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Will Amy Coney Barrett, Whose Father Was a Shell Attorney for Decades, Recuse from Climate Suit?
John Bolton - 2021-01-16 17:09
Read time: 9 minsBy Karen Savage, The Climate Docket. Originally published on The Climate Docket. With oral arguments set for next week before the U.S. Supreme Court in a climate liability lawsuit against the country’s largest oil companies, Justice Amy C ...
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India clings to a failed status quo
AEI - 2021-01-14 00:02
Earlier this week, India’s Supreme Court indefinitely stayed new farm laws. This is unfortunate as, those laws — which, critically, gave Indian farmers greater choice — were the single best economic action the Modi government has taken in nearly seven yea ...
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Trump makes 2nd request to Supreme Court over Wisconsin loss
Yahoo - 2021-01-01 19:29
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"Disappointing" Decision from Norway's Supreme Court in Climate Lawsuit Challenging Arctic Offshore Oil Licenses
John Bolton - 2020-12-23 00:09
Read time: 5 minsNorway’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled not to overturn the Norwegian government’s approval of new licenses for offshore oil drilling in the fragile Arctic region. The ruling – a culmination of four years of high-profile litigation in a c ...
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Protester Throws Red Paint on Supreme Court After Heathrow Runway Decision
Yahoo - 2020-12-22 11:25
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Supreme Court sides with Colorado church over state coronavirus restrictions
Yahoo - 2020-12-20 18:15
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Supreme Court dismisses challenge over effort to exclude undocumented immigrants from census
Yahoo - 2020-12-18 19:56
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Supreme Court rules challenge to Trump census plan is premature
Yahoo - 2020-12-18 18:30
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Supreme Court agrees to hear NCAA athlete compensation case
Yahoo - 2020-12-17 02:25
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Supreme Court fight over outdated robocall statute has significant consequences
AEI - 2020-12-17 00:01
Facebook is involved in a Supreme Court battle over the meaning of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), an old anti-robocall statute. While the case seems to be an esoteric fight over statutory interpretation, it has broad implications for Big Te ...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court throws out Trump election lawsuit
Yahoo - 2020-12-15 17:23
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Trump campaign continuing legal challenges after Supreme Court loss
Yahoo - 2020-12-15 00:43
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Kamala Harris Displays RBG I Dissent Book in the Background During Supreme Court Hearing
Yahoo - 2020-12-13 08:48
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Supreme Court Orders Reply To Texas AG Ken Paxton's Election Lawsuit By 3PM Thursday
Yahoo - 2020-12-13 06:45
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Supreme Court rejects election lawsuit backed by Trump
'Fill That Seat!' How Donald Trump Is Weaponizing His Supreme Court Pick on the Campaign Trail
Yahoo - 2020-12-11 11:17
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The Supreme Court Just Signed a Death Warrant for Voters | GQ
GQ - 2020-12-11 09:28
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Kamala Harris discusses future of Supreme Court
Yahoo - 2020-12-11 07:46
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Trump's attempt to overturn the election result, via the Supreme Court, is actually full of errors
Yahoo - 2020-12-11 01:42
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The Senate could confirm Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court just days before Election Day, with hearings beginning Oct. 12
MSN - 2020-12-11 01:29
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Trump lays out his plan to have the Supreme Court intervene in the presidential election
Yahoo - 2020-12-10 23:11
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Iran’s Supreme Court upholds journalist’s death sentence
Rûdaw - 2020-12-09 09:06
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Levin: The Supreme Court needs to intercede in 2020 election fraud investigations
Yahoo - 2020-12-07 12:22
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Kentucky AG takes fight against COVID restrictions to Supreme Court
Yahoo - 2020-12-05 08:39
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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris 'Strongly Oppose' Donald Trump's Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett
Yahoo - 2020-12-04 19:07
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Here's How Big Oil Wants The Supreme Court to Help Delay and Derail Climate Lawsuits
John Bolton - 2020-12-03 06:40
Read time: 11 minsOn January 19, 2021 — just one day before President-elect Joe Biden takes the oath of office — the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a climate change accountability lawsuit brought by Baltimore, Maryland, against almost two dozen ...
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Bavaria ends persecution of YPG / YPJ symbols
ANF - 2020-12-02 10:37
The Bavarian Supreme Court has ended the criminal prosecution against YPG / YPJ symbols. The judgment is a defeat for the Free State and the Federal Ministry of the Interior. ...
