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Fundamental Rights and PIL after the German Federal Constitutional Court Decision on the Act to Combat Child Marriages

Conflict of Laws

In May, the Hamburg Max Planck Institute organized an online panel to discuss implications from the German Federal Constitutional Court Decision on the Act to Combat Child Marriages rendered just prior.

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Kenya appellate court affirms high court judgment invalidating constitutional amendment bill

JURIST

In a 5-2 decision, the Kenya Court of Appeal on Friday upheld a Kenya High Court decision declaring the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), a constitutional amendment bill, unconstitutional. The court expressed that the said doctrine limits the amendment power set out in Articles 255-257 of the Constitution.

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The art of justice: Re-examining landmark Supreme Court cases through expressionist paintings

SCOTUSBlog

Share Tired of reading jargon-filled law review articles with hundreds of footnotes? The perfect antidote is Painting Constitutional Law: Xavier Cortada’s Images of Constitutional Rights , edited by Professors M.C. Mirow and Howard Wasserman.

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13 Ways Overturning Roe v. Wade Affects You (even if you think it doesn’t)

LLRX

Wade has been settled law during her entire career. In this article Biehl succinctly and expertly identifies how the upcoming Supreme Court decision in Dobbs V. Kathy Biehl is a lawyer licensed in two states, as well as a prolific multidisciplinary author and writer.

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Supreme Court to Consider Constitutionality of State Social Media Laws

Constitutional Law Reporter

Both laws also require platforms to provide individualized explanations for certain forms of content moderation and mandate that platforms provider general disclosures about their content-moderation practices. In the Florida case, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a preliminary injunction in part.

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Supreme Court Rules Federal Agencies Can Be Sued Under Fair Credit Reporting Act

Constitutional Law Reporter

The post Supreme Court Rules Federal Agencies Can Be Sued Under Fair Credit Reporting Act appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. “Both provisions thus exempt government agencies from the Act’s otherwise-broad definition of ‘person’ for particular reasons in particular contexts,” he emphasized.

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SCOTUS Issues Term’s First Decision – Finds ADA Case Moot

Constitutional Law Reporter

While not binding, lower courts may be influenced by his reasoning. The post SCOTUS Issues Term’s First Decision – Finds ADA Case Moot appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter. According to Justice Thomas, Laufer’s “claim d[id] not assert a violation of a right under the ADA, much less a violation of her rights.”

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