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US federal appeals court rules California COVID-19 gun shop shutdowns unconstitutional

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District courts ruled in favor of the two counties, Los Angeles and Ventura, and held that gun stores were not immune from shutdown orders for nonessential businesses. A three-judge panel rejected the district courtsrulings. But that’s what happened in this case.”

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Sri Lanka dispatch: Supreme Court ruling on arbitrary Rehabilitation Bill may not be enough to squelch it

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In Sri Lanka’s Sinhala language, the word “Aragalaya” means “struggle” and was loosely used to describe the daily protests the Sri Lankan people have organized against the governments led by President Rajapaksa and Wickremesinghe. Therefore, the Court implicitly recognized the State’s punitive use of rehabilitation.

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Moldova constitutional court rules president can dissolve parliament

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The parliament is dominated by Dodon’s Socialist Party and has prevented Sandu from forming a government. Under Article 85(1) and (2) of the Moldova constitution, the president has the right to dissolve parliament to form a new government. He also called for the resignation of the judges of the constitutional court.

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Germany legislature will enact law to protect COVID-19 patients with disabilities

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On December 16, 2021, the First Senate of the Federal Constitutional Court ruled that Article Three of Basic Law, Germany’s federal constitution, includes a mandate to “protect people from being disadvantaged because of their disability.”

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US Supreme Court expands exception to Freedom of Information Act

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The Services sent “draft biological opinions” in response to the EPA’s first proposed rule that concluded that the proposed rule would likely harm the protected species. A year later, the EPA proposed a new rule. ” The case, US Fish and Wildlife Service v. However, the law has several exceptions.

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“Justice Amy Coney Barrett Issues Her First Majority Opinion; The 7-to-2 ruling rejected an environmental group’s Freedom of Information Act request”

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Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “ Supreme Court sides with government over environmentalists in Barrett’s first signed majority opinion.” ” John Fritze of USA Today reports that “ Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett delivers first opinion in case involving records disclosure.”

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UK High Court rules parts of Police Act breach European Convention on Human Rights

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The UK High Court ruled that provisions of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Police Act 2022) are incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday and that use of the powers was “capable of significant intrusion on the lives” of Gypsies and travellers.