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Today the Finucane Family meets British Secretary of State
ANF - 2020-11-30 09:39
Today the Finucane Family meet British Secretary of State Brandon Lewis to hear how the British government will respond to the Supreme Court ruling that previous investigations into the murder of human rights lawyer Patrick Finucane, were not effective. ...
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Trump expresses doubt on whether Supreme Court will hear election cases
Yahoo - 2020-11-29 18:29
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls Supreme Court ruling against NY COVID restrictions on houses of worship 'irrelevant'
Yahoo - 2020-11-29 01:14
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Supreme Court won't get involved in Louisiana pastor's case
Yahoo - 2020-11-28 16:56
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Houses of worship excluded from NY COVID restrictions, per Supreme Court
Yahoo - 2020-11-27 07:47
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Trump’s list of possible Supreme Court nominees - The Boston Globe
Bostonglobe - 2020-11-26 17:21
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Supreme Court blocks N.Y. coronavirus limits on houses of worship
Yahoo - 2020-11-26 17:17
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Nevada's supreme court makes Joe Biden's win official
Yahoo - 2020-11-26 16:19
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Trump lawyers ask Supreme Court to halt tax record turnover - The Boston Globe
Bostonglobe - 2020-11-26 16:09
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Pennsylvania Judge Orders Halt To Further Vote Certification; Appeal Filed With State Supreme Court
Yahoo - 2020-11-26 07:54
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Coronavirus stimulus: President Trump calls off talks with Democrats, tells GOP to focus on Supreme Court
Yahoo - 2020-11-25 08:26
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Trump’s Attorneys Ask Supreme Court To Stop Release Of Tax Returns – Deadline
Deadline - 2020-11-25 01:31
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Shamima Begum’s ISIS fighter husband tells her to ‘build a future for us’ amid her UK Supreme Court case
Thescottishsun - 2020-11-24 18:57
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Shamima Begum’s ISIS fighter husband tells her to ‘build a future for us’ amid her UK Supreme Court case
Thesun - 2020-11-23 17:41
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UK Supreme Court to hear case over 'ISIS bride' return
Trump announces Judge Amy Coney Barrett as U.S. Supreme Court nominee - Catholic Review
Catholicreview - 2020-11-22 10:48
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Fact check: Sen. Chuck Schumer’s statements about Supreme Court vacancies, 2016 vs. 2020
MSN - 2020-11-16 10:59
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Norway’s Supreme Court to Decide on Climate Lawsuit Challenging Offshore Arctic Oil Drilling
John Bolton - 2020-11-13 21:44
Read time: 5 minsThe Supreme Court of Norway is set to rule in a high-profile climate change lawsuit challenging the Norwegian government’s licensing of new offshore oil drilling in the fragile and rapidly warming Arctic region. The forthcoming decision f ...
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Donald Trump Says 29 Presidents Were Allowed a Supreme Court Nomination In The Final Year of a Term
Newsweek - 2020-11-13 14:19
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The ACA returns to the Supreme Court
AEI - 2020-11-11 00:05
In California v. Texas, the plaintiffs brought a lawsuit in federal district court in Texas in early 2018 that stretched one attenuated “literal” interpretation of the facts and law on top of several other ones, as far as they could go. The post The ACA r ...
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Standing on thin ice for ACA opponents at Supreme Court
AEI - 2020-11-10 00:03
Lawyers are back fighting again over the Affordable Care Act at the Supreme Court. A central question in this case is whether the plaintiffs even have legal standing to make these claims against Obamacare. The post Standing on thin ice for ACA opponents a ...
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Can this ACA lawsuit be ‘saved?’
AEI - 2020-11-10 00:03
The upcoming Supreme Court case, California v. Texas, has even shakier odds of success for Affordable Care Act opponents than usual. The post Can this ACA lawsuit be ‘saved?’ appeared first on American Enterprise Institute - AEI. ...
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Amy Coney Barrett’s Remarks on Climate Change Raise Alarm That a Climate Denier Is About to Join the Supreme Court
John Bolton - 2020-11-07 01:55
Read time: 8 minsDuring her Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, October 13, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett trotted out a tired and dismissive refrain from climate deniers, saying, “I’m certainly not a scientist” when Senator John Kennedy (R-L ...
