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WEB2 days ago · The author, a professor of law, argues that America’s campaign finance system and foreign policy decisions reflect a declining imperial power struggling to maintain global dominance, offering a provocative perspective on corruption and democratic deficits particularly relevant during Constitution Week, when Americans reflect on the foundational principles of their government…
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WEBSeptember 6, 2024 02:45:18 pm. New York Judge Juan Merchan on Friday delayed former US president Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money criminal case to November 26, with the new date scheduled three weeks after the US presidential election. Trump’s attorneys requested the postponement in August to prepare a potential appeal and avoid ...
US law institute calls for US Supreme Court term limits
WEB20 hours ago · The Brennan Center, a nonpartisan law and policy institute, renewed its calls for term limits for justices on the US Supreme Court on Tuesday. This follows new revelations about the court’s decision on presidential immunity in the federal government’s criminal trial against former President Donald Trump.. In its newest call for reforms, Michael Waldman, president of the Brennan Center ...
Natural Law and the United States Constitution: Still Vital ... - JURIST
WEBDec 3, 2021 · Abstract: Ideas of Natural Law were crucial in drafting the US Constitution.These seminal ideas were made known to document “framers” largely by way of William Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England.The Commentaries represent the truest philosophic origins of America’s legal system.
Iran court amputation sentence raises concerns for human dignity …
WEB17 hours ago · A Tehran court sentenced two individuals to finger amputation as punishment for a theft that occurred in June 2022 when 13 individuals, including the two principal defendants, arranged a robbery at the National Bank of Iran. The group proceeded to flee the nation following the theft, however, Turkish officials ultimately discovered them and sent them back to Iran.
The Rise of Big Data and its Worrying Implications for Justice
WEBDec 14, 2021 · What do the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, the Ahmaud Arbery trial, and Charlottesville’s Unite the Right trial have in common? In addition to the considerable media attention they have garnered, and proximity to several other parallel social justice issues, these trials have sparked conversations about the role of race in jury selection.
The January 6th Insurrectionists Do Not Have Amnesty - JURIST
WEBApr 13, 2022 · Representative Cawthorn and other officials whose eligibility is now being challenged because of their involvement in the January 6th Capitol riot contend that the Amnesty Act also waived the Section Three disqualification rule for all future insurrectionists. This argument is wrong for at least three reasons.
World Justice Project index paints picture of global rule of law in ...
WEBOct 26, 2022 · The World Justice Project (WJP) Wednesday released its 2022 Rule of Law Index. For the fifth year in a row, the majority of countries experienced a decline in the rule of law. 85 out of 140 countries, accounting 61 percent and 4.4 billion people, saw a decline in rule of law. 52 countries, or 39 percent, saw overall improvement.
US Supreme Court limits scope of obstruction statute in ... - JURIST
WEBJun 29, 2024 · In a closely watched decision stemming from the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, the US Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the government must prove a defendant impaired or attempted to impair the availability or integrity of evidence to be convicted under a key obstruction statute. On January 6, 2021, a crowd of supporters of then-President ...
US Supreme Court rules unanimous jury required for sentence
WEBJun 21, 2024 · The US Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a unanimous jury is required to apply a recidivism punishment under the federal Armed Career Criminal Act.That act imposes a 15-year mandatory minimum prison term for offenders who have three or more qualifying convictions, from three separate occurrences, under the act.
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