remembering justice john paul stevens (1920-2019)

Supreme Court of era, when partisanship was rare, pragmatism reigned, and Republican like Stevens could evolve into one of the important liberal justices of post-World War II era... ... John Paul Stevens, Associate Justice Supreme Court of United States, served as..

the u.s. immigration debate

A Texas federal judge blocked the program in 2015, and the Supreme Court effectively killed it in 2016. . ... The so-called travel ban suffered several legal setbacks; the Trump administration revised it twice, and it eventually found its way to the Supreme Court, where..

john paul stevens and the u.s. navy at war

Rehnquist, quoting predecessor, said that being nominated to Supreme Court was matter of standing at the right spot political, geographical, sexual and even religious characteristics often have determined. ... Powell, Jr., with whom Stevens served for most of Powell's on..

colombia

After former FARC commander and current Congressman Jesús Santrich went missing 30 June from FARC demobilisation zone on Colombia/Venezuela border, Supreme Court issued arrest warrant for Santrich 9 July, day he was due to attend court on charges of drug smuggling; President Duque 1 July..

watch list 2019 – second update

After the tribunal ordered Santrich’s release, he was rearrested on “new” evidence, released again (this time under order of the Supreme Court), and sworn into one of the ten congressional slots allocated to the FARC under the 2016 deal – all before disappearing from a FARC..

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despite ruling, county won’t say if it will stop immediately

County officials developed the record destruction policy in the months following a landmark March 2017 California Supreme Court ruling establishing that the Public Records Act covers officials’ communications about government business on their personal phones and accounts. . ..

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