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

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court held that a consumer may sue a federal agency under 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681n and 1681o for failing to comply with the terms of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). While the District Court sided with the USDA, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed. Kirtz , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. government.

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Supreme Court to Consider Constitutionality of State Social Media Laws

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court next term. The justices recently granted certiorari in two cases challenging state laws that restrict social media companies’ ability to moderate content on their platforms. The key issue before the Court is whether the Texas and Florida laws violate the First Amendment. The court held that S.B.

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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. In a watershed decision in Gideon v. Mirow and Howard Wasserman. That faith was not misplaced.

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Supreme Court Sides With Arizona Death Row Inmate

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court sided with John Montenegro Cruz, a death row inmate in Arizona. According to a 5-4 majority, Arizona erred in refusing to apply the Court’s precedent set forth in Simmons v. The trial court and Arizona Supreme Court held that Arizona’s capital sentencing scheme did not trigger application of Simmons.

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Supreme Court Decides Key Elections Law Case

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court held that a plaintiff alleges a “domestic injury” as mandated under RJR Nabisco, Inc. The District Court initially froze Yegiazaryan’s California assets before finally entering judgment against him. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed. Supreme Court’s Decision The Supreme Court affirmed.

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