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Thailand’s judiciary is flexing its muscles, but away from PM’s plight, dozens of activists are at the mercy of capricious courts
(THE CONVERSATION) Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is currently feeling the sharp end of the country’s powerful judiciary.
How powerful is Thailand’s constitutional court? PM’s suspension reignites influence debate
Legal scholars warn court’s intervention ‘remains likely in the future’ and electoral mandates risk being curtailed by ...
Appeals Court Rules Alabama Violated Constitutional Rights of Man Sentenced to Death
A federal appeals court has ruled Alabama prosecutors violated the constitutional rights of a man sentenced to death in 1990 ...
Alabama violated constitutional rights of man sentenced to death, court rules
A federal appeals court ruled that Alabama prosecutors violated the constitutional rights of a man who was sentenced to death ...
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Lawmakers signal resistance against Constitutional Court’s split-election ruling
Several lawmakers in the House of Representatives have called the Constitutional Court’s ruling that ordered split local and ...
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Courts Grapple With ‘Constitutional Attacks’ On Law Barring Marijuana Users From Gun Ownership, Congressional Researchers Note
A new report from congressional researchers examines the state of law around a federal statute that prohibits gun possession ...
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Thailand’s Constitutional Court suspends prime minister to investigate leaked phone call
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Tuesday, pending an ethics investigation over accusations that she was too deferential to a senior ...
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Op-ed | Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s Term
The Supreme Court took hard right turns in major First Amendment cases, but also sided with civil-rights plaintiffs and ...
Religious liberty vs. educational pluralism: A growing constitutional dilemma in US classrooms
A landmark 2025 Supreme Court ruling allowing Maryland parents to opt their children out of LGBTQ+ book readings has sparked ...
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Thailand's PM suspended by Constitutional Court
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended by the country's Constitutional Court on Tuesday, as it opened a probe into her conduct in a diplomatic spat with Cambodia.The kingdom's ...