Tag: Court
Federal government asks court to allow enforcement of Title IX rule
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Jul 22, 2024 at 7:29 pm The Biden administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to temporarily put on hold a portion of two orders issued by federal trial courts in Louisiana and Kentucky that prohibit the Department of Education from enforcing any part of an April 2024 rule …
Bangladesh court scales back government jobs quota after deadly unrest
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s top court on Sunday scaled back a controversial quota system for government job applicants, in a partial victory for student protesters after days of nationwide unrest and deadly clashes between police and demonstrators that have killed scores of people. Students, frustrated by shortages of good jobs, have been demanding an …
Curfew extended in Bangladesh as top court is set to rule on job quotas that sparked deadly unrest
JULHAS ALAM and SHEIKH SAALIQ, Associated Press 17 mins ago Students clash with riot police during a protest against a quota system for government jobs, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar) DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladeshi authorities extended a curfew across the country on Sunday as the nation’s top court was …
Tusk government faces first crisis after abortion and court setbacks [Opinion]
By Daniel Tilles OPINION Two embarrassing blows in the space of less than a week have left Donald Tusk’s government facing its first serious crisis, raising questions over the unity and competence of the ruling coalition. When Donald Tusk’s coalition came to power late last year, two of its key promises were to soften Poland’s …
Court rules dog bite case against State of MN can move forward
Loading Video… This browser does not support the Video element. Woman can sue MN over dog bite, court rules A woman bitten by a Minnesota State Patrol K-9 can now sue the State of Minnesota, a court has ruled. The case has been working through the courts for years with the state Supreme Court hearing …
Utah Supreme Court decided constitutional right to reform government in response to gerrymandering – JURIST
In a unanimous decision, the Utah Supreme Court decided Thursday that Utah citizens have a constitutional right to reform their government in response to past redistricting efforts to divide Salt Lake City into four congressional districts, resulting in Republicans winning by a large margin. The Utah League of Women Voters alleged that the majority party in …
Government power in the US is a swirl of checks and balances, as a recent Supreme Court ruling shows
NEW YORK — The delegates at the 1787 Constitutional Convention were trying to create a new governing framework for the fledging United States of America. They knew they needed SOMEONE to be at the helm of the federal government. Someone had to be in position to see that the laws legislated by Congress “be faithfully …
Court overturns Polish radio station’s fine for “inciting hatred” under former government
A court has overturned a fine imposed on a radio station under the former national-conservative Law and Justice (PiS) government for “inciting hatred”. One of its presenters had suggested that a controversial new school textbook was like something written for the Hitler Youth. The court found that the decision to impose the fine on Tok …
Opinion | Supreme Court conservatives are reshaping U.S. government
The Supreme Court’s 2024 term might have been defined, to the general public at least, by multiple decisions concerning Donald Trump. These cases matter. But the bigger picture is in how the justices are remaking the U.S. government. The former president, certainly, had little to complain about. First, the high court ruled, correctly, that he …