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“Mike Johnson, the First Proudly Trumpian Speaker; Though he has adopted a ‘nerd constitutional-law guy’ persona, he is in lockstep with the law-flouting former President”

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“Mike Johnson, the First Proudly Trumpian Speaker; Though he has adopted a ‘nerd constitutional-law guy’ persona, he is in lockstep with the law-flouting former President”: David D. Kirkpatrick has this article in the March 25, 2024 issue of The New Yorker.

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Virtual Workshop (in English) on May 14: Roxana Banu on Constructing Imperial Authority through British Imperial Constitutional Law and Private International Law

Conflict of Laws

On Tuesday, May 14, 2024, the Hamburg Max Planck Institute will host its 44th monthly virtual workshop Current Research in Private International Law at 11:00-12:30 (CEST). Unlike in constitutional law and even public international law, there is virtually no account of the colonial history of private international law.

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Supreme Court Kicks Off 2023-2024 Term with Oral Arguments in Three Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

The justices heard three oral arguments in the first week of the new term and considered issues ranging from a civil rights tester’s right to sue to federal sentencing laws to the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. ” Decisions in all three cases will be rendered before the term ends in June 2024.

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Poland’s Culture Minister orders liquidation of state media groups

JURIST

Earlier in December, President Duda vetoed the 2024 budget bill, rejecting its allocation of 3 billion zloty in funding for media until reforms are implemented. The President cited constitutional violations and the need for comprehensive repairs and legal reforms within the public media sector as reasons for his veto.

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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments over ban on firearms for people subject to domestic-violence restraining orders

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The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in a case challenging a federal law that prohibits individuals subject to a domestic violence court order from owning a gun. He pleaded guilty to violating federal law prohibiting his actions. On appeal, the court overturned Rahimi’s conviction and struck down the law.

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SCOTUS Rules Double Jeopardy Bans Retrial of Defendant Found Non-Guilty by Reason of Insanity

Constitutional Law Reporter

Georgia , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. The justices unanimously held that the jury’s verdict that Damian McElrath was not guilty of malice murder by reason of insanity constituted an acquittal for double jeopardy purposes notwithstanding any inconsistency with the jury’s other verdicts. In McElrath v.

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SCOTUS to Take on Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court’s January docket features several closely watched cases involving constitutional law. Oral arguments are scheduled for January 10, 2024. The post SCOTUS to Take on Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. In Smith v.