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Two Weeks in Review: 5—16 October 2026
Read More : Two Weeks in Review: 5—16 October 2026It has been a fortnight of announcements, awards, and anniversaries. International criminal law has provided much of the music: from the latest announcement of US…
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Court unlikely to alter deference to sentencing guidelines commentary
Read More : Court unlikely to alter deference to sentencing guidelines commentaryIn Beaird v. United States, argued on Tuesday, Oct. 13, the Supreme Court considered when courts should defer to the U.S. Sentencing Commission’s commentary interpreting…
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Trump administration asks justices to determine courts’ ability to vacate federal agency actions
Read More : Trump administration asks justices to determine courts’ ability to vacate federal agency actionsThe Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on whether and when a federal court can throw out an agency’s action or…
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Getting the Second Amendment right
Read More : Getting the Second Amendment rightIn New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, the Supreme Court announced a two-step test for adjudicating Second Amendment challenges. Step one: Decide…
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An immigration-heavy term
Read More : An immigration-heavy termThis week, the second and final one of the October sitting, the justices heard two oral arguments and added three cases to the oral argument…
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The Supreme Court and the midterms
Read More : The Supreme Court and the midterms(Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images) With the 2026 midterm elections less than three weeks away, Republicans and Democrats have, unsurprisingly, put the Supreme Court in…
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ICC Judges amend Code of Judicial Ethics
Read More : ICC Judges amend Code of Judicial EthicsICC Judges amend Code of Judicial Ethics armin.taslaman… Fri, 10/16/2026 – 12:40 Press Release ICC Judges amend Code of Judicial Ethics Image © ICC-CPI Today,…
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Dialogue as Governance: The First UN Dialogue on Global AI Governance and its Implications for Human Rights
Read More : Dialogue as Governance: The First UN Dialogue on Global AI Governance and its Implications for Human Rights“AI is advancing at a runway speed. The question is no longer whether AI will transform our world – it already is. The question is…
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Challengers ask court to pause agreement between Texas and the DOJ on deportation proceedings
Read More : Challengers ask court to pause agreement between Texas and the DOJ on deportation proceedingsThree cities and a group that provides legal services to immigrants came to the Supreme Court, asking the justices to pause an agreement between Texas…
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The Second Amendment and AR-15s: an unexplained betrayal of originalism?
Read More : The Second Amendment and AR-15s: an unexplained betrayal of originalism?Last month, I provided a short discussion of the upcoming AR-15 rifle ban case, Viramontes v. Cook County, noting that the 2008 pathbreaking Second Amendment…