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Speaker Madigan’s shadow hangs over a big-dollar, high-stakes Illinois Supreme Court contest - Chicago Tribune
Chicagotribune - 2020-10-22 20:44
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EFF to Supreme Court: American Companies Complicit in Human Rights Abuses Abroad Should Be Held Accountable | Electronic Frontier Foundation
EFF - 2020-10-22 02:00
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Trump asks Supreme Court to let him block Twitter critics | #TheCube | Euronews
Euronews - 2020-10-15 07:45
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Trump Releases List of Potential Supreme Court Nominees - WSJ
WSJ - 2020-10-14 09:33
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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Restore His Ability to Block Twitter Followers - WSJ
WSJ - 2020-10-12 02:13
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The Supreme Court Upheld the Amputation Sentence for Two other Prisoners
Kurdistan Human Rights - 2020-10-09 02:15
Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that the amputation sentence of four fingers of the right hand” of two imprisoned brothers accused of robbery at Orumiyeh Central Prison, -Shahab and… The post The Supreme Court Upheld the Amputation ...
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Two Supreme Court Justices Mull Reversal of Marriage Equality Ruling | Democracy Now!
Democracynow - 2020-10-08 13:35
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UK Supreme Court to hear extremist bride’s citizenship case in November | Arab News
Arabnews - 2020-09-30 22:15
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An educational leader proposes questions for the presidential debate
AEI - 2020-09-30 00:09
Gerard Robinson suggests education policy questions for tonight's debate on the topics of the Trump and Biden records, the economy, race, COVID-19, and the Supreme Court. The post An educational leader proposes questions for the presidential debate appear ...
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How will the new Supreme Court vacancy affect the Affordable Care Act’s future?
AEI - 2020-09-23 00:05
The Supreme Court is never going to toss out the entirety of the Affordable Care Act, and the possibility of a 4-4 tie on an upcoming ruling means the judiciary may continue to deliberate on the ACA for years to come. The post How will the new Supreme Cou ...
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Biden to focus on health care in Supreme Court debate - WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic
Wishtv - 2020-09-22 03:07
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Conservative Supreme Court majority? What it could mean on these issues
AEI - 2020-09-22 00:05
It is no exaggeration to say that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away on Friday at the age of 87, was one of the greatest lawyers of the last half-century. While no one could ever fill her liberal shoes, her replacement could launch constitutiona ...
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US Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg passes away
Nationalheraldindia - 2020-09-19 18:12
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Supreme Court Overturned the Death Sentence for a Kurdish Political Prisoner
Kurdistan Human Rights - 2020-09-17 02:03
The family of Houshmand Alipour have stated that the Supreme Court had violated the sentence. According to a statement issued by the campaign to rescue this political prisoner on Tuesday, September 15,… The post Supreme Court Overturned the Death Sentence ...
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The Supreme Court upheld the Amputation Sentence of Four Prisoners
Kurdistan Human Rights - 2020-09-11 02:02
Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has been informed that the amputation sentence of four fingers of the right hand” of three prisoners accused of robbery at Orumiyeh Central Prison, -Hadi Rostami, Mehdi… The post The Supreme Court upheld the Amputatio ...
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Donald Trump hit by Supreme Court defeat after attempt to scrap immigration policy | World | News | Express.co.uk
Express - 2020-09-06 06:33
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Turkish Cypriots determined to go to supreme court over nationality issue | Cyprus Mail
Cyprus Mail - 2020-08-12 02:10
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Iran Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence on Protester
Iranfocus - 2020-08-11 03:26
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Iran Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence For Kurdish Political Prisoner - Rights Group
Radiofarda - 2020-08-08 16:56
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Senator Cepeda says that no one is above the law, not even Uribe
ANF - 2020-08-05 12:57
Colombian Senator Iván Cepeda (Alternative Democratic Pole - ADP-Polo Democrático Alternativo) and his lawyer Reinaldo Villalba welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court of Justice to issue an arrest warrant against former Colombian President Álvaro Urib ...
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Arrest warrant for former Colombian president Uribe
ANF - 2020-08-05 09:14
Colombia’s Supreme Court just ordered the arrest of former President Alvaro Uribe as part of an investigation into witness tampering. ...
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Israel supreme court upholds expulsion of HRW official Omar Shakir | Arab News
Arabnews - 2020-08-04 15:52
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Venezuela asks Italy to extradite PDVSA former president
ANF - 2020-08-01 09:47
Venezuela’s Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) declared admissible the extradition request submitted to Italy against PDVSA former president Rafael Ramirez. ...
