JURIST

AUGUST 22, 2021

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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JURIST

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Advocate General Gerard Hogan of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) concluded in an opinion delivered Thursday that Malta’s judicial appointment process does not contravene EU law. The preliminary ruling was part of ongoing proceedings before the Maltese courts, brought by pro-democracy and human rights group Repubblika.

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JURIST

JANUARY 18, 2021

The Indian Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a petition challenging the All India Bar Examination Rules 2010 which require an advocate to qualify for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) within two years after enrolment to a State Bar Council. Bar Council of India and Indian Council of Legal Aid & Advice v.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

MARCH 5, 2024

Supreme Court heard oral arguments in four cases last week. While the case centers on the EPA’s regulation of interstate air pollution under the Clean Air Act, the issues before the Court are largely procedural. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the motions to stay and the States appealed to the Supreme Court.

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SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

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. It was both an “act of desperation” and an “act of faith in the United States constitution.”

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JURIST

APRIL 25, 2021

The US Supreme Court Thursday held that Social Security disability claimants are not bound by the issue-exhaustion requirement in administrative law judge (ALJ) hearings. Writing for a 9-0 court, Justice Sonia Sotomayor concluded that although the Social Security claimants in Carr v.

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JURIST

AUGUST 19, 2021

The Indian Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that women can sit for the NDA (National Defence Academy) admission exam in a landmark interim order which will allow more women to serve in India’s armed forces.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Supreme Court upheld a federal law that criminalizes “encouraging or inducing” an immigrant to come or remain in the United States unlawfully. According to the Court, the law does not run afoul of the First Amendment. The Court further found that the context and the statutory text both supported its interpretation.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 10, 2024

Supreme Court ruled that public officials may be held liable for their social media activity in certain circumstances. The District Court found that because Freed managed his Facebook page in his private capacity, and because only state action can give rise to liability under §1983, Lindke’s claim failed. In Lindke v.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The US Supreme Court Monday heard oral arguments in Axon Enterprise, Inc. Axon filed proceedings in federal district court claiming that agency proceedings violate its due process rights. ” Moreover, Axon argues that the FTC lacks expertise in constitutional issues and acts outside of its scope of authority.

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JURIST

APRIL 26, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Friday reinstated a 48-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions in Tennessee. The US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee struck down the requirement in 2020, declaring it unconstitutional.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Supreme Court returned to the bench on October 2, 2023. 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.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

APRIL 4, 2023

Supreme Court held that the penalty for the nonwillful failure to file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) is $10,000 per report rather than per account. The statute imposes a maximum $10,000 penalty for nonwillful violations of the law. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with the government’s assessment.

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JURIST

APRIL 2, 2022

The South Korean Constitutional Court Thursday upheld the nation’s near-ban on tattooing. In a 5-4 decision, the court dismissed the suit and upheld the current policy that only medical professionals can give tattoos. More recently, debate has emerged over whether tattoos are protected under federal copyright law.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 21, 2022

A serious threat for any organ in Iran (media, bar associations, medical examiners, even courts, etc) is that they cannot be or are not totally independent. Some are directly run and ordered to do things that are not very legal or fair and some are pressured to.

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LLRX

JUNE 30, 2022

McClain , health law and constitutional law experts at Boston University, explain what just happened, and what happens next. The ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization – handed down on June 24, 2022 – has far-reaching consequences. Nicole Huberfeld and Linda C.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JUNE 22, 2021

Supreme Court unanimously held that a tribal police officer has the authority to detain temporarily and to search non-Indian persons traveling on public rights-of-way running through a reservation for potential violations of state or federal law. The District Court granted Cooley’s motion to suppress the drug evidence.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

MARCH 14, 2023

Supreme Court held that debts incurred by fraud can’t be discharged in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, even if a debtor wasn’t culpable for the fraud. Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote on behalf of the unanimous Court. Buckley sued in California state court and won, leaving the Bartenwerfers jointly responsible for more than $200,000 in damages.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JANUARY 26, 2023

Supreme Court returned to the bench this week to begin their February session. In the most high-profile case of the week, the Court addressed the scope of the attorney-client privilege when an attorney provides both legal and non-legal advice. The Ohio Adjutant General’s Department v. Muth , 491 U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

JULY 28, 2022

Share When the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion in Dobbs v. The Dobbs majority opinion was the third-longest Supreme Court opinion since the beginning of the 1946-47 term, according to our analysis. Both trends could further diminish perceptions of a collegial and productive court.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 9, 2022

