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News Federal judge temporarily blocks Texas anti-sanctuary cities bill
Federal judge temporarily blocks Texas anti-sanctuary cities bill
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
August 31, 2017 05:34:38 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Texas on Wednesday temporarily blocked the implementation and enforcement of Texas Senate Bill 4 (SB4) , which sought to ban so-called "sanctuary cities." Judge Orlando...

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News Former Thailand PM cleared of charges in deadly protests
Former Thailand PM cleared of charges in deadly protests
Elizabeth Lowman
August 31, 2017 02:37:22 pm

Thailand's Supreme Court on Thursday cleared former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his then-deputy Suthep Thaugsuban of murder and attempted murder during a crackdown in 2010 on anti-government protesters. More than 90 people were killed...

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News Federal appeals court dismisses former West Point cadet’s lawsuit against superiors
Federal appeals court dismisses former West Point cadet’s lawsuit against superiors
Rachel Gerber
August 31, 2017 01:37:45 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Wednesday dismissed a former West Point cadet's lawsuit alleging that superior officers violated her rights when she was allegedly raped by a fellow cadet. Plaintiff...

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Kyrgyzstan Supreme Court rejects petition to put imprisoned opposition leader on ballot
Elizabeth Lowman
August 31, 2017 01:16:45 pm

Kyrgyzstan's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the rejection of a petition to put opposition leader Omurbek Tekebaev on the ballot for the October presidential election. Tekebaev was convicted earlier this month for accepting...

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UN rights chief: forces fighting Islamic State must protect Syria civilians
Rachel Gerber
August 31, 2017 12:41:39 pm

Forces fighting Islamic State (IS) insurgents to regain lost territory in Syria must not sacrifice lives of civilians still trapped in the areas, UN High Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein stated ...

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UN rights experts express concern over blocked websites in Egypt
William Theisen
August 31, 2017 11:09:32 am

Two human rights experts with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a statement Wednesday detailing their concern over websites, including many news sites, that have been shutdown or blocked by...

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Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf declared a fugitive
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
August 31, 2017 11:01:04 am

A Pakistan anti-terrorism court declared former president and army general Pervez Musharraf a fugitive from the law on Thursday concerning the assassination of former prime minister, and first female leader in the Muslim world, Benazir Bhutto...

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Brazil judge blocks order allowing mining in Amazon
William Theisen
August 31, 2017 10:05:21 am

A judge in Brazil issued a ruling Wednesday that temporarily blocks an executive order from President Michel Temer that would have opened large sections of the Amazon forest...

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Venezuela Constituent Assembly approves investigation of opposition for supporting US sanctions
Erik Slobe
August 31, 2017 09:32:58 am

Venezuela's National Constituent Assembly on Tuesday approved a decree rejecting the US economic sanctions and called for treason investigations into political actors for supporting the sanctions. The decree was passed unanimously [BBC report by the ANC....

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UN rights chief: Trump attacking freedom of press
Lars Peterson
August 31, 2017 08:14:25 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said Wednesday that US President Donald Trump's constant criticism of journalists constitutes an attack on the freedom of the press. "It's really quite amazing when you think that...

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John Marshall declared US judicial supremacy over states

On February 20, 1809, US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall ruled in United States v. Peters that the legal power of the federal judiciary is greater than that of any individual state: "If the legislatures of the several states may, at will, annul the judgments of the courts of the United States, and destroy rights acquired under those judgments, the constitution itself becomes a solemn mockery; and the nation is deprived of the means of enforcing its laws by the instrumentality of its own tribunals."

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