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The race card and Espinoza
AEI - 2020-08-01 00:37
No matter what anyone says, the Supreme Court's Espinoza decision is a victory for millions of families, students, and taxpayers of all religious and racial backgrounds. The post The race card and Espinoza appeared first on American Enterprise Institute - ...
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Blind Michigan Supreme Court Justice turned away by clerk’s office while trying to get absentee ballot
Clickondetroit - 2020-07-30 09:12
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Justiz Regierung USA: Trump will Beweise für Vorwürfe gegen Supreme-Court-Kandidaten - n-tv.de
N-TV - 2020-07-29 06:23
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An Evil Man in Turkey
Stephen Mansfield - 2020-07-17 06:19
Recep Erdoğan, President of Turkey, has cajoled the Supreme Court of Turkey into allowing the Hagia Sophia to be reverted to use as a mosque. Stephen provides a brief history of this incredible sixth century church, and explains why this move may signal t ...
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Execution of Two Kurdish Political Prisoners in Urmia and Confirmation of the Death Sentence of Three Arrested Protesters by the Supreme Court of the Mullahs - NCRI
Ncr Iran - 2020-07-15 10:20
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Daniel Lewis Lee: US executes first federal prisoner in 17 years
BBC - 2020-07-15 00:59
Triple murderer Daniel Lewis Lee is executed following a US Supreme Court ruling. ...
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Noah Feldman: Why Supreme Court liberals joined conservatives on religion | Times Leader
Timesleader - 2020-07-09 22:12
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Supreme Court holds children’s hearings system is compatible with article 8 - UK Human Rights Blog
Ukhumanrightsblog - 2020-07-07 03:58
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U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear bid by Iraqis to avoid deportation
How “generic” is too “generic” when it comes to trademarks? The Supreme Court’s potentially groundbreaking ruling in United States Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com sheds light on an issue that could have big implications for domain name holders. ...
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SCOTUS strikes a landmark decision for school choice in Espinoza
AEI - 2020-07-01 00:00
The Supreme Court has delivered a landmark victory for school choice. In Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, the Court ruled that state tax credit scholarship programs may not exclude religious private schools from participation. The post SCOTUS st ...
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Supreme Court Upheld the 15-year Imprisonment Sentence for a Political Prisoner
Kurdistan Human Rights - 2020-06-30 02:00
The 15-year prison sentence of Sardar Ozmush, a Kurdish political prisoner, was upheld by Branch 25 of the Supreme Court last week, a reliable source told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). … The post Supreme Court Upheld the 15-year Imprisonment ...
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Trump's bid to end Obama-era immigration policy ruled unlawful
BBC - 2020-06-19 00:57
US Supreme Court rules against the president's bid to end Obama-era programme that protects children. ...
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Iraqi Supreme Court Suspends Kurdish Referendum | Voice of America - English
Voanews - 2020-06-12 16:02
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California Supreme Court will hear challenge to state law that requires Trump to release tax returns - SFChronicle.com
Sfchronicle - 2020-06-05 18:43
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International solidarity with lawyers Timtik and Ünsal
ANF - 2020-06-04 08:53
365 lawyers from many countries signed a petition signed to the Supreme Court for jailed lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaş Ünsal who are on death fast. Family of Timtik appeal on people to speak out for the two lawyers. ...
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Supreme Court allows Trump’s ‘remain in Mexico’ asylum policy to continue - SFChronicle.com
Sfchronicle - 2020-06-03 17:45
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Supreme Court to Decide Cases on Access to Trump’s Financial Records - WSJ
The Supreme Court Upheld the One-Year Imprisonment Sentence for A Women’s Rights Activist
Kurdistan Human Rights - 2020-05-21 02:03
The one-year prison sentence of Women’s rights activist Farzaneh Jalali has been upheld by the Provincial Court of Appeal. The sentence was issued by the Branch two of the Kermanshah Islamic Revolutionary… The post The Supreme Court Upheld the One-Year Im ...
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Quotation of the day on ‘affirmative discrimination’ ….
AEI - 2020-05-21 00:07
…. is from Justice Clarence Thomas’s dissenting opinion for the 2003 Supreme Court case (Grutter vs. Bollinger et al.) on whether the use of race as a factor in student admissions by the University of Michigan Law School is unlawful: Frederick Douglass, s ...