Justice shopping on the emergency docket?
Over the past year, I have written about the emergency docket, and each time the analysis has centered on substantive applications over such issues as whether…
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משפט פלילי
חדשות והתפתחויות בתחום המשפט הפלילי. Criminal law news and developments.
Who is the Supreme Court’s most “ideological” justice? And does that question even make sense?
We often describe the court through a familiar shorthand: three Republican-appointed conservatives (Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch) at the far right of the…
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Morning Docket: 07.09.26
* Trump asks Supreme Court to rehear birthright citizenship case, in case the English language has changed since last week. [CNBC] * Judge Ross denies recusal…
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UN decries life imprisonment sentence against human rights activist in Pakistan
UN experts condemned on Wednesday the sentencing of Pakistani human rights defender Mahrang Baloch to two terms of life imprisonment by a court in Quetta, Pakistan,…
Source: JURIST
France court upholds Marine Le Pen conviction but allows presidential run
A French appeals court on Tuesday upheld French politician Marine Le Pen’s conviction for embezzling EU funds but reduced her ban on holding elected office. The…
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Rights group urges Thailand to open criminal proceedings for military hazing
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Thai authorities to conduct criminal investigations into allegations that junior conscripts were routinely subjected to cruel and degrading treatment…
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Conviction of peaceful environmental activist in Türkiye condemned as ‘devastating blow’
Amnesty International on Monday condemned the conviction in Türkiye of environmental activist Esra Işık. Amnesty’s deputy regional firector for Europe, Esther Major, spoke on the broader…
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The Supreme Court’s disturbing approach to federal spending
Last week, the Supreme Court finished handing down its opinions in argued cases this term. In light of its decisions on birthright citizenship and the administrative…
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Justice Jackson reignites the interpretation wars, adding to textualism’s emerging cracks
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson may be starting a statutory-interpretation revolution.Jackson’s third full term was a doozy of separate opinions. Notably, a series of those opinions were…
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Is Chief Justice Roberts moderating from the front?
Many commentators have complained that Chief Justice John Roberts has shown himself not to be a true institutionalist but rather a conservative ideologue. Hillary Clinton recently…
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Is the Roberts court hyperopic or willfully blind?
Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff.Speaking at a…
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Two Weeks in Review: 15—26 June 2026
The last two weeks have primarily grappled with the implications of the Chişinău Declaration, along with Israel’s continued policies concerning occupied Palestine: the establishment of ad…
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