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Justice Mahmud Jamal becomes first person of color to sit on Canada Supreme Court

JURIST

It speaks to his long career as a litigator before his appointment to the Ontario Court of Appeal in 2019. He appeared before the Supreme Court 35 times on civil, constitutional, criminal, and regulatory issues.

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India Supreme Court issues notice in petition challenging bar exam rules

JURIST

It is typically conducted by the Bar Council twice a year to test the candidates’ knowledge on various substantive and procedural la w such as constitutional law, administrative law, the Indian Penal Code, criminal and civil procedure, evidence, public interest litigation, and professional ethics.

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Justices Consider Making It Easier to Challenge Regulatory Power of Federal Agencies

Constitutional Law Reporter

Two of the cases involve whether litigants must wait for administrative proceedings to conclude before challenging the authority of federal agencies in federal court. The post Justices Consider Making It Easier to Challenge Regulatory Power of Federal Agencies appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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Justices Refuse to Require Issue Exhaustion of Social Security Claimant

Constitutional Law Reporter

Saul, 593 U.S. _ (2021) , that the principles of issue exhaustion do not require Social Security disability claimants to argue at the agency level that the administrative law judges hearing their disability claims were unconstitutionally appointed. Supreme Court unanimously held in Carr v. Facts of the Case. Thereafter, the U.S.

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Becerra’s Blunder: Did the Administration Allow Fauci and other Officials to Operate Illegally?

JonathanTurley

In one case involving challenged administrative law judges in 2018, the Supreme Court ruled in Lucia v. Securities & Exchange Commission that past litigants were entitled to decisions from properly appointed judges. He left public service with the highest salary in the federal government, at $480,654.

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Tick, Tick, Tick…: The Supreme Court Readies an Explosive Docket for 2022

JonathanTurley

After Dobbs was accepted, advocates sought to enjoin a Texas law that banned abortion after just six weeks. The court ruled 5-4 to allow the Texas law to be enforced. The Biden administration and other litigants then forced a reconsideration of that decision. Chevron USA Inc. Natural Resources Defense Council Inc.

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An alarmist take on the Supreme Court’s agenda

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Millhiser illustrates this thesis with a whirlwind tour of four key areas: the right to vote, administrative law, religion and the right to sue. Even so, I am skeptical that the court will alter the law as dramatically as Millhiser fears. Constitutional law is no exception.