Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), the group that recently won the significant case of SFFA v. Harvard , challenging the constitutionality of race-based admissions processes, filed a lawsuit against West Point, for employing similar policies.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2024

“In today’s gun rights cases, historians are in hot demand. Here’s why.” Martin Kaste had this audio segment on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Saturday.” The post “In today’s gun rights cases, historians are in hot demand. Here’s why.” appeared first on How Appealing.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Lawyer Theerayut Suwankesorn filed a petition with Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) Friday against multiple members of parliament (MPs) of the progressive Move Forward Party ( MFP ) as reported by the Thai state news agency, National News Bureau of Thailand (NNT). 44 MPs of the MFP have been brought under scrutiny by the petition filed before the NACC for alleged violation of ethical conduct.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2024

“How a small Texas city landed in the spotlight during the state-federal clash over border security”: Valerie Gonzalez of The Associated Press has this report. The post “How a small Texas city landed in the spotlight during the state-federal clash over border security” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

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FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Irene Khan, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression and opinion, expressed concerns Friday about the escalating number of journalist killings in the Philippines and called for immediate action. Khan emphasized that the murder of journalists constitutes the “most egregious form of censorship.” Despite global efforts to promote press freedom, the Philippines remains a perilous environment for journalists, with 81 unresolved cases of journalist killings, according

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled Friday that it has jurisdiction to determine aspects of a case, brought by Ukraine against Russia, concerning allegations of genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. In a summary of the judgment, the ICJ noted that the proceedings were initiated in 2022 when Ukraine filed an application against Russia about “a dispute. relating to the interpretation, application and fulfillment of the 1948 Convention o

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FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2024

In today’s academic environment, there often seems a race to racialize common practices or terminology. Publications clamor for such articles and discovering another hidden racist element in society can bring academic accolades. However, others have already staked out many such areas such as mathematics , astrophysics , statistics , meritocracy , climate change , dieting , tipping , skiing , chess , and organized pantries.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2024

“After Speedy Start, Appeals Court Slows Down on Trump Immunity Decision; The implications have started coming into focus with the scrapping of March 4 as the start date for the former president’s federal trial on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election”: Alan Feuer and Charlie Savage of The New York Times have this report. The post “After Speedy Start, Appeals Court Slows Down on Trump Immunity Decision; The implications have started coming into focus with the scrappin

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FEBRUARY 3, 2024

“The Neglected Constitutional History That Disqualifies Trump; But will the Supreme Court’s originalists stick to their guns in next week’s Colorado ballot case?” You can access today’s new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link. The post “The Neglected Constitutional History That Disqualifies Trump; But will the Supreme Court’s originalists stick to their guns in next week’s Colorado ballot case?

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FEBRUARY 3, 2024

“Can Trump be on the ballot? It’s the Supreme Court’s biggest election test since Bush v. Gore.” Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report. And Lawrence Hurley of NBC News reports that “ Supreme Court may look to the Civil War to resolve whether Trump can be on the ballot; Chief Justice Salmon Chase’s handling of cases involving Confederate President Jefferson Davis and a Black man in Virginia help inform the Supreme Court ahead of Feb. 8 hearing.” The post 

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FEBRUARY 3, 2024

“Democrats Are Ceding Control of the Judiciary Because of. Tradition; To counter the damage Trump did to the judiciary by stuffing it with conservative judges, Biden & Co need to act fast; Right now, they’re not in any hurry”: Elie Mystal has this essay online at The Nation. The post “Democrats Are Ceding Control of the Judiciary Because of.

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