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4 Jul 2023, 7:11 am
In 1215, King John I (the “bad king” in Robin Hood) was forced to sign the Magna Carta, which barred the King from interfering with the courts and provided that no free man may suffer punishment without “the lawful judgment of his peers. [read post]
23 Jun 2023, 6:37 am
” To understand that decision, a bit of statutory history is needed: Prior to 1948, federal prisoners could challenge their convictions through a petition for a writ of habeas corpus – the “Great Writ” that traces its origins to the Magna Carta – in the judicial district in which they were imprisoned. [read post]
22 Jun 2023, 10:52 am
In answering in the affirmative, the Court cited both history and precedent, noting that the principle that a government may not take more from a taxpayer than she owes dates back to the Magna Carta. [read post]
13 Jun 2023, 4:00 am
A blog post from the Board’s regulatory policy manager, which makes several excellent and important points about the rule of law, begins by name-checking the Code of Hammurabi and Magna Carta and continues in that vein. [read post]
31 May 2023, 10:58 am
This amounts to a hands-off approach, quite some distance from the field in Runnymede where King John signed Magna Carta. [read post]
26 May 2023, 11:01 am
The Court explained that a government cannot take more from a taxpayer than is owed, and that this principle has its origins at least as far back as the Magna Carta, and that most states had statutes adopting this principle. [read post]
25 May 2023, 11:19 am
The principle that a government may not take more from a taxpayer than she owes can trace its origins at least as far back as Runnymeade in 1215, where King John swore in the Magna Carta that when his sheriff or bailiff came to collect any debts owed him from a dead man, they could remove property "until the debt which is evident shall be fully paid to us; and the residue shall be left to the executors to fulfil the will of the deceased….. [read post]
19 May 2023, 8:54 am
The Supreme Court’s big case on Section 230, Gonzalez v. [read post]
10 May 2023, 3:43 pm
Former CJ Beverly McLachlin - who penned the landmark “magna carta” Canadian copyright case in CCH Canadian Ltd. v. [read post]
7 May 2023, 4:25 am
Free speech was not guaranteed in the celebrated Magna Carta. [read post]
7 May 2023, 12:30 am
And finally… From The Spectator: Magna Carta? [read post]
1 May 2023, 6:30 am
DRE]The Early English Laws project publishes online and in print new editions and translations of all English legal codes, edicts, and treatises produced up to the time of Magna Carta 1215.The project was supported by a collaboration between the Institute of Historical Research at the University of London and the Department of Digital Humanities at King's College London. [read post]
24 Feb 2023, 12:31 pm
(Originally published by the Hoover Institution on February 21, 2023) In this Q&A, senior fellows John F. [read post]
24 Feb 2023, 8:02 am
(Section 230 has also been called the “Magna Carta of the Internet” for similar reasons.) [read post]
20 Feb 2023, 6:18 pm
McKinnon of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Google Case Heads to Supreme Court With Powerful Internet Shield Law at Stake; Company’s defense against liability in 2015 Paris terrorist attack invokes ‘Magna Carta of the internet. [read post]
6 Feb 2023, 12:51 pm
Includes the memorable passage: In her correspondence, the defendant has denied the jurisdiction of this court which she refers to as a “private corporate enterprise”…..that has been “conspiring with the claimant” …and rather than comply with the Order and clear the driveway she has instead at various times sought to rely on Magna Carta, the Committee of the Barons, Islamic Law, the jurisdiction of the United States and the Court of… [read post]
30 Jan 2023, 6:57 pm
, la Ley en cuestión tuvo vida TEMPORAL reducida al periodo del gobernante de turno, pretender que VEINTE AÑOS después la pidamos invocar es un sin sentido, sería reconocer que no estuvimos regidos, durante esos VEINTE AÑIS por ninguna Carta magna ES UN ABSURDO aunque buena sea la iniciativa del abogado Luciano López.Se van a empantanar en largos debates para engañar al pueblo y llegar frescos como una lechuga al 28 de julio de… [read post]
27 Jan 2023, 5:23 am
Temple Church, London In the church there was a display about the Magna Carta that detailed the circumstances of its creation and how it became law in 1215. [read post]
23 Jan 2023, 9:21 am
We have recognized that the Excessive Fines Clause "traces its venerable lineage" to Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights. [read post]
9 Jan 2023, 5:00 am
For these members, the agreement with McCarthy is a type of Magna Carta. [read post]