With this being the case, we focus on a variety of paralegal, legal assistant, and administrative assistant legal positions in our home country. in Alberta, for example, a paralegal is not allowed to represent another person in court, but they can in Ontario or British Columbia. Here’s the interesting part.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 9, 2023

Written by Zuzanna Nowicka , lawyer at the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights and lecturer at Department of Logic and Legal Argumentation at University of Warsaw In the aftermath of the judgment of the ICJ of 2012 in the case of the Jurisdictional Immunities of the State (Germany v. It is supposed to take place on May 23, 2023.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Supreme Court had a busy week, hearing oral arguments in five cases. The primary issue in both cases is whether the Court should reverse its decision in Grutter v. The primary issue in both cases is whether the Court should reverse its decision in Grutter v. Below is a brief summary of the other cases before the Court: Cruz v.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 24, 2024

Two year ago, I wrote a column denouncing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s use of a counter-terrorism law to shut down the Freedom Convoy trucker protests as an authoritarian attack on free speech. Now, a Canadian court has agreed and ruled that the use of the Emergencies Act was unlawful and “unreasonable.”

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Constitutional Law Reporter

MAY 10, 2023

Supreme Court has concluded its oral arguments for the 2022-2023 Term. The Court’s final week included four cases, with issues ranging from bankruptcy to RICO to government takings. Below is a brief summary of the issues before the Court: Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. 2d 1112, 1115 (7th Cir.

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JURIST

JULY 16, 2021

However, the wording of the section was found to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of India in Shreya Singhal v Union of India. Owing to the lack of definition it was found by the court that the given provision had a chilling effect on the very Freedom of Speech that was guaranteed by the Indian Constitution under Article 19(1).

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Share In 2018, California voters approved Proposition 12, a ballot initiative that its supporters describe as the country’s strongest law to protect farm animals. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a challenge to the constitutionality of the law.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 14, 2021

Both reshaped American law and society. Both are legal titans who defeated a string of worthy contenders to reach the championship. But only one can be chosen by SCOTUSblog readers as the greatest justice in the court’s history. Those two landmark rulings stand as the most celebrated decisions the court has ever issued.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 29, 2022

Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, a capital defendant’s request for habeas relief on the ground that his lawyer conceded guilt over his objection, as in 2018’s McCoy v. After McCoy , Tyler unsuccessfully sought relief in Louisiana state courts. In Tyler v.

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LexForti

JUNE 4, 2021

One of the most vital concerns that a legal practitioner is essentially seen to deal with, that is with respect to any particular dispute or one that has arisen out of a legal relationship between the respective parties subsequently brings into consideration the forum which has/will/have the territorial jurisdiction to entertain such a dispute.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Maarten Herbosch, Contracting with Artificial Intelligence – A Comparative Analysis of the Intent to Contract, 672–706, DOI: [link] Computer systems based on artificial intelligence (AI) are an increasing presence in everyday legal practice. On the Standards of Constitutional Review of Provisions of German Private International Law. –

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Constitutional Law Reporter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

By a vote of 5-4, the justices held that only a plaintiff concretely harmed by a defendant’s violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) has Article III standing to seek damages against that private defendant in federal court. The District Court ruled that all class members had Article III standing on each of the three statutory claims.

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At the Lectern

JUNE 30, 2021

The Spring/Summer 2021 Review of the California Supreme Court Historical Society has reached mailboxes and is available online. [I’m Here are the contents: What Did We Learn from the California Courts’ Response to the Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919? I’m on the Society’s board.]. by Jennifer King.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Smith maintains that the purpose of the Act is not to stealthily deliver unconstitutional powers to the Albertan government, but rather to allow the provinces to challenge unconstitutional laws implemented by the Federal government.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Supreme Court held that a refusal by the U.S. The decision represents the first 5-to-4 split in a case argued during the Court’s 2020-21 term. Legal Background. Salinas sought review with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The post Divided Court Rules U.S. United States Railroad Retirement Board , 592 U.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Supreme Court heard oral arguments in four cases last week. The other potential blockbuster of the week, which involves a legal challenge to a Kentucky abortion law, appears likely to be resolved on procedural grounds in favor of the state’s Attorney General. Below is a brief summary of the issues before the Court: Cameron v.

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LexForti

OCTOBER 4, 2021

There were multiple Petitions which were filed at Madras High Court. These Petitions were filed under Article 226 of the Constitution. Now the Division Bench of the Madras High Court passed an interim order on 2 nd August 2021. The said order was appealed before the Supreme Court of India. High Court.

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