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18 Apr 2011, 2:29 pm
(David Kopel) There have been thousands of men and women who have been elected to the United States Congress, but only a few of them can be remembered for leading the enactment of major reforms to safeguard constitutional rights. [read post]
12 Apr 2011, 9:00 pm
Do "the people" influence constitutional interpretation through elections? [read post]
11 Apr 2011, 11:29 am
Ultimately, the committee decides as to how to move ahead and the matter will be discussed in parliament. [read post]
25 Mar 2011, 2:29 pm
The constitutional claims were based on the First Amendment’s free-speech clause, and the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of legal equality. [read post]
25 Mar 2011, 12:45 am
No matter the outcome of the upcoming election, copyright reform will quickly be back on the legislative agenda (though likely not until late 2011), hopefully in amended form that builds on the good in C-32 and the lessons learned through months of hearings and public feedback. [read post]
24 Mar 2011, 7:03 am
So that's all that matters. [read post]
17 Mar 2011, 5:05 pm
The Court held that the applicant’s remarks, made in his capacity as elected member of and spokesperson for a parliamentary group, concerned a matter of public interest in the Basque Country. [read post]
16 Mar 2011, 8:08 pm
Within just days of its ascent to power, the SCAF appointed a Constitutional Amendment Committee and gave it just 10 more days to propose amendments dealing with parliamentary and presidential elections. [read post]
16 Mar 2011, 8:45 am
Nonetheless, this does not spell the final coup de grâce for the reform agenda. [read post]
13 Mar 2011, 4:01 pm
In this respect the Board refers to Article 7(1), first sentence and Article 8 of the Revision Act of 29 November 2000 (OJ EPO 2001, Special Edition No 4, 50), Article 1(5), first sentence of the Decision of the Administrative Council of 28 June 2001 and Article 2 of the Decision of the Administrative Council of 7 December 2006 amending the Implementing Regulations to the EPC 2000 (OJ EPO 2007, Special Edition No 1, 89).The IA is also subject to the provisions of the PCT and its… [read post]
11 Mar 2011, 5:41 pm
Money Matters (A Lot) Even Wisconsin’s Senate Majority Leader admits that the collective bargaining provision contained in the budget bill strikes at the Democrats’ fundraising capability. [read post]
9 Mar 2011, 6:36 am
If we do not reform the process completely, judicial elections can at least be changed. [read post]
9 Mar 2011, 6:04 am
Feinstein’s proposed amendment last week. [read post]
7 Mar 2011, 4:05 pm
In the UK, a widely reported statement made during the election campaign by Nick Clegg claimed that “libel tourism is making a mockery of British justice”. [read post]
7 Mar 2011, 12:13 pm
Judge (relisted after 2/18 and 2/25 Conferences) Docket: 10-821 Issue(s): Whether, contrary to the longstanding practice and the laws of many States, the Seventeenth Amendment requires a special election to fill a vacant Senate seat “every time that a vacancy happens in the state’s senate delegation”-as the decision below holds-even where the vacated term will expire in the normal course following the next, biennial Congressional election. [read post]
4 Mar 2011, 9:11 am
GarciaDocket: 10-718Issue(s): Whether a defendant who flees from the scene of a crime, and remains at large for several years as a result of that flight, can claim that his right to a speedy trial under the Sixth Amendment has been violated, without proving that he was prejudiced as a result of the delay in his apprehension.Certiorari stage documents:Opinion below (Supreme Court of Missouri)Petition for certiorariBrief in opposition Title: Walsh v. [read post]
1 Mar 2011, 1:34 pm
Judge (relisted after 2/18 and 2/25 Conferences) Docket: 10-821 Issue(s): Whether, contrary to the longstanding practice and the laws of many States, the Seventeenth Amendment requires a special election to fill a vacant Senate seat “every time that a vacancy happens in the state’s senate delegation”-as the decision below holds-even where the vacated term will expire in the normal course following the next, biennial Congressional election. [read post]
25 Feb 2011, 1:26 pm
JudgeDocket: 10-821Issue(s): Whether, contrary to the longstanding practice and the laws of many States, the Seventeenth Amendment requires a special election to fill a vacant Senate seat "every time that a vacancy happens in the state's senate delegation"-as the decision below holds-even where the vacated term will expire in the normal course following the next, biennial Congressional election.Certiorari stage documents:Opinion below (7th Cir.)Petition for… [read post]
23 Feb 2011, 4:02 pm
LAW REFORM PROPOSALS – SOME NEW IDEAS As is set out below, I have set out three areas for discussion of reforms that will not require any amendment to the uniform legislation, but which are aimed at reducing the number of cases before the courts to take the pressure off the court system and enable a review of some long-term reforms. [read post]
21 Feb 2011, 4:07 pm
Should Australian law reform studies continue to look at first amendment-style remedies or start again from a new standpoint, taking into account the fundamental changes to publication caused by the internet? [read